Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
STVS4202016172	CINEMA AND GENDER	Elective	4	8	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Media Ethics will cover the power of media in today’s world and examine different aspects of the question of media ethics. Questions such as “What is ethics?”, “How is ethics of media linked to the political and social issues in a given society?”, “Why do the media need to be ethical?” and “How can the media serve better public through ethical decision-making that would create trust on the part of their audiences?” will be dealt.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Şermin Tağ Kalafatoğlu

Learning Outcomes

1	Students learn the substantive philosophical discussions on ethics

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Different concepts will be tackled and through using audio-visual and textual resources, detailed discussions on how it would be possible to reach the ethical standards in society will be conducted.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Presentation of the course and rules
2	Key Concepts and Thoughts In Media Ethics
3	Information ethics
4	Ethical Issues In Advertising
5	Ethical Issues In Public Relations
6	Privacy issues
7	Hate Speech
8	Midterm
9	Conflict of Interest
10	Ethics In Photography and Video productions
11	Ethics In Cyberscape
12	Ethics In Art and Entertainment
13	News and ethics
14	Freedom of Press
15	Threats to freedom of press
16	FINAL

Recommended or Required Reading

ÖZGEN Murat, Türkiye’de Basının Gelişim ve Sorunları, İ.Ü. İletişim Fak. Yayınları ÖZGEN Murat, Gazetecinin Etik Kimliği, , İ.Ü. İletişim Fak. Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Makeup Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Reading	14	3	42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1			3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High