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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| COMMUNICATION SCIENCES PR. | |
| Code | ILT407 |
| Name | Political Communication |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN BERKSUN |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN BERKSUN
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To introduce different aspects of communication and multi-dimensional relationship between politics and communication, to explain and to discuss the historicity of communication methods. To be able to synthesize the information in the field of politics and communication and to educate professionals who are in the field of theory and practice about political communication.
Course Content
Explaining and discussing the concept of political communication, the concepts related political communication, developmental stages of political communication within its historical background and forms of political communication. In addition to that, forms of political discourse, political psychology, politics-media relations, media democracy and political campaigns will be examined.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognizes the basic concepts related the field, political communication patterns, and also political communications models. |
| LO02 | From an interdisciplinary perspective recognizes and synthesizes the connections between the concepts of politics and communication |
| LO03 | Defines the role of communication in the modern political environment. |
| LO04 | Produces thoughts and knowledge for understanding and solving the individual, local, national and international political communication problems. |
| LO05 | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community and develops and uses organization, leadership and entrepreneurial skills. |
| LO06 | Using methods and strategies for developing creative thinking in political communication field, and expresses his/her ideas by the ways of written, oral, visual and so on. |
| LO07 | Uses theoretical knowledge to explain the effects of political campaigns and advertisements on the image of voters and political leaders. |
| LO08 | Recognizes ethical principles in political communication and strives to comply with ethical principles in all practices in daily life. |
| LO09 | Follows the local, national and international events and crtitically comments these events from the point of political communication. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | 4 |
| PLO02 | - | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. | 3 |
| PLO05 | - | Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. | 3 |
| PLO06 | - | From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. | 5 |
| PLO07 | - | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | 5 |
| PLO08 | - | As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. | 4 |
| PLO09 | - | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. | 4 |
| PLO10 | - | Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. | 5 |
| PLO11 | - | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work | 4 |
| PLO12 | - | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. | 5 |
| PLO13 | - | Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning | 4 |
| PLO14 | - | Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. | 5 |
| PLO15 | - | Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. | 2 |
| PLO16 | - | While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. | 4 |
| PLO17 | - | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, | 4 |
| PLO18 | - | Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) | 2 |
| PLO19 | - | Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. | 4 |
| PLO20 | - | Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intrıduction the course | Presentation | |
| 2 | Definition of political communication and basic terms of political communication | Reading | |
| 3 | Political Communication within its historical development process | Reading | |
| 4 | Different approaches to political communication | Reading and Work | |
| 5 | Political Communication and media | Reading | |
| 6 | Film screening and discussion | Reading | |
| 7 | Public sphere and public opinion research | Reading and preparing presentation | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading and preparing presentation | |
| 9 | Professionalisation of politics and political consultants | owerall files | |
| 10 | Political campaign I | Research | |
| 11 | Political campaign II | Research and preparing presentation. | |
| 12 | Politics as theatre and media democracy | Research and preparing presentation. | |
| 13 | New social movement and political communication | Research and preparing presentation. | |
| 14 | A discussion about academic and pratic conditions of political communication in Turkey | Research and preparing presentation. | |
| 15 | Overall evaluation | owerall files | |
| 16 | Term Exams | owerall files | |
| 17 | Term Exams | owerall files |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |