NEW MEDIA
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
NMD3912	Digital Media Literacy	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:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	Journalism is changing and so is investigative journalism. Investigative journalism is affected by emerging digital media and investigative journalists increasingly work in interdisciplinary teams drawing on expertise from fields such as law, economy, information technology and social science. This course aims to encourage investigative journalism in digital times, and seeks to deepen the understanding and knowledge of digital investigative journalism.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) can conduct an investigative journalistic project with digital methodologies.
2) can analyze and reflect upon both traditional investigative journalism as well as recently developed methods and genres.
3) can analyze theory and methodology of investigative journalism and also develop new ways to reflect upon modernized genres.
4) is able to reflect upon and analyze both organizational and practical aspects of investigative journalism.
5) is capable of gathering data in national as well as international contexts.
6) is capable of analyzing other aspects of working with investigative journalism.

Course Content

The focus of the course is on investigative journalism in digital age. Key issues include how investigative journalism is affected by digital harvesting of data, and how investigative journalism is challenged by and profiting from developments of digital technology.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	The basic elements of investigative journalism
3)	Investigative journalism on digital age
4)	A brief history of leaks and whistleblowing
5)	WikiLeaks
6)	WikiLeaks II
7)	Snowden files
8)	Midterm
9)	Leaks journalism against mass surveillance
10)	Collaborative investigations across borders and Panama & Paradise papers
11)	Other leaking platforms
12)	Social media analysis and big data harvesting
13)	Ethical perspectives of digital investigative journalism
14)	Summary of the course topics, directions and notices for the final exam.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1) Dick, M. Investigative Online Search. London: Centre for Investigative Journalism. https://web.archive.org/web/20170208003105/http://www.tcij.org/sites/default/files/u4/CIJ_Investigative_Online_Search_26_05_11.pdf. 2) Gray, J., Chambers L., Bounegru L. (Ed.) (2018). The Data Journalism Handbook. How Journalists Can Use Data to Improve the News. http://datajournalismhandbook.net/1.0/en/.
References:	1) Spielberg, S. (Director). (2017). The Post [Motion Picture]. 2) Poitras, L. (Director). (2014). Citizenfour [Motion Picture]. 3) Wahlström, J. (Director). (2013). Mediastan: A WikiLeaks Road Movie [Motion Picture]. 4) Ehrlich, J., & Goldsmith, R. (Directors). (2009). The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers [Motion Picture].

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 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	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6	84
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			130

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
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.	3
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.	2
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.	3
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.	5
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.	4
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