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
190500201100	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION SCIENCE	Compulsory	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The main objective of the course is to teach the history of communication science, its main terminology and basic research traditions.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr.Öğr.Ü.Sinan AKSEKİ

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to comprehend the basic terminology of communication science
2	To be able to comprehend the main research traditions of communication science.
3	Comparing and comparing the main research traditions of communication science
4	To be able to make sense of the interdisciplinary nature of communication science

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Concept of science, birth and historical development of natural and social sciences, birth of communication as a science, its basic terminology and research traditions.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to the course, information on the recommended reading	Theoric	-
2	The concept of science, nexus between capitalism-modernity and science	Theoric	-
3	The birth of social sciences, basic epistemological and methodological periods.	Theoric	-
4	The emergence of communication as a scientific field (historical, cultural and social background).	Theoric	-
5	Historical phases of communication science (theoretical and ampirical variations)-The School of Chicago.	Theoric	-
6	Effect Oriented Approaches-I Strong Effects.	Theoric	-
7	Effect Oriented Approaches-II Limited and Strong Effects	Theoric	-
8	Midterm exam	Theoric	-
9	Critical Approaches in Communication Science: Theoretical and Methodological Differeces between critical and mainstream approaches.	Theoric	-
10	Political economy approaches (Differences between classical political economy theories and critical political economy theories) (Theories of Culture Industry and Audience Commodity).	Theoric	-
11	Political economy approaches-II (Propoganda and the Manifacture of Consent, Cultural Imperialism).	Theoric	-
12	Cultural Studies- The concept of Ideology I (Marx and Gramsci).	Theoric.	-
13	The concept of Ideology II (Althusser), Discourse.	Theoric	-
14	Basic concepts of semiology.	Theoric	-
15	General evaluation	Theoric	-
16	Final exam	Theoric	-

Recommended or Required Reading

Lazar, J. (2001). İletişim Bilimi, İstanbul: Vadi. Fiske, J. (2014). İletişim Çalışmalarına Giriş. İstanbul: Pharmakon Mutlu, E. (2017). İletişim Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Ütopya. Güngör, N. (2011). İletişim: Kuramlar, Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Siyasal. Özçetin, B. (2018). Kitle İletişim Kuramları. İstanbul: İletişim

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	2	2
Attending Lectures	13	3	39
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	14	1	14
Individual Study for Final Examination	14	4	56
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			140

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	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20	PO 21	PO 22	PO 23	PO 24	PO 25	PO 26	PO 27
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4	4	3	2	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4			4	4	3	4		3	5	4

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