Department of New Media and Communication

In cooperation with the Department of Communication Arts, the Department of New Media and Communication and the Effective Communication Club, a trip to Başka İşler Advertising Agency was organized. Within the scope of the trip held on December 26, 2023, our students observed advertising practices in the agency environment. Our students who participated in workshops on advertising design were given trainings on various fields such as event organization and event production.

The "Career Method 2 in New Media - Alumni Panel" event was organized with the joint efforts of the Department of New Media and Communication, New Media and Communication Club and Kültür Point on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.  Among the professionally experienced IKU graduates to attend the event as speakers, Lecturer Mert Efe Anğın from IKU Department of New Media and Communication, Alfa Publishing Group Account Specialist Sercan Kurtez and CRM Medya Social Media Specialist Elif Saatcı shared their experiences and methods on forging their own career paths in the new media sector. 

The project titled “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Art of Animation in Türkiye: A Research from the Sector to the University”, in which Assist. Prof. Ceren Bilgici and Assist. Prof. Özge Özkök Şişman, from the Department of the New Media and Communication, participated as researchers, has been entitled to receive funds within the scope of TÜBİTAK 3005- Innovative Solutions Research Projects in Social and Human Sciences.

A seminar titled “The Ethics of Online Journalism” was held by the Department of New Media and Communications on Wednesday, April 26. Üsküdar University Faculty of Communication Dean Prof.  Dr.  Süleyman İrvan attended the seminar held virtually on Microsoft Teams as the speaker.  In the seminar, ethical dilemmas and the underlying causes in online journalism were discussed by taking a look at certain examples.

A seminar titled "The Future and Artificial Intelligence in Business" was held on Tuesday, December 6, by the Department of New Media and Communications. Computer Engineer Yüksel Eminoğlu from ProjeSoft Technology company attended the event held in the multi-purpose seminar hall of the Faculty of Art and Design as a speaker. In the event, which attracted the attention of the students of the "Innovation and Digital Entrepreneurship" course, up-to-date information on brands and artificial intelligence strategies in the field of advertising and marketing were shared.

Department of New Media and Communications held a talk titled “The Importance of Networking Competencies in Career Journey” on Wednesday, April 20. The guest of the event, which was held at the Art and Design Faculty Multi-Purpose Seminar Hall with the participation of department students and lecturers, was Relationship Network Development Specialist Erdal Uzunoğlu. Uzunoğlu shared his knowledge and experience on establishing and developing a network of relationships in business life.

Department of New Media and Communication students visited Artist Refik Anadol's interactive installation called "Alkazar Dreams". Within the scope of the event held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the students who took their place in the Alkazar Cinema hosting the installation were accompanied by the faculty members of the department. In the space with different experience areas, students had the opportunity to experience the installation in which artificial neural networks and artificial intelligence technologies were used.

An interview titled “2022 Marketing Trends” was held on Friday, November 26, in cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, +1 Down and Autism Awareness Club, Department of New Media and Communication , Department of Communication Arts and Program of Public Relations and Publicity. Digital Marketing Specialist Esra Baykal, who attended the event as a speaker, gave information about the methods and tools that are expected to come to the fore in the field of digital marketing in 2022.

An event titled "Experience Design: Transformation of Data into Design Decisions, Roles, Processes, Journeys" was held at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on Monday, November 22, in cooperation with the New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Communication and Effective Communication Club. In the event where roles, processes and journeys were discussed in the context of the transformation of data into design decisions, experts in their fields took part as speakers.

In collaboration with the Department of New Media and Communication, Effective Communication Club and +1 Down and Autism Awareness Club, a webinar titled "User Experience as a New Career Field in the Digital Age" organized on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 19:00 on CATS. Instructor Ahmet Erşanlı, who participated in the event as a speaker, conveyed to our students their professional work in the field of user experience, UX Researcher and UX Designer job postings, and the freelance working environment. The event ended after the questions of our students were answered.