Sociology of television and the Internet

Course: Sociology

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Sociology of television and the Internet
Code
ВБ6.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1.1 Know the history of the attitude and specifics of media development. 1.2 Know the basic media theories, their classifications. 2.1 Be able to apply different methods of media research. 2.2 Be able to conduct research on media content. 2.3 Be able to fill and maintain public pages on social media (SMM).
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the methods of collecting sociological information. 2. Be able to work with a computer. 3. Have the skills to program sociological research. 4. Know the selective methods of sociological research.
Course content
1. Social history and specifics of media development. 2. Classification of media theories. 3. Features and methods of research of mass media. 4. Features of media content research. 5. Filling and maintaining public pages on social networks.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Jonathan Obar, Steven Wildman. Social Media Definition and the Governance Challenge - An Introduction to the Special Issue. — Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network, 2015-07-22. 2. Noelle-Neumann, E. (1984). The Spiral of Silence: Public Opinion - Our Social Skin. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 3. Flaxman, Seth; Goel, Sharad; Rao, Justin M. (2016). "Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers, and Online News Consumption". Public Opinion Quarterly. 5. McCombs, Maxwell E.; Donald L. Shaw (1972). "The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media". Public Opinion Quarterly. 36 6. Robert M. Entman, Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm, Journal of Communication, Volume 43, Issue 4, December 1993, Pages 51–58, 7.Іванов В.Ф. Соціологія масової комунікації: Навч. посіб. – Черкаси: Вид-во ЧДУ, 2003. – 193 с. 8. Квіт С. Масові комунікації: Підручник. – К.: Вид. дім «Києво- Могилянська академія», 2008. – 206 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Essays РН1.1, РН1.2 - 30 points / 24 points 2. Final test work on topics 1-3 PH1.1, PH1.2, PH2.1 - 10 points / 6 points 3. Defense of group research project PH2.2, PH2.3 - 60 points / 30 points final assessment – credit
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yeliena Valeriyvna Kovalska
Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research
Faculty of Sociology
Tetyana Nikitina
Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research
Faculty of Sociology