Syllabus for MCS 404

Objectives
This course aims students to gain theoretical and practical insights on the changing picture of global, national, local media environments with a particular focus on Turkey. The students will be acknowledged about the new technological/contextual possibilities for the local media and will be provided with critical and reflexive knowledge on the relationships between democracy and local media. By the end of the course, students are expected to be aware of the vital role of an empowered local media in pluralization of the Turkey’s media environment. The students will also be required to develop intellectual, ethical and practical skills necessary for working in local media.

Credit units:3, ECTS Credit units: 5

Textbook
Following related articles will be provided during the courses:

Alankuş, Sevda (2009)”The Relationship between Democracy and ‘Other Media’: A Theoretical Attempt to Describe the Non–mainstream Media in Turkey”, Sevilay Çelenk (der.), Istanbul International Independent Media Forum will be downloaded from www.bianet.org

Aksoy, Asu (1997), “Reaching the Parts State Television Does not Reach: Multiculturalism in Turkish Television”, Kevin Robins (ed.), Programming for People: from Cultural Rights to Cultural Responsibilities, New York, pp.54-61

Alankuş, Sevda (2005), “Demokratik bir Medya Ortamı için Yerel/Sivil Medya ve Yeni İmkanlar”, Sevda Alankuş (der.), Medya ve Toplum, İstanbul: IPS Vakfı Yay., s. 99-132

Cangöz, İncilay (2005), “Yurttaş Gazeteciliği ve Yerel Medya”, Sevda Alankuş (der.), Gazetecilik ve Habercilik, İstanbul: IPS Vakfı Yay., s.101-118.

Kejanlıoğlu, D. Beybin (2005), “Medya ve Toplum İlişkisi ve Küreselleşmenin Yerel Medyaya Sunduğu İmkanlar”, Sevda Alankuş (der.), Medya ve Toplum, İstanbul: IPS Vakfı Yay., s. 81-98.

Alankuş, Sevda (2000), “Yerellik(ler), Yerelliğin İmkanları ve Yerel Medya”, Fuat Keyman ve Ali Yaşar Sarıbay (derl.), Global Yerel Ekseninde Türkiye, Bursa: Alfa Yay., s.294-331.

Gencel Bek, Mine (2005), “Yerel Politika ve Yerel Medya”, Sevda Alankuş (der.), Medya ve Toplum, İstanbul: IPS Vakfı Yay., s. 133-149.

ayrıca Anadolu Üniversitesi Kurgu Online Dergisi birinci sayısı (www.kurgu.anadolu.edu.tr)

References

Grading

Students will be evaluated according to the scale shown below.

Evaluation	Percent
Mid term exam	35
Essay	50
Attendance	5
Participation and presentations	10

LETTER GRADE multipliers and ranges are shown below:

Score	Semester Grade	Mult.
90-100	AA	4.0
79-89	BA	3.5
70-78	BB	3.0
65-69	CB	2.5
60-64	CC	2.0
55-59	DC	1.5
50-54	DD	1.0
45-49	FD	0.5
44 ve aşağısı	FF	0.0

Course Outline

Course Outline:

week	Chap.	Topic
1	1	Introduction: current theoretical discussions about “glocal” media environment (changing meaning of the concepts of global, national, regional, local will be discussed and re-articulated. Importancy of the local media for the local identites, local politics etc. will be defined).
2	1	Previous subject will be continued.
3	1	A conceptual/theoretical frame will be developed for understanding the glocal media environment of Turkey.
4	2	New communication technologies and new possibilities for the local media (changes in local media institutions and in their news gathering and news reporting practices)
5	3	MIDTERM EXAM
6	4	Guest from the Local media
7	-	Guest from the Local media “
8	-	Guest from the Local media
9		Guest from the Local media
10	-	Guest from the Local media
11	-	Essay Discussions
12	-	Essay Discussions
13	-	Essay Discussions
14		Overview of the course

Assignments

Students are required to take a midterm exam and prepare an essay.

Essay issues: “Past and Present of the Local Media in İzmir”

“Cases of Alternative Media in Global or Turkey’s context”

“Public Journalism as an alternative to Local media journalism”

“Role of the Local and alternative media in democratization of media environment in Turkey”

“Representation of the Women by the Local media from women rights or another related issues proposed by the student.

Rules
Attendance is required at all the times. Students are expected to come to class fully prepared to discuss textbook readings and course assignments.

Notes

Academic Honesty Violations

The most common academic honesty violations are cheating and plagiarism.

Cheating includes, but it is not limited to

· Submitting material that is not one’s own.

· Fabricating information

· Violating procedures prescribed to protect the integrity of a test, or other evaluation exercise.

· Cooperating with or helping another student to cheat.

· Having another person take an examination in the student’s place.

· Altering exam answers and requesting that the exam be re-graded.

· Communicating with any person during an exam, other than the faculty member or exam proctor.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

· Directly quoting the words of others without using quotation marks or indented format to identify them.

· Using sources of information (published or unpublished) without identifying them.

· Paraphrasing materials or ideas without identifying the sources.

Both plagiarism and cheating are subject to disciplinary action according to IEU regulations.

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