INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POV3112 | Visual Documentary | Spring Fall |
2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 : | Instructor HALUK ÇOBANOĞLU |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | It is aimed that through screenings, students will get acquinted with landmark documentaries, which they will then analyze and criticize. They will also get familiarized with contemporary documentary films which use different cinematic languages and styles in their making. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Illustrate a knowledge of the history of documentary film. 2. Analyze, criticize and evaluate documentary films. 3. Recognize different documentary genres and to interprete the theoretical backgroud behind them. 4. Demonstrate ability to compare and contrast different documentary styles. 5. Apply basic documentary techniques in personal projects. |
The course aims to examine the history of documentary film as well as its different genres. It will start examining documentary films from the begining of film history, emphasizing the non-fictional aspects of film. It will continue its research within the development of documentary film-making in recent years in different genres such as ethnographic film, biography, animated documetary etc. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The Beginnings: American popular anthropology, Soviet political indoctrination and European experimentalism. | |
2) | The instituionalization of documentary before and during the World War II. | Weekly readings will be assigned. |
3) | Postwar documentary and documentary for television. | Weekly readings will be assigned. |
4) | British Free Cinema, Direct Cinema vs Cinema Verité. | Weekly readings will be assigned. |
5) | Documentary in the 70’s and 80’s, the arrival of video. | Weekly readings will be assigned. |
6) | Documentary in the 90’s, Reality Bites. | Weekly readings will be assigned. |
7) | Student presentations. | Assignment 1 |
8) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. |
9) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. |
10) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. |
11) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. |
12) | Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.). | Working on the assignments. |
13) | Contemporary Turkish documentary. | Working on the final project. |
14) | Contemporary Turkish documentary. | Final Project |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. Aufderheide, P. (2007). Documentary film : a very short introduction. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. 2. Barnouw, E. (1993). Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film. New York: Oxford University Press. 3. Ellis, J. & McLane, B. (2005). A new history of documentary film. New York: Continuum. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 30 |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 5 | 65 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total Workload | 148 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions | 2 |
2) | To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems of finance | 1 |
3) | To understand and grasp the full details of theoretical arguments and counter arguments | 2 |
4) | To be fully prepared for a graduate study in finance and to have lifelong learning awareness | 2 |
5) | To be able to apply theoretical principles of finance to the realities of practical business life | 1 |
6) | To develop solutions for managerial problems by understanding the requirements of international financial markets | 2 |
7) | To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations | 3 |
8) | To be able to make decisions both locally and internationally by knowing the effects of globalization on business and social life | 2 |
9) | To have the competencies of the digital age and to use the necessary financial applications | 2 |
10) | To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes | 1 |
11) | To understand the importance of business ethics and to take decisions by knowing the legal and ethical consequences of their activities in the academic world and business life | 2 |
12) | To develop an objective criticism in business and academic life and having a perspective to self-criticize | 2 |