COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDIA, GOVERNMENTS AND DEMOCRACY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 5032 MEDIA, GOVERNMENTS AND DEMOCRACY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Public Administration

Course Objective

In this course the media, politics and government relations are examined. Assessing the impact of media on international politics and the general public.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the relationship between media, politics and government.
2   Being able to analyze the media in democratic and non-democratic countries.
3   Being able to understand the role of the mass media in democracies.
4   Being able to understand the importance of the media in democracies.
5   Being able to understand the structure of the media in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of Political Party, conceptual analysis
2 Emergence of political parties, development and typologies in the world
3 The emergence of political parties in Turkey, political currencies in Ottoman Period
4 Party of union and progress
5 Political Parties after Republic
6 Opponent political structures in the single party period
7 Conditions preparing the process of 1945 multiparty system
8 Midterm
9 Midterm
10 Foundation of political party and its legal basis
11 Law of Political Parties
12 Problem of closing party in democracies and examples of Turkey.
13 General assessment
14 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Main resources:
Alemdar Korkmaz, Medya Gücü ve Demokratik Kurumlar, Alfa Yayınları, 1999.
Arsev Bektaş, Kamuoyu Iletişim ve Demokrasi, Bağlam Yayınları, 2000.
Lance Bennet, Politik Illüzyon ve Medya, Nehir Yay, 2000
Jürgen Habermas, Kamusallığın Yapısal Dönüşümü, Iletişim Yay, 1988
Tülay Özüerman, Türkiye'nin Batılılaşma ve Demokratikleşme Açmazı, DEU Yay, Izmir, 1988

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course subjects should be reached prepared each week.
Should be prepared presentations on course topics.
Term project should be prepared.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Adress: DEU IIBF Dokuzçeşmeler Buca - IZMIR
Tel: +90 (232) 4204180 /10609
Eposta: t.ozuerman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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