This course aims to understand cognitive processes associated with widespread media consumption, especially from the scope of journalism.
This course focuses on the psychological, pedagogical and social processes that influence communication through various media, newspapers, magazines and digital newspapers and the processes between people and technology.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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1. He/She defines the concept of “Cognitive”. |
1, 2, 4 |
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A, C |
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2. He/She illustrates events in the field of cognitive management and journalism. |
4, 5, 6 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
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3. He/She analyses Cognitive Theory and Cognitive Contradiction Theory in scope of journalism. |
4, 6, 8 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
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4. He/She separates social perception and social factors into elements and examines. |
5, 6, 8 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
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5. He/She combines and synthesizes social and cultural communication theories. |
4, 5, 6, 8 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
Course Flow
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COURSE CONTENT |
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Topics |
Study Materials |
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1 |
Introduction |
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Description of Cognition |
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Cognition Management and Journalism |
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Theory of Cognitive |
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Theory of Cognitive Dissonance |
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6 |
Theory of Communicative Acts |
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7 |
Congruity Theory |
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8 |
Midterm |
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9 |
Social Perception and Social Factors |
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10 |
An Analysis of Media’s Role: Case Study |
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11 |
Social and Cultural Communication Theory |
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12 |
Public Communication Campaigns |
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13 |
Communication in the Social Processes of Risk |
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14 |
Cognitive Processes in Persuasion Management |
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15 |
Case Study - Student Presentations |
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16 |
Final Exam |
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Recommended Sources
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
FESTINGER, L. (1957) A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Evanstone |
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Additional Resources |
ABELSON, R. (1968) Theories of Cognitive Consistency. Chicago. OSGOOD, C.E., SUCI, G., TANNENBAUM, P. (1968) The Measurement of Meaning [in:] Semantic Differential Technique. Chicago. |
Material Sharing
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MATERIAL SHARING |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
There will be one midterm exam, two homework and discussions; two presentation sessions for each student on given topics. |
Assessment
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ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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PERCENTAGE |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
40 |
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Homework |
2 |
20 |
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Final Presentation |
1 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Contribution of fınal examination to overall grade |
50 |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade |
50 |
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Total |
100 |
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Course’s Contribution to Program
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COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM |
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Describes the conventional and new concepts of journalism field. Ecaluates these concepts and approaches within sample cases. |
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Follows national and international developments and literature, possesses the terminalogy knowledge in native and foreign language. |
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X |
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Defines distinct concepts such as journalism ethics and news value and evaluates the changes in these concepts by beholding various parameters. |
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Defines and analyses cultural, economical, political, sociological, psychological and historical developments and events in scope of journalism principles and ethical rules. |
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X |
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Questions national and international sectoral problems with differents appraches and interprets the formations. |
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X |
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Follows the advances and developments in national and international journalism field, discusses the changes and transformations in the applications in the field of journalism in other coutries. |
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X |
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Analyses, evaluates and explains the research executed in the journalism and digital media fields. |
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Studies, discusses and interprets how the relationship between media devises, society and technology is formed. |
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X |
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Expresses the fundamentals and the historical, economical and international developments of digital media. |
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Understands the transformation of conventional journalism to digital media, evaluates the historical and economical and political processes. |
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Describes media convergence, compares and contrasts the periodical conditions and stakeholders. |
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Organises the contents production and usage of new areas in media, designs the necessary research and knowledge requirements for new media management. |
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Focuses on new media theories, exemplifies these theories and follows new perspectives. |
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Expresses technical concepts and information of communication sector that is changed due to new media and evolved with digitilization. Describes the required infrastructure necessary to use and remember the knowledge in the field. |
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Analyses the new production and marketing domains of conventional and digital media, associates these domains with new production forms. |
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ECTS
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
16 |
3 |
48 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
8 |
10 |
80 |
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Mid-term |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Homework |
2 |
30 |
60 |
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Presentation |
2 |
5 |
10 |
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Total Work Load |
200 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
8 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
8 |
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