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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
NMD4115 Media Practices II Spring 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: As an advance version of Media Applications in Habertürk I, this course also helps students to face the real media practice meanwhile they study at university. Students will work and accomplish the real duties which will be given by the editors and coordinators in their departments. Although all students of Faculty of Communication take intensive practical courses for enriching their theoretical knowledge and getting prepared to professional media, this course will be the last and the most realistic opportunity for them before their first steps to professional life
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 II 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) Discussions on Turkish Media: Where Do We Work?
3) Working in the Professional World: Media Organization Scheme
4) Advanced New Gathering and Writing: One News Story, Many Media
5) Magazine Journalism: Practices in Habertürk Group Magazines.
6) Social Media and Journalism: A New Challenge, A New Opportunity?
7) Project Proposals for Different Sections
8) New Media Applications: How to…
9) Graphic Design for Publications: Applications
10) Graphic Design for the Web: Applications
11) Application Design and Management
12) Practices in Sound Editing
13) Practices in Video Editing
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
Study Hours Out of Class 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) To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2) To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. 5
3) To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. 3
4) To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. 4
5) To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6) To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7) To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. 4
8) To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. 3
9) To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. 5
10) To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. 5