ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
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
FTV3935	Radio Programming	Fall	3	0	3	5

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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 :	Prof. Dr. NİLAY ULUSOY
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor ERHAN KONUK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main objective of the course is to give vision on the making of a radio programme through the introduction of the structure of a radio programme. Although this is not a course about the structure of the radio stations, the structure of the stations (the positions in a radio station, radio formats etc) will be examined in order to situate the topic in a wider context.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Will be able to define the concepts of radio prgramme and programmer.
2. Recognize the definitions of different positions in a radio station.
3. Recognize the differences between different positions and job titles.
4. Will be able to name different types of radio programmes.
5. Will be able to name different radio formats.
6. Recognize the corporate staff organization in both the state and the private radio stations.
7. Will be able to name reportage and interview types.
8. Make the montage of a radio programme.
9. Share the experiences of important radio programmers.
10. Will be able to understand the importance of advertisement, news, promotion and budget for a radio station.

Course Content

This is a radio programme creating course in which general structure of a radio station is examined.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Radio Programming
2)	The Departments in a Radio Station
3)	The Broadcaster, The Programmer, The Presenter, The DJ, The producer
4)	Radio Formats, The Radio Shows (Live, Band, etc.)
5)	Different Styles of Interviewing
6)	Editing (The editing sets, the studios)
7)	Visiting a Radio Station or a Record Studio
8)	Meeting with famous radio stars (DJ, Presenter etc.), pop singers, groups or artists
9)	The Commercials, The News
10)	The promotions and the budgets
11)	Radio Broadcasting in Turkey
12)	Radio Broadcasting in the world
13)	Practice in the studio
14)	Review for the final exam

Sources

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	2	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	10	50
Presentations / Seminar	3	25
Midterms	1	4
Final	1	4
Total Workload		125

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)	Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works.	3
2)	Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies.	2
3)	Develop an awareness of different approaches to the economic events and why and how those approaches have been formed through the Economic History and understand the differences among those approaches by noticing at what extent they could explain the economic events.	1
4)	Analyze the interventions of politics to the economics and vice versa.	3
5)	Apply the economic analysis to everyday economic problems and evaluate the policy proposals for those problems by comparing opposite approaches.	2
6)	Understand current and new economic events and how the new approaches to the economics are formed and evaluating.	2
7)	Develop the communicative skills in order to explain the specific economic issues/events written, spoken and graphical form.	3
8)	Know how to formulate the economics problems and issues and define the solutions in a well-formed written form, which includes the hypothesis, literature, methodology and results / empirical evidence.	2
9)	Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative capabilities and provide evidence for the hypotheses and economic arguments.	2
10)	Understand the information and changes related to the economy by using a foreign language and communicate with colleagues.	3