Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
222200701104	MEDIA LITERACY	Compulsory	1	1	3

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Advertising in the media, movies, news, etc. Analyzing the open and secret messages of all kinds of content. To have knowledge about the negative aspects of the media.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr.Gör.Hatice KARADAĞ

Learning Outcomes

1	Recognizes media and media tools.
2	Recognizes the media tools used today.
3	Recognize the importance of media and its impact on society.
4	Makes the selection of media tools suitable for the purpose.
5	Comprehends the purpose of media literacy.
6	Recognizes the concepts of reading, writing and literacy.
7	Recognize the concept of visual literacy.
8	Recognizes the concept of electronic literacy.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Students who want to take this course are not required to take any previous course.

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

General information about the media 2 Relationships between media and audiences 3 The relationship between media literacy and education 4 Content production in the media 5 The concept of critical reading 6 Analysis of media products I 7 On the effective use of media 8 Midterm Exams 9 The concept of critical audience 10 Production of content for children 11 Examining press and newspaper contents 12 News analysis in the media. 13 Advertising analysis in the media 14 Finals

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Media Education: Media Analysis	x	x
2	Reading the Media Correctly Media Literacy: Why It's Necessary	x	x
3	Media Literacy in the European Union Right to Participate in European Union Environmental Policies: Aarhus Convention
4	Theoretical and Practical Approaches in Media Literacy	x	x
5	A Political Look at Media Literacy: The Media Literacy Movement Media Literacy and Adult Learning	x	x
6	Media Literacy and Child Education	X	X
7	Possibilities or Impossibilities for an Effective Media Literacy Local Newspaper Reading and Local Television Watching Behaviors in Konya	x	x
8	Midterm	x	x
9	Media Literacy: Access Problem, Viewing and Sensationalization	x	x
10	Image and Ethnographic Expression	X	x
11	Internet Literacy and the Digital Divide	x	x
12	From Literacy to Media Literacy: Searching for the Commonality of Passwords	x	x
13	Media Transformation and Media Literacy Ground in Turkey News Manipulation and Disinformation in Turkish Media	x	x
14	Final exam	x	x

Recommended or Required Reading

MEDIA LITERACY: Prof. Dr. Nurçay Türkoğlu, Prof.Dr. Melda Cinman Şimşek NEW LITERACY IN THE CONTEXT OF MEDIA LITERACY: Gıyasettin AYTAŞ, Kadir KAPLAN MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATION: Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Ibrahim Ethem BİLİCİ

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	5	5	25
Self Study	5	6	30
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	3	5	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO6	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO7	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO8	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High