Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to provide students with basic information on communication, media, and mass communication, and to define the sport-media relationship and explain its relationship with sports management.
Course Content
What is sport? The relationship between sport and social classes. The relationship between sport and ideology. The economic dimension of sport. The political dimension of sport. What are the foundations of the relationship between sport and media? What is the role and impact of the media in circulating sport in daily life? The language and discourse used by sports media.
Required Resources
1. Türkiye’de Futbol Fanatizmi ve Medya İlişkisi, Ahmet Talimciler, Bağlam Yayınları
2. Kesin Ofsayt; Televizyon Futbolu ve Futbol Medyası, Ümit Kıvanç, İletişim Yayınları
3. Top Ekranda, Bilal Arık, Salyangoz Yayınları
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain basic concepts related to media.
- Discuss the issues that constitute mass communication.
- To be able to realize the importance of the functions that sports fulfill in social life from a sociological perspective.
- Examining the effects of the transformation that sports has experienced within the framework of economic and media relations on social life.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Sport? Sport in historical process | |
| 2 | The media's agenda-setting process | |
| 3 | Agenda setting and sports | |
| 4 | Sociological foundations of sports-media relations | |
| 5 | Historical development of sports media | |
| 6 | Elements of sports news | |
| 7 | Ethics in the context of sports journalism | |
| 8 | (Midterm) | |
| 9 | Ethics in the context of sports journalism | |
| 10 | Public relations process in sports | |
| 11 | The role of media in sports | |
| 12 | Sports events and television | |
| 13 | Mass media and sports | |
| 14 | Sports media in the world | |
| 15 | Sports/football media in Turkey |