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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
THY107 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 1 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Reading Oral and written culture Q&A, Discussion
2 Reading Communication Process, Codes and Symbols Q&A, Discussion
3 Reading Language and meaning creation Q&A, Discussion
4 Reading Mass Communication Concept, definition and process Q&A, Discussion
5 Reading Selective attention, selective perception, attitudes (social psychology) Q&A, Discussion
6 Reading Mass media and society Q&A, Discussion
7 Reading Mathematical Communication Models Q&A, Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading Mathematical Communication Models Q&A, Discussion
10 Reading Technological Approaches to Communication: Innis' Approach, M. McLuhan's Approach Q&A, Discussion
11 Reading Agenda Setting and Spiral of Silence Theory Q&A, Discussion
12 Reading Audience-Centered Models: Uses and Gratifications Model, Cultivation Theory Q&A, Discussion
13 Reading A critical look at the field of communication Q&A, Discussion
14 Reading Media and Ethics: communication ethics and professional ethics Q&A, Discussion
15 Reading Media and Ethics: communication ethics and professional ethics Q&A, Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -