FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PRL3517 | Editorial Analysis I | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Associate (Short 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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | Reading Material Will Be Given On Weekly Basis |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | He/she comprehends the main theories and terminology of International Trade. | |
2) | He/she comprehends the custom operations. | |
3) | He/she applies international finance and accounting knowledge to business life. | |
4) | He/she has skills of using computer and software. | |
5) | He/she analyses Turkey and EU foreign trade structure. | |
6) | He/she brings in the basic reason of international marketing. | |
7) | He/she consults basic law rules and legislation which built the legal frame of foreign trade. | |
8) | He/she evaluates and analyses risks which foreign trade companies may meet. | |
9) | He/she comprehends the international logistics and transportation. | |
10) | He/she has the qualification and eligibility to work on international platform. | |
11) | He/she uses efficient oral and written communication skills. | |
12) | He/she follows and applies the national and international actual and the economic developments about foreign trade. | |
13) | He/she has vocational ethical value that market needs in qualified staff, can use Turkish effectively in writing and speaking communication; have proficiency in foreign language knowledge to making international correspond. |