BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| ECONOMICS | |||||
| 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 |
| FTV4931 | Film Genres | Spring | 3 | 0 | 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: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course is directed towards the comprehension and evaluation of popular cinema and popular films within a historical and cultural context. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Recognize the conception of popular cinema. 2. Identify the conception of genre. 3. Analyze the conflict between originality and genre. 4. Define different genres 5. Discuss the history of sci-fi genre 6. Analyze genre movies with a social perspective 7. Analyze genre movies with a historical perspective 8. Analyze genre movies with a political perspective 9. Evaluate the history of horror genre 10. Analyze genre movies with with an emphasis on genre issues 11. Analyze genre movies with an emphasis on desire. 12. Analyze genre movies with an emphasis on class issues. |
Course Content
| The course will start with the problems of definition of genre, with special emphasis given to specific iconographies of genres. Then, the course will deal with the issue of originality within the context of genre. Finally, case studies of two specific genres, science-fiction and horror, will be covered. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the class | - |
| 2) | Problems of definition; iconography | reading |
| 3) | Science-Fiction | reading |
| 4) | Mad scientists – fantastic voyages | reading - watching film |
| 5) | Alien invasions | reading - watching film |
| 6) | Alien encounters | reading - watching film |
| 7) | Dystopias | reading - watching film |
| 8) | Horror | reading |
| 9) | Monsters as Return of the Repressed | reading - watching film |
| 10) | Battle of the genders | reading - watching films |
| 11) | Onjects of desire | reading - watching film |
| 12) | Horrors with political agenda | reading - watching film |
| 13) | Other others | reading- watching film |
| 14) | presentations | presentation preparation |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | 1.Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner, Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 45 |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 122 | ||
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) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | |
| 2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | |
| 3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | |
| 4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | |
| 5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | |
| 6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | |
| 7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | |
| 8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | |
| 9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | |
| 10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | |
| 11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |