Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OAES0022018332CHILDREN AND MEDIAElective234
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course; to inform students about the role and importance of digital media in the lives of children and families. Examining the relationship between media culture and child development will be the focus of this course. Students will explore the dimensions of the relationship between digital media products and the child, and the effects of this relationship on family and school. Current theories on the subject will be taught by dealing with research results.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Examples, classes and reviews of major digital media products such as television programs for children, the Internet and computer games.
2Explain the effects of digital media products on children's physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
3Distinguishes, interprets and compares theories examining the interaction between children and digital media.
4Dijital medyanın çocuk ve ailesi arasındaki etkileşimlere olan etkisini bulgulara dayandırarak açıklar.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Media theories that examine the relationships between children and digital media products (cartoons, advertisements, computer games, websites, etc.); media and violence; media and bullying; media and children's rights; the influence of the media on the child's development; media and childhood obesity; The role of family and school in accessing and using digital media.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction, introduction, basic concepts
2The role of digital media in the child's cognitive and language development
3The role of digital media in the emotional and social development of the child
4Digital media and childhood obesity
5Midterm Exam
6Media and Violence
7Media and Violence
8Media and children's rights Family, child and media relations
9Family, child and media relations
10School, child and media relationship
11Media Literacy
12Project presentations
13Project presentations
14Project presentations
15Preparation for the Final Exam
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Medya ve Çocuk Rehberi - Prof. Dr. Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu/ Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nurdan Akıner EĞİTİM KİTABEVİ - ISBN:9758890538 American Academy of Pediatrics. (2006). Active healthy living: Prevention of childhood obesity through increased physical activity. Pediatrics 117(5), 1834-1842. Calvert, S. (2005). Media and Early Development. In Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development. McCartney, K. and Deborah Phillips (eds). Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination14040
Final Examination17070
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)110
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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