Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2NMC 102History of Media and Communication3+0+03505.02.2024

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program BA Program in New Media and Communication
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To examine and comprehend the development of communication and medias that emerged with humans throughout history, within their social and historical contexts.
Course Content Chronological development of communication and medias through the ages, from the first human to the present.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Hakkı Öcal
Assistants Research Assist. Ali Kıvrak
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Asa Briggs and Peter Burke. A Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet.
Marshall T. Poe. A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the Internet
David Crowley and Paul Heyer (ed.). Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society
Course Notes • Marshall T. Poe/ History of Communication (Main)
• Bill Kovoric / Revolutions in Communication
• Jennifer Hold & Alisa Perren / Media Industries: History, Theory and Method
Documents • Slides created by the instructor from different sources and her own experiences • Articles provided by the instructor from different sources and will be sent before the related lessons. • Some videos showed by the instructor from different sources. • Marshall T. Poe/ History of Communication • Bill Kovoric / Revolutions in Communication • Jennifer Hold & Alisa Perren / Media Industries: History, Theory and Method

Course Category
Social Sciences %20
Field %80

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Attendance 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Assignments 2 2 4
Mid-terms 1 40 40
Final examination 1 50 50
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 164

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understand the bridges beatween the technology and mass communication
2 Comprehend the transition from the traditional media to audio/visual techniques
3 Commprehending the impact of transition from radio-Tv to digital media
4 Princials of rules and regulations of Internet media

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Meeting. General information about the subject, content, processing and resources of the course.
2 Basic concepts (history, communication, media, history of media and communication). Prehistoric communication tools and forms. Speech, language, orality and oral culture.
3 The invention of writing, writing systems, alphabets and written culture.
4 Printing / Typographic Age I (Printing press).
5 Printing / Typographic Age II (Periodicals).
6 19th century. Electricity and the Wired World (Telegraph and Telephone).
7 Midterm Exam
8 Image Technologies I – Photography.
9 Image Technologies II – Cinema.
10 Industrialized Press, Journalism and Advertising in the 19th and 20th Centuries I.
11 Industrialized Press, Journalism and Advertising in the 19th and 20th Centuries II.
12 Radio and Radio Broadcasting.
13 Television and Television Broadcasting.
14 Overview.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
C1 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 4
C2 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5
C3 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4
C4 3 5 4 4 5 3 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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