Sociology of public opinion

Type of course:	Compulsory
Language of instruction:	Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction:	English
Name of lecturer:	Vlad Zeno Millea
Seminar tutor:	Vlad Zeno Millea
Form of education	Full-time

Form of instruction:	Class / Seminary
Number of teaching hours per semester:	56
Number of teaching hours per week:	4
Semester:	Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course:	Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated	6

Course aims:

To functionally appropriate the theoretical apparatus appropriate to the sociological study of public opinion
To master the operational concepts of mass communication sciences
To train the skills of analysis and sociological interpretation of mass communication

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

Introductory notions. Functional analysis of mass communication Communication modeling Forming public opinion and opinion polls The media Ways to explain the process of mass communication The effects of mass communication Information society - theories and components Information management and manipulation Deontology of mass communication and freedom of information Persuasion and manipulation Opinion poll Rumors as a form of expression of opinions

Teaching methods:

Lecture, dialogue, debate

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge of the basic notions and of themechanisms for developing human communication relationships, the functioning of social entities and the development of fundamental social processes.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

A paper dealing with the subject of public opinion written in 2 hours (60% of the final grade) and a research design for public opinion (40% of the final grade)