COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEMAN GIRESUNLU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims at analyzing cybercultures related various texts: comprising of theoretical, philosophical, literary texts of diverse formats; from documentaries, to short story, novel and film assessing within and American Studies perspective reaching at the most current developments in the area.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

David Bell, Barbara Kennedy, The Cybercultres Reader (2000) and selected contemporary articles and books in the area.
a variety of audio/visual learning material.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Classes
1. All selected teaching material; written and visual are to be notified prior to the semester. Syllabi maybe altered with due notice. Lectures maybe inclusive of power point presentations; black board use, and handouts.
2. Teaching material is posted on the blog site (online) allowing for duly class preparation.
3. Documentaries and all related audio/visual learning material will be made available throughout class.
Computer applications:
The Course Blog constitutes of a teaching aid disseminating corresponding audio visual texts, as well as class related announcements.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exams: Throughout the semester two (2) exams will be administered.
1. Midterm: (%40)
Midterm exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended
type questions. This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information.
2. Final: (%60)
Final exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended type questions. This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information.
.Home work (research paper) maybe assigned

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam questions may equire memorization of a concept, an author s name, a literary work, an aspect specific to an era, the name of a particular style, the essence of an intellectual trend etc.
2. In multiple-choice text exams answers are constant.
3. In Fill in the blank type questions correct answers and answers that are closest to the correct answer are accepted as correct. If the correct answer is worth two points (2) the answer closest to correct is to be graded as one (1) point.
4. In open ended type questions students are expected to remember a definition at its best possible form in a cause and effect relationship, showing their best understanding of it. If the correct answer is worth two points (2) the answer closest to correct is to be graded as one (1) point.
5. Test questions are commensurate with issues covered during the half semester in concern, and are prepared so as to allow for due response time.
6. In grading bell curve may be applied, with 70 median. University Oracle system is employed in the implementation of this calculation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Class attendance is compulsory (%70) . Students are expected to be prepared to class discussion.
2. Research paper assignments require adherence to academic research writing rules in MAL style, adn adherence to academic code of ethics.
3. Late assignments are subject to grade deduction, to be announced prior to the semesterç.
4. Students who are held exempt from class attendance are expected to stay updated with current semester course content.
5. Students are expected to adhere with academic code of ethics.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes