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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Political Communication |
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| Course Code |
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ILT407 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Asst.Prof.Dr. İLKERÖZDEMİR
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Having the basic knowledge of the concept of political communication, Internalizes the terminology of political communication.
Explains the basic terms of politcal communication and the historical developments of political communication. .
synthesizes information from areas of communication and politics for having an interdisciplinary perspective about communication.
Explains the contemporary concepts such as ideology, power, public opinion, propaganda, civil society, persuasion, election, democracy etc.
Understands and explains the connections between the history of communication and the history of politics.
Interprets comparatively the importance and process of political communication with basic terms and knowledge about politics, communication and political communication.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To introduce different aspects of communication and multi-dimensional relationship between politics and communication, to explain and to discuss the historicity of communication methods.
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| Course Contents |
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Explaining and discussing the concept of political communication, the concepts related political communication, developmental stages of political communication witin its historical background and forms of political communication. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Intrıduction to Political Communication. |
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Literature |
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2 |
Definition of political communication and basic terms of political communication. |
Reading |
Literature and comment. |
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3 |
Political Communication within its historical development process. |
Reading |
Literature, comment and discussion. |
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4 |
Analysing of the related concepts of political communication: Public relations, public opinion, propaganda, advertising, lobbying |
Reading and work |
Comment and discussion. |
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5 |
Political Communication and Ideology |
Reading |
Comment and discussion. |
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6 |
Political communication and poltics |
Reading |
Comment and discussion. |
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7 |
Political communication, democracy, power and opposition. |
Reading and preparing presentation |
Presentation, comment and discussion |
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8 |
Public opinion, mass, pressure groups and media |
Reading and preparing presentation |
Presentation, comment and discussion |
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9 |
Mid-Term Exam |
reading |
written exam |
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10 |
Communication forms of political campaigns |
Research |
Literature and comment. |
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11 |
Voter behavior and election campaigns |
Research and preparing presentation. |
Presentation, comment and discussion |
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12 |
Political campaigns in Turkey |
Research and preparing presentation. |
Presentation, comment and discussion |
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13 |
Voter behaviour in Turkey |
Research and preparing presentation. |
Presentation, analysis, comment and discussion |
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14 |
New Media and political communication. |
Research and preparing presentation. |
Presentation, analysis, comment and discussion |
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15 |
Overall evaluation |
Overall files |
Literature, comment and discussion. |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Overall files |
written exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Politikanın İletişimi, İletişimin Politikası, Eser Köker, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, 2007
Political Communication, Taylor and Francis (Ed.), Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 2013
Siyasal Reklamcılık, Hıfzı Topuz, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1991
İmparatorluk ve İletişim Araçları, Harold Innis, Çeviren: Nurcan Törenli, Ütopya Yayınları, Ankara,2006
Siyasal İletişim Yönetimi, Ferruh Uztuğ, Mediacat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004
Siyasal İletişim, Aysel Aziz, Nobel Basın Yayın, Ankara, 2013
Politikada Halkla İlişkiler, Mahmut Oktay, Derin Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002
Siyasal İletişim, Editörler: Ferruh Uztuğ, Yasemin Özgün, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını, Yayın No: 2630, 2012
Siyasal İletişim Stratejileri, Abdullah Özkan, Tasam Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
4 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. |
5 |
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2 |
Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. |
4 |
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3 |
Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. |
3 |
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4 |
Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. |
1 |
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5 |
Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. |
4 |
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Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. |
4 |
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7 |
Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). |
4 |
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8 |
From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. |
5 |
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9 |
As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. |
4 |
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10 |
Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. |
4 |
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11 |
Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. |
0 |
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12 |
While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. |
0 |
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13 |
Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, |
3 |
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14 |
Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. |
3 |
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15 |
Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
1 |
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16 |
Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. |
3 |
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17 |
Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. |
5 |
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18 |
Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) |
1 |
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19 |
Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work |
2 |
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20 |
Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
4 |
8 |
32 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Total Workload: | 116 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.64 |
| ECTS Credit: | 5 |
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