AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0304 | Music Business and Turkish Music Industry | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor CELAL ELDENİZ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course serves the student who is wishing to increase their knowledge of the basic business practices of the Turkish Music industry and the student who is considering further study of the music business. The course utilizes guest speakers from the music and entertainment industry with respect to career development. The course has a strong emphasis on practical applications of classroom knowledge to the music business environment. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; At the end of the course attendants will be informed about: Main Actors of the Music Industry, Recording, Producing, Legal Issues, Packaging, Digital Music Industry. The course focuses on skills necessary for beginning and maintaining a professional career in the music industry. |
Music Business and Turkish Music Industry is an introduction to the basic concepts of the business practices related to the music industry and actors in Turkish Music Industry . |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Main Actors in the Music Business | Text |
2) | Music & Musicians | Text |
3) | Music Recording & Record Business | Text |
4) | Production of Music | Text |
5) | Legal Issues & Packaging | Text |
6) | Personal Manager & Booking Agent | Text |
7) | Music Organizations, Festivals & Concert Promoters. | Text |
8) | Digital Music Industry | Text |
9) | Midterm | |
10) | Music Societies | Text |
11) | Music Publishers | Text |
12) | Music TVs & Radios & Magazine… | Text |
13) | Music Education | Text |
14) | Music Shops, Distribution & Instrument Repair, Design | Text |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | Mike King (2009) Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail. ISBN 978-0876390986 David Baskerville (2009) Music Business Handbook ISBN 978-1412976794 Shelly Field (2004) Career Opportunities In The Music Industry. ISBN 978-0816059966 Paul Allen (2011) Artist Management for the Music Business, Second Edition ISBN 978-0240815015 Mike King (2009) Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail. ISBN 978-0876390986 David Baskerville (2009) Music Business Handbook ISBN 978-1412976794 Shelly Field (2004) Career Opportunities In The Music Industry. ISBN 978-0816059966 Paul Allen (2011) Artist Management for the Music Business, Second Edition ISBN 978-0240815015 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 15 |
Project | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Midterms | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | |
4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | |
5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | |
6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | |
7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 2 |
8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | |
9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 3 |