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Last Updated: 04/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
RHİ328 - Strategic Framing Approaches in Public Relations VI. SEMESTER 2 +2 5.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ LÜTFİYE YAŞAR BİLİCİ
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites none
Courses Recomended none
Recommended Resources Çetin, M., & Toprak, Y. E. (2016). Çerçeveleme kuramı bağlamında kamuoyu oluşturmada spin: birinci körfez savaşı. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, (42), 213-232.Erdem, T. (2022). Çerçeveleme kuramı perspektifinden uluslararası basının Türk ekonomisine yaklaşımı: Al Jazeera ve BBC örneği. İletişim ve Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2(1), 43-57.Savaş, S. (2015). Bütünleşik kurumsal iletişimin bir unsuru olarak çerçeveleme. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, (24), 148-167.Güran, M. S., & Özarslan, H. (2013). Çerçeveleme teorisinin halkla ilişkilerde kullanımı. Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, (34), 299-314.Kuan, D., Hasan, N. A. M., Zawawi, J. W. M., & Abdullah, Z. (2021). Framing theory application in public relations: The lack of dynamic framing analysis in competitive context. Media Watch, 12(2), 333-351.Chong, D., & Druckman, J. N. (2007). Framing theory. Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci., 10(1), 103-126.Kabha, R. (2026). Conceptualization of Framing Theory in Public Relations. Educational Research (IJMCER), 8(1), 01-09.Güran, M. S., & Özarslan, H. (2022). Framing theory in the age of social media. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, (48), 446-457.Shekh, B. Application of Framing Theory in Public Relations: An Analysis on Rhetorical Perspective.Hallahan, K. (2011). Political public relations and strategic framing. In Political public relations (pp. 186-222). Routledge.
Work Placement none
Aims of the Course The aim of the Strategic Framing Approaches in Public Relations course is to teach students the fundamental concepts and approaches of framing theory and to equip them with the skills to analyze and design public relations messages and campaigns from a strategic framing perspective.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 Introduction: The Concept of Framing and Core Approaches Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 2 LO-1 LO-7 Strategic Framing and Public Relations Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 3 LO-2 Problem Definition in Public Relations Lecture Discussion Problem Solving
Week - 4 LO-2 LO-3 Frame, Context, and Meaning-Making Lecture Discussion Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 5 LO-3 Situational Framing: Interaction, Roles, and Rules Lecture Discussion Case Study
Week - 6 LO-3 LO-5 Attribute Framing and Positioning Lecture Discussion Case Study
Week - 7 LO-4 Framing Risky Choices Lecture Question & Answer Case Study
Week - 8 LO-4 LO-6 Action Framing: Designing Behavior-Oriented Messages Lecture Brain Storming Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 9 LO-5 Issue Framing: Definition Contests and Competing Frames Lecture Discussion Case Study
Week - 10 LO-4 LO-5 Responsibility Framing and Crisis Communication Lecture Discussion Case Study
Week - 11 LO-5 News Framing and the Role of PR Sources Lecture Critique/Critical Reading Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 12 LO-6 LO-7 The Relationship Between Message, Language, and Frames: Narrative Framing and Framing Devices Lecture Brain Storming Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 13 LO-5 LO-6 Case Analyses + Group Presentations Discussion Team/Group Work Case Study
Week - 14 LO-4 LO-7 Evaluating Framing Processes Lecture Question & Answer Discussion

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