| PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| NMD3206 | Documentary News Production for New Media | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to develop an understanding on the basics of documentary journalism and to improve the visual memory of students. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who succeed in this course will be able to have; - developed an understanding on the essential elements of documentary filmmaking - increased their knowledge and bradened their horizons about the specific roles storytelling plays on journalism and documentary-making - grasped the fundamentals of technical opportunities made availabe to documentarists by new media technologies - gained hands-on experience on novel ways of making narrative and / or experimental documentaries - worked in groups to create an interactive documentary |
| This course is about exploring and creating productions situated at the intersection of news, documentary and new media. The course will start by a discussion of elements of documentary style, followed by an analysis of novel ways of documentary film-making which make use of opportunities provided by new media. After a discussion of emerging technologies and techniques available to media-makers (such as location-based technologies, transmedia storytelling, crowdsourcing, and interactivity) and their implications for film and television documentary, students will be expected to work in teams to create a series of narrative and experimental documentaries. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction and Overview of the Course | |
| 2) | The role of documentaries on the construction of nation-state | |
| 3) | Documentary on the population exchange | |
| 4) | National holidays and documentary journalism | |
| 5) | Political parties, elections and documentary | |
| 6) | Social movements and documentary | |
| 7) | Documentary journalism in times of political crisis | |
| 8) | The evaluation and analysis of midterm exam | |
| 9) | Documentary journalism on anti-democratic movements | |
| 10) | Labor movement and documentary journalism | |
| 11) | Documentaries on historical political moments | |
| 12) | Telling the history through documentaries and memory | |
| 13) | Documentary production for peace | |
| 14) | Review of the term |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Homework Assignments | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 124 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. | |
| 2) | Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. | |
| 3) | Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives | |
| 4) | Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). | |
| 5) | Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. | |
| 6) | Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). | |
| 7) | Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. | |
| 8) | Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. | |
| 9) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. | 3 |