POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

NMD3901

Ders İsmi:

Digital Investigative Journalism

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring
Fall

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	2	3	10

Language of instruction:

English

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Non-Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

The journalism industry is always changing. With the new world of the internet comes a new form of journalism: convergence. Media convergence is defined as a form of cross-media cooperation, usually involving broadcast, print, photography and internet sites. This new form of journalism requires the journalist to be skilled in more than one discipline. For example, a convergence journalist could write an article for a newspaper and produce a broadcast package on the same story all in one day. Convergence journalism also adds more elements and details to a story through the use of more than one outlet to tell the story. This course is aimed to focus on the latest developments in journalism practice with underlining the cross-media applications and to give students basic skills to cover stories in a convergent way.

Course Content:

Students who will be already taken the introductory courses on different sections of journalism will be introduced and re-introduced about the importance of convergence in media as well as technical details about; news writing, photojournalism, fundamentals of multimedia journalism, broadcasting, editing, computer assisted journalism and information graphics. Blogging and podcasting will also be issues during the semester. Students will be obliged to cover convergent real news stories in order to be able to apply what they’ve received from the course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Overview of the course, the syllabus and the textbooks
2)	Basics of convergent journalism and web 2.0
3)	Content management systems
4)	Introduction to Wordpress
5)	Themes
6)	Dashboard
7)	Plug-ins
8)	Midterm
9)	Content creating and managing
10)	User management
11)	Web analytics
12)	Presentation of projects
13)	Presentation of projects
14)	Review of the semester

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Jeffrey S. Wilkinson, August E. Grant and Douglas Fisher. Principles of Convergent Journalism. UK, Oxford University Press, 2008.

Stephen Quinn , Vincent Filak. Convergent Journalism An Introduction: Writing and Producing Across Media. New York, Focal Press, 2005.

NatGeo Guide to Photography:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/ngdotcom/rights-exempt/NatGeo_GuideToPhotography.pdf

KALOW, Nancy (2011). Visual Storytelling. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
P. 6-15
https://documentarystudies.duke.edu/books/visual-storytelling-digital-video-documentary

JENKINS, Henry (2006). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, New York: New York University Press.
P.1-24 (Introduction: “Worship at the Altar of Convergence”: A New Paradigm for Understanding Media Change)

FILAK, Vincent F. (2015). Convergent Journalism an Introduction: Writing and Producing Across Media. New York: Focal Press.
P.63-74 (Structure and Storytelling)

Reuters Handbook: A Reporter’s Guide to TV News Production: P.25-31 (Reporting and Writing Basics)

Reuters Video News Handbook: Pictures/Editing/Audio

References:

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2)	Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3)	Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4)	Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5)	Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6)	Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7)	Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8)	Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9)	Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10)	Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11)	Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12)	Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	13	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Application	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	14	196
Midterms	1	4	4
Final	1	4	4
Total Workload			260