PRIVATE SECURITY AND PROTECTION (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
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: | Associate (Short 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) | Upon the completion of the program, the students will be able to; Utilize the theoretical information they have acquired in private security sector | |
2) | Develop the skill of working in a team cooperatively | |
3) | Develop the skill of identifying and analyzing the vocational problems of private security and resolving them effectively. | |
4) | Develop the behavioral consciousness of occupational ethics and sense of responsibility | |
5) | Develop an awareness for life long learning and physical progress | |
6) | Develop the skill of having information about daily problems and developments about private security. | |
7) | Comprehend the laws and regulations of the sector. | |
8) | Develop the skill of effective communication. | |
9) | Develop the skill of adopting the security technologies. | |
10) | Develop the skill of planning and practicing vocational processes. | |
11) | Develop the skill of having entrepreneurship personality | |
12) | Develop the skill of communicating in the private security sector in a foreign language. |