PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
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
NMD4111	Media Practices I	Spring Fall	0	6	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:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SİNAN AŞÇI
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY Instructor SİNEM İNCE
Recommended Optional Program Components:	This course will help students to face the real media practice meanwhile they study in university. Much more than conventional internship programs, students will work and accomplish the real duties which will be given by the editors and coordinators in the section they will be established. Therefore students will develop a sense of how communication is practiced in the professional atmosphere.
Course Objectives:	This course - designed in partnership with Habertürk - will develop students' creative and practical potential through an innovative curriculum. The course is a new kind of degree provision, alert to the needs of industry and developed in partnership with it. It will enhance student's creative potential through a program that fosters individual knowledge and skills in a context of professional practice. Media Applications in Habertürk I offers opportunities to work in both educational and professional contexts as it will be delivered at Habertürk Media Group's headquarters.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
This course helps communication students to improve their skills in real media sections with an intensive practice. The students who succeeded in this course;
- will gain knowledge on in-depth reporting,
- will learn journalism values, ethics and solid writing skills,
- will learn the convergent nature of the new media system which brings together writing, editing, shooting, presenting, graphic work, photography, sound mastering, social media etc.
- will have a deep experience for they will be worked as reporter, editor, photographer, cameraman, graphic designer, PR staff and social media editor in Habertürk media group

Course Content

The course is connected to many other undergraduate courses in Faculty of Communication. As the students will spend a professional time in different media sections, they will have the opportunity to implement the knowledge they had from various other courses they took. The course provides opportunities for every student from all departments to develop and apply work discipline, communication practices and critical thinking skills in their professional life.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Working in the Professional World I
3)	Working in the Professional World II
4)	Practices in News I: Gathering.
5)	Practices in News II: Writing for Different Media
6)	Project Proposals for Different Sections
7)	New Media - Traditional Media: Discussions and Applications
8)	Social Media: How Does It Work? How to Use It in Professional Media Work
9)	Convergence Journalism: Media All Together?
10)	Practices in Photo-Journalism
11)	Practices in Online Journalism
12)	Video and Editing
13)	Media Organization Scheme: PR
14)	Review and Discussions

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Bräuchler & Postil. 2010. Theorising Media and Practice. Berghahn Books
References:	-

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	10	% 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)	10	% 40
Project	5	% 60
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	10	8	80
Project	5	8	40
Total Workload			120

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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.