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GTUNI Module - New Media and Society – 6 Credits Duration: (10 weeks, 8 hours per week, total 84 hours, including 4 hours of exams).

Fees: 300 GEL Author: Marina Vekua, Professor PhD in Journalism Objectives of the teaching course: The course aims at students to study the phenomenon of a new media and its role and impact on the modern information society; the relationship between on-line journalism and new media and its main developing trends.
Evaluation system and criteria: Grading system and criteria: students’ grading system and criteria are based on the rule of student’s grading system accepted at the University.

It includes five types of positive and two types of negative assessments.

points From 91-100 Max.

81 – 90 Max.

71 – 80 Max.

61 – 70 Max.

51 – 60 Max.

41 – 50 Max.


40 and less Assessment “ A ” ‘excellent’ “ B “ ’very good’ “C “ ’good’ “ D “ ’satisfactory’ “ E “ ’minimum pass’ “FX” ’can’t pass’ “ F ” ’fail’ The number of credits obtained by the student through the course is confirmed with the positive assessment received for the completion of the work planned in the course syllabus.
The grading system of the university is based on knowledge accumulation and systematic assessment principles, according to which it is impermissible to assess: a) only based on final exam; b) only on the total sum of the points received in different components during the semester.

Students semester grading: overall regulation of GTUNI on grading student’ academic achievement (order № 01-01/ 64.

“22“July, 2016), which sets unified approaches only to the compulsory components and competence thresholds.
a. Student’s semester achievement is assessed with summing up the points gained through single or multiple mid-term assessment plus final exam points.

b.

Assessment of the achievements of the academic program components must be complete in the same semester, when it is carried out.

Module Grading System GTUNI has the following system of Grade distribution, including 5 types of positive assessment: points From 91-100 Max.

81 – 90 Max.

71 – 80 Max.

61 – 70 Max.


51 – 60 assessment “ A ” ‘excellent’ “ B “ ’very good’ “C “ ’good’ “ D “ ’satisfactory’ “ E “ ’minimum pass’ And two types of negative assessments: points Max.

41 – 50 Max.
40 and less Assessment “FX” ’can’t pass’ “ F ” ’fail’ Course 1 – Mass Communication as a Whole System – 3 kredits Main topics  Society-mass communication-media-journalism  The stages of developing of media  Marshall McLuhan and his theory of “medium as a message” and “global village”  The social theories of impact  Freedom of speech and responsibility – the place of mew media Course 2 – New media and Impact on Society – 3 credits Main topics  Different aspects of new media  The modern landscape of new media  New media and on-line journalism  Different frames of new media  Positive and negative effects of social media upon society References: 1.
New Media & Society - Laura Robinson www.lauracrobinson.com/Robinson_Cyberself.pdf 2.

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