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
PRL3517	Editorial Analysis I	Spring 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 :	Assoc. Prof. ELİF ENGİN
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. ELİF ENGİN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course is designed to introduce the basics of news gathering and news analyzing, as well as to examine and critique the role of journalist in our society.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will be able to have the knowledge about Journalism in Turkey and all around the world.
2) Students will be recognize what news is and the importance of journalism.
3) Students will be able to know how a journalist work in Turkey and the meaning of “gatekeeping”
4) Students will be able to understand the language of the News.
5) Students will be able to read the news as a Professional.
6) Students will be recognize the importance of Ethics in Journalism.
7) Students will be analyze the agenda of Turkey.
8) Students will be able to define alternative models of Journalism Practice
9) Students will have the comprehensive knowledge about models of Journalism.
10) Students will be able to evaluate Journalism in Turkey.

Course Content

Students will explore the history, politics, and ethics of journalism as it has developed in its print, broadcast, and online forms. The students will learn how to gather, analyze, and report the news. They will learn strategies for organizing, reporting and analyzing information.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Journalism
2)	What is News?, Making News: Truth, Newsworthiness
3)	How does a journalist work in Turkey? Gatekeeping Process, Deciding What’s News
4)	Language of the News	Reading mainstream newspapers during a week
5)	Reading the News as a professional
6)	Main Models of Journalistic Practice I
7)	Main Models of Journalistic Practice II
8)	Media & Ethics
9)	Ethical Problems in Journalism
10)	Discussions about the agenda of Turkey
11)	Discussions about the agenda of Turkey
12)	Discussions about the agenda of the world
13)	Discussions about the agenda of the world
14)	Review for Final Project and give the assigment for final project

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	Reading Material Will Be Given On Weekly Basis

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	3	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	5	65
Homework Assignments	1	4	4
Midterms	1	5	5
Final	1	6	6
Total Workload			119

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.