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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

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.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)
4) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.