MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
HIT302	MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION	6	3	3	6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Reading	Media and Society Relationship	Lecture and discussion
2	Reading	The development of media and modern society	Lecture and discussion
3	Reading	New media and society relationship.	Lecture and discussion
4	Reading	Network society and power relation	Lecture and discussion
5	Reading	How does public opinion come about?	Lecture and discussion
6	Reading	Investigation of the opinions that make public opinion clear.	Lecture and discussion
7	Reading	Opinion leaders, two-step flow	Lecture and discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading	Defination of public opinion as force 4.	Lecture and discussion
10	Reading	Discussion of the effect of media on public opinion	Lecture and discussion
11	Reading	The impact of globalization on media and public opinion leaders.	Lecture and discussion
12	Reading	Directing the public through news programs	Lecture and discussion
13	Reading	Written and visual materials used in order to manupulate public opinion	Lecture and discussion
14	Reading	Examples	Lecture and discussion
15	Reading	Examples	Lecture and discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY