LOGISTICS (TURKISH)
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

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:	Associate (Short 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

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)	To have knowledge about logistics operations and the basic legislation
2)	To have knowledge about the politics, corporations and the developments in logistics.
3)	To have knowledge about the economical life and the basic features of the enterprises that take place in logistics sector.
4)	To have knowledge about the documents that are used in logistics and how to prepare them.
5)	To have knowledge about the new marketing and sales techniques and the principles of opening to new markets.
6)	To have knowledge and consciousness about the job security, worker health and environment protection in logistics sector.
7)	To have knowledge and consciousness about the basic legal attainments, social responsibility, ethics and social security rights in logistics.
8)	To be involved in communication network in logistics sector and follow the developments.	2
9)	To have the ability to comment and evaluate the classical and current theories by taking into account the developments in logistics and supply chain areas.
10)	To have the basic knowledge about foreign trade and customs legislation.
11)	To have knowledge about relationship between foreign trade and logistics management.
12)	To have basic knowledge in at least one foreign language.
13)	He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system.