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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
NMD2010	Creative Writing for Digital Platforms	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 :	Assist. Prof. MELİS ÖZBEK
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course aims to provide students with opportunities to work intensively on their writing in a number o forms and genres. Also, its aim is to get the students writing, keep them writing, and enable them to enjoy their work to the full. Teaching methods of the course: lecture, readings, exams, discussions, practical works, assignments

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course,
- will build specialist writing skills for profession applications such as corporate writing, persuasive writing, journalistic writing, editing.
- will learn tostimulate and sustain creative flow of writing
- will attain both practical and theoretical understanding of writing practice.
-will learn physical and psychological conditions of writing and the effective writing.

Course Content

This course is designed to stimulate and sustain creative flow of writing. It aims to follow the idea which says “writing is a way of life”. Thus, the students will be introduced the main subjects about writings such as starting writing process, both physical and psychological conditions of writing and the effective writing.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction	None
2)	What is creative writing? What is creative non-fiction writing?
3)	Starting the writing process
4)	Focus on the words and sounds
5)	Surprise yourself: Work in depth, play with words and images.
6)	Work with your dreams: Using dream experiences
7)	Introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions: Work with Beginnings and Endings
8)	Prewriting(Invention), prewriting strategies
9)	How to write an effective essay
10)	Journalism and journalistic writing
11)	Invent yourself as a writer: Writer’s block/ Writer’s anxiety.
12)	Craft your work: Invent a purpose, focus on style and clarity
13)	Proofreading your writing
14)	Edit your work. Evaluation of the semester

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Project	1	% 35
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 30
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 65
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Application	14	1	14
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Project	1	20	20
Midterms	1	5	5
Final	1	5	5
Total Workload			114

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 prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media	2
2)	To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management
3)	To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising
4)	To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising
5)	To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field.
6)	To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective
7)	To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising
8)	To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising