Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	MYO107	MEDIA LITERACY	2+0+0	2	4	02.02.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	ORTAK DERSLER (MYO)
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is for students to learn to analyze media and media content by learning to use media more consciously, critically and responsibly in the complex media world they face.
Course Content	Definition and scope of media literacy, media types, media effects, media and ethics, digital literacy, social media literacy, fake news and post-truth
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture, discussion
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. Betül Gündoğan betul.gundogan@gedik.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Course Notes Türkoğlu, N, & Şimşek M.C. (2007) Media Literacy. Istanbul: Kalemus Publications Binark, M., & Bek, M. G. (2009). Critical Media Literacy: Theoretical Approaches and Applications. Istanbul: Kalkedon Publications.
Course Notes	Lecture, case study, question-answer, discussion

Course Category

Social Sciences	%100
Field	%0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Final examination	1	30	30
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 106

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Through the basic principles of media literacy, the definition of the media, media types and all the tools included in the media types gain the ability to distinguish from each other and classify them under the relevant category.
2	Define the concept of media ownership and understand the importance of media in propaganda and persuasion.
3	Can evaluate the relationship between media and culture through the concepts of representation, diversity, discrimination and prejudices.
4	Understands the ethical use of the media, ethical violations in the media and moral behaviour in the media.
5	In the context of social media literacy, learns to analyse fake news, which is a current problem in the context of social media literacy, and to analyse them with a critical eye.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Materials
1	Introduction to media and media literacy	Lecture notes
2	Distinguishing, classifying and analyzing traditional media types in the context of media literacy	Lecture notes
3	Media ownership, propaganda and advertising	Lecture notes
4	News production and things to consider in news	Lecture notes
5	Media and culture: representation, diversity and biases	Lecture notes
6	Media effects and basic media effects theories	Lecture notes
7	Media and ethics: label, freedom, responsibility, equality	Lecture notes
8	Transition from traditional media to digital media	Lecture notes
9	Digital media literacy and digital citizenship	Lecture notes
10	Digital rights, laws, privacy, security, confidentiality and addiction	Lecture notes
11	Social media and media literacy	Lecture notes
12	News and fake news in the age of Post-Truth	Lecture notes
13	Critical analysis of digital content in the context of media literacy	Lecture notes
14	Discussing and evaluating media literacy through different views	Lecture notes

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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