COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
- Course
- COMM507 - COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
- Department
- Communication and Media Studies - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 10
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course aims to explain and analyze the components and functions of communication systems in different societies. Starting with the authoritarian theories, the course progresses to the social responsibility theory of communication ın order to examine how theories emerge and spread within political systems.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction, Communication and Mass Communication, Characteristics of Mass Communication |
| Week 2 | Communication systems: Concept and coverage |
| Week 3 | The relation between political and economic area and the formation of communication systems |
| Week 4 | Regulatory statute and regulation of communication area: methods and principles |
| Week 5 | Four theories of Press: Authoritarian theory |
| Week 6 | Four theories of Press: Libertarian theory |
| Week 7 | Four theories of Press: Social responsibility theory |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam Week |
| Week 9 | Midterm Exam Wee |
| Week 10 | Developmental theory, Participatory, Democratic media theory |
| Week 11 | Participatory, Democratic media theory, European Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in Europe |
| Week 12 | European Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in Europe; American Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in US |
| Week 13 | American Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in US; African Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in African countries |
| Week 14 | African Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in African countries; Middle Eastern Communication Systems, regulation of mass communication area in Middle East |
| Week 15 | Final Exam Week |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Fred Seaton Siebert, Theodore Peterson, Wilbur Schramm, (1956). Four Theories of the Press: The Authoritarian, Libertarian, Social Responsibility, and Soviet Communist Concepts of what the Press Should be and Do. University of Illinois Press. ISBN: 0252724216, 9780252724213.
- 02 Daniel C. Hallin , Paolo Mancini, (2004). Comparing Media Systems : Three Models of Media and Politics. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521543088, 9780521543088.
- 03 Clifford G. Christians , Theodore L. Glasser , Dennis Mcquail , Kaarle Nordenstreng , Robert A. White (2009). Normative Theories of the Media : Journalism in Democratic Societies. University of Illinois Press, ISBN: 0252076184, 9780252076183.
- 04 Daniel C. Hallin , Paolo Mancini, (2012). Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 1107699541, 9781107699540.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Able to identify and explain the concept of communication systems
- L02 Able to analyze and discuss mass communication systems and the political economic structure relationship
- L03 Able to develop an understanding of mass communication systems and the functioning of a democratic political system
- L04 Able to develop an understanding of the intellectual basis and theories of communication systems
- L05 Able to analyse and discuss the regulations that surround the mass communication
- L06 Able to describe communication systems of different nations
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