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 to introduce various cyberculture related issues in diverse formats: theoretical, philosophical, literary within the context of an American (Culture) Studies perspective.

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)
an online blog site will also host the course syllabus with most recent updates.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. All selected teaching material, written and visual are to be notified at course syllabus and uploaded at the cousre blog site.
2. Lectures maybe inclusive of power point presentations; black board use, and handouts.
3. Based upon current class population students maybe asked to prepare research in relation to the course
content and share with the classroom in their presentations
4. Most related audio/visual learning material will be linked to the course blog site throughout the semester.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exams: Throughout the semester two (2) exams will be administered.
1. Midterm: (%50)
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: (%50)
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 test course related knowledge.
2. In test 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.
3. 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.
4. All exam questions will be related with issues covered during the semester , and are prepared so as to allow for due response time.

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 semester.
4. Students 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