BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS | |||||
| 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 |
| NMD4112 | News Writing in English | Fall | 3 | 0 | 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 SİNAN AŞÇI |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course provides students news writing skills for different areas in English. The students can compare and evaluate the foreign newspapers, TVs, radios and web pages in terms on their contents. This course is very useful for the new media students in the sense that it covers news writing and reporting in English. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Students will be able to teach fundamental skills about writing news dispatches in English 2) To explore different styles of news language 3) To compare various media outlets on style (TV, print, online, radio, wire services etc.) 4) To explore and compare products of English language news outlets. |
Course Content
| This course is to be the guide to the knowledge, skills and attitude of the professional journalists. It teaches to write news for all media platforms like print, online, TV, radio. And also, this course specializes in different languages for different areas. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Relations between language characteristics and newspeak | |
| 2) | Basic styles in English language news writing | |
| 3) | Clichés and how to avoid them | |
| 4) | Word economy | |
| 5) | Writing for print media and headline skills | |
| 6) | Writing for TV radio | |
| 7) | Spoken word, reporting on the field and language of the street | |
| 8) | Writing online texts | |
| 9) | Comparing different outlets | |
| 10) | Language and content. How they affect each other | |
| 11) | Different areas and different languages | |
| 12) | Explore quality and tabloid examples and compare them | |
| 13) | Compare different titles in English media word | |
| 14) | General review |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | News Writing, the Gathering, Handling and Writing of News Stories. Matthew Lyle Spencer. 2012. ISBN-1103879855 |
| References: |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 20 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 118 | ||
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) | Has theoretical and practical knowledge on management, business, trade, economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development related to International Trade and Business and can use this information | |
| 2) | Can collect data from different sources in the global business world and successfully apply research techniques, use information and communication technologies. | |
| 3) | Can analyze opportunities and threats with strategic thinking skills by using different resources and channels in the ever-changing global business world. | |
| 4) | Can communicate orally and in writing with a good knowledge of English grammar. | |
| 5) | He / she can transfer the knowledge and skills he / she has acquired in the field to the relevant people in written and oral form and evaluate them critically. | |
| 6) | Adopts the principles of business ethics with the awareness of professional responsibility and can apply these principles within the framework of legal rules in the field of global trade and business. | |
| 7) | He / she can collaborate in and out of the field, take responsibility, respect cultural differences and have ethical values. | |
| 8) | Has sufficient awareness of social rights, justice, cultural values, environmental awareness, occupational health and safety. | |
| 9) | With the lifelong learning skill acquired, she/he can identify learning needs and improve herself/himself |