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| ULS6365 | Digital Diaspora and Diplomacy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Vahit GÜNTAY | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Dr. Özgür Tüfekçi | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Within the scope of the course; social media, which is an important area of new media, will be discussed with its historical, conceptual and theoretical dimensions. The effects of social media in the fields of media, economy, marketing and communication will be examined in depth. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | interpret digital media in the field of international relations. | 3,4 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | establish a relationship between foreign policy and digital diplomacy. | 3,4 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | analyze the role of states in foreign policy in social media. | 3,4 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Presenting the usage areas, tools and possibilities of social media to students by synthesizing them with foreign policy constitutes the content of the course. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Describing the internet concept | | | Week 2 | Social media tools | | | Week 3 | Describing the network society | | | Week 4 | The differences of traditional media-new media | | | Week 5 | Transition from analog mass communication to digital mass communication | | | Week 6 | Social media and foreign policy | | | Week 7 | The phenomenon of technology in the information age | | | Week 8 | Midterm exam | | | Week 9 | Explanation of the concept of simulation. Examining the effects on social media | | | Week 10 | The impact of digital literacy on social media | | | Week 11 | Increasing interaction on social media accounts | | | Week 12 | Explaining the interface culture | | | Week 13 | The principles of the new media | | | Week 14 | New media and society | | | Week 15 | General Evaluation | | | Week 16 | End of term exam | | | |
| 1 | Fuchs, Christian, Social Media: A critical introduction, Sage Publications, 2014. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 22/11/2021 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/01/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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