Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIA ETHICS | - | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Esra OĞUZHAN |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Meliha Nurdan TAŞKIRAN |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The major aim of the course is to provide the students with some concepts within the historical background. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Importance of Ethics, the disciplines and etimology,Philosophy and ethics relationship; first years of philosophic thought and leaders.,production & representations in the media sector and invalidness of conscience prosecution., pragmatic and constructional problems in Turkish Press and ethical problems of Journalism,structural problems with printed media news,Media, Government and Ideology tripod and ethics,some concepts and approaches to media ethics; Van Dijk's approach (reconstruction, disinformation, misinformation, manipulation, asparagus, reconsruction, representation,etc.),Critical mass media researches and media impacts: Van Dijk,Advertisements and some ethical samples from the sector; ethic councils and their functions ,Other jobs with ethical problems, biomedical medicine, nuclear physics, abortion, environmental studies, law, etc,Other disciplines with ethical problems and samples on the issue,general review,midterm visa,final visa. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| evaluate correlations between ethics and morals and related disciplines. | 9 | A |
| compare the features and principles of traditional and new media platforms and can make comparisons in relation to ethical proportions. | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| apply the rules of ethics in relation to vocational ethical groups in mass media ( cameraman, journalist, news editor, film director, photographic artist, etc) | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| apply most of the morals and ethics relating to his career and is aware of the impact of media in real. | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| compare information about ethic subtracts in other countries, such as Sweden, Germany, UK, Canada, Iran, etc. and can make comparisons among them relating advertisement ethics, visual ethics, press ethics, etc.) | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 3: Problem Baded Learning Model, 5: Cooperative Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Importance of Ethics, the disciplines and etimology | |
| 2 | Philosophy and ethics relationship; first years of philosophic thought and leaders. | |
| 3 | production & representations in the media sector and invalidness of conscience prosecution. | |
| 4 | pragmatic and constructional problems in Turkish Press and ethical problems of Journalism | |
| 5 | structural problems with printed media news | |
| 6 | Media, Government and Ideology tripod and ethics | |
| 7 | some concepts and approaches to media ethics; Van Dijk's approach (reconstruction, disinformation, misinformation, manipulation, asparagus, reconsruction, representation,etc.) | |
| 8 | Critical mass media researches and media impacts: Van Dijk | |
| 9 | Advertisements and some ethical samples from the sector; ethic councils and their functions | students can contribute with some case studies from the actual web pages |
| 10 | Other jobs with ethical problems, biomedical medicine, nuclear physics, abortion, environmental studies, law, etc | |
| 11 | Other disciplines with ethical problems and samples on the issue | |
| 12 | general review | before the exam Q/A |
| 13 | midterm visa | |
| 14 | final visa |
| Resources |
| Tepe Harun, Etik ve Meslek etikleri, Türk Felsefe Kurumu,2000, Ankara Kuçuradi, İonna, youtube video ve makaleleri Changeux, J.,Pierre, etiğin Doğal Kökenleri,Mavi Ada,2000,Ankara Özlem, Doğan,Etik, Ahlak Felsefesi, İnkılâp,2004,Istanbul Chomsky, Noam, Medya Denetimi, Everest, 2005 Istanbul |
| All kind of docs relating to media ethics and misinformation or disinformation. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Knows the basic concepts and theoretical grounds related to the field. | ||||||
| 2 | Determines the facts related to New Media and Communication Systems and analyzes these facts with various dimensions. | ||||||
| 3 | Analyzes the needs of the media organizations and plans and applies strategies accordingly. | ||||||
| 4 | Plans new media projects and implements them. | ||||||
| 5 | Takes responsibility when necessary in the field related projects and proposes solutions to emerging problems. | X | |||||
| 6 | Takes place as a member in a project-based teamwork; leads projects and plans events. | ||||||
| 7 | Observes the theoretical and factual problems with scientific methods related to new media and communication systems disciplines and sub-disciplines; analyzes the findings and presents them in scientific publications. | ||||||
| 8 | Has a high awareness towards lifelong learning. Follows the developments, innovations, opinions, methods and techniques regularly and uses them efficiently. | X | |||||
| 9 | To be able to communicate orally and in writing in a foreign language at least at the B1 level of the European Language Portfolio. | ||||||
| 10 | Utilizes new communication technologies efficiently in professional and scientific works and follows the developments in new communication technologies regularly. | X | |||||
| 11 | Plans social responsibility events and takes a role in implementation process. | X | |||||
| 12 | Acts in accordance with ethical codes in professional and scientific works. | X | |||||
| 13 | Uses tools related to new media and communications, efficiently. | X | |||||
| 14 | Develops and implement new media projects specifically developed for media organizations. | ||||||
| 15 | Sensitive to the environment, the universality of social rights and the protection of cultural values. | ||||||
| 16 | Knowledgeable about occupational health and safety and can use this information when necessary. | ||||||
| 17 | Uses Turkish language fluently and accurately in scientific and professional works. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 3 | 6 | 18 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 150 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(150/30) | 5 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIA ETHICS | - | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Esra OĞUZHAN |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Meliha Nurdan TAŞKIRAN |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | The major aim of the course is to provide the students with some concepts within the historical background. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Importance of Ethics, the disciplines and etimology,Philosophy and ethics relationship; first years of philosophic thought and leaders.,production & representations in the media sector and invalidness of conscience prosecution., pragmatic and constructional problems in Turkish Press and ethical problems of Journalism,structural problems with printed media news,Media, Government and Ideology tripod and ethics,some concepts and approaches to media ethics; Van Dijk's approach (reconstruction, disinformation, misinformation, manipulation, asparagus, reconsruction, representation,etc.),Critical mass media researches and media impacts: Van Dijk,Advertisements and some ethical samples from the sector; ethic councils and their functions ,Other jobs with ethical problems, biomedical medicine, nuclear physics, abortion, environmental studies, law, etc,Other disciplines with ethical problems and samples on the issue,general review,midterm visa,final visa. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| evaluate correlations between ethics and morals and related disciplines. | 9 | A |
| compare the features and principles of traditional and new media platforms and can make comparisons in relation to ethical proportions. | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| apply the rules of ethics in relation to vocational ethical groups in mass media ( cameraman, journalist, news editor, film director, photographic artist, etc) | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| apply most of the morals and ethics relating to his career and is aware of the impact of media in real. | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| compare information about ethic subtracts in other countries, such as Sweden, Germany, UK, Canada, Iran, etc. and can make comparisons among them relating advertisement ethics, visual ethics, press ethics, etc.) | 10, 3, 5, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 3: Problem Baded Learning Model, 5: Cooperative Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Importance of Ethics, the disciplines and etimology | |
| 2 | Philosophy and ethics relationship; first years of philosophic thought and leaders. | |
| 3 | production & representations in the media sector and invalidness of conscience prosecution. | |
| 4 | pragmatic and constructional problems in Turkish Press and ethical problems of Journalism | |
| 5 | structural problems with printed media news | |
| 6 | Media, Government and Ideology tripod and ethics | |
| 7 | some concepts and approaches to media ethics; Van Dijk's approach (reconstruction, disinformation, misinformation, manipulation, asparagus, reconsruction, representation,etc.) | |
| 8 | Critical mass media researches and media impacts: Van Dijk | |
| 9 | Advertisements and some ethical samples from the sector; ethic councils and their functions | students can contribute with some case studies from the actual web pages |
| 10 | Other jobs with ethical problems, biomedical medicine, nuclear physics, abortion, environmental studies, law, etc | |
| 11 | Other disciplines with ethical problems and samples on the issue | |
| 12 | general review | before the exam Q/A |
| 13 | midterm visa | |
| 14 | final visa |
| Resources |
| Tepe Harun, Etik ve Meslek etikleri, Türk Felsefe Kurumu,2000, Ankara Kuçuradi, İonna, youtube video ve makaleleri Changeux, J.,Pierre, etiğin Doğal Kökenleri,Mavi Ada,2000,Ankara Özlem, Doğan,Etik, Ahlak Felsefesi, İnkılâp,2004,Istanbul Chomsky, Noam, Medya Denetimi, Everest, 2005 Istanbul |
| All kind of docs relating to media ethics and misinformation or disinformation. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Knows the basic concepts and theoretical grounds related to the field. | ||||||
| 2 | Determines the facts related to New Media and Communication Systems and analyzes these facts with various dimensions. | ||||||
| 3 | Analyzes the needs of the media organizations and plans and applies strategies accordingly. | ||||||
| 4 | Plans new media projects and implements them. | ||||||
| 5 | Takes responsibility when necessary in the field related projects and proposes solutions to emerging problems. | X | |||||
| 6 | Takes place as a member in a project-based teamwork; leads projects and plans events. | ||||||
| 7 | Observes the theoretical and factual problems with scientific methods related to new media and communication systems disciplines and sub-disciplines; analyzes the findings and presents them in scientific publications. | ||||||
| 8 | Has a high awareness towards lifelong learning. Follows the developments, innovations, opinions, methods and techniques regularly and uses them efficiently. | X | |||||
| 9 | To be able to communicate orally and in writing in a foreign language at least at the B1 level of the European Language Portfolio. | ||||||
| 10 | Utilizes new communication technologies efficiently in professional and scientific works and follows the developments in new communication technologies regularly. | X | |||||
| 11 | Plans social responsibility events and takes a role in implementation process. | X | |||||
| 12 | Acts in accordance with ethical codes in professional and scientific works. | X | |||||
| 13 | Uses tools related to new media and communications, efficiently. | X | |||||
| 14 | Develops and implement new media projects specifically developed for media organizations. | ||||||
| 15 | Sensitive to the environment, the universality of social rights and the protection of cultural values. | ||||||
| 16 | Knowledgeable about occupational health and safety and can use this information when necessary. | ||||||
| 17 | Uses Turkish language fluently and accurately in scientific and professional works. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |