MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
NMD3913 Visual Journalism Fall 3 0 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Course Objectives: Public trust to TV and print media news is getting less everyday. There are many reasons affecting the public trust. Social media had turn to a fake news spreader filled with rumors conspiracy theories. Journalists working for electronic and online media should prepare their stories with more solid proofs and evidences. While working in the field as a tv or online journalists need to produce more pictures together with the sound. They need to edit them in simple cinematographic way to establish a contact between the story and the viewers. That should be done without any compromise of journalism ethics.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learn how to use photography, videography, and audio to tell compelling stories.
2) can analyze and reflect upon both traditional visual journalism as well as recently developed methods and genres.
3) can analyze theory and methodology of visual journalism and also develop new ways to reflect upon modernized genres.
4) will able to reflect upon and analyze both organizational and practical aspects of visual journalism.
5) will develop and report multimedia stories in national as well as international aspects.
6) will capable of analyzing the story with visual aspects and editing it in ethical rules.

Course Content

The focus of the course is on visual journalism in digital age. Key issues include how visual journalism is practicing on the field, and how visual journalism is challenged by and profiting from developments of digital technology.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) The basic technics of photography
3) Photojournalism
4) Video Journalism
5) Video camera
6) The Frame (Composition)
7) The Light (Dramatic, Natural)
8) Sound / Deadline for the 1st project
9) Editing
10) Digital publishing ethics
11) Analysis on well known worldwide broadcasters of visual journalism / Deadline for the 2nd project
12) Visual sense (pictures turning to a story)
13) Making the multimedia report. Discussions on the multimedia reports prepared by the students
14) Summary of the course topics, directions and notices for the final exam

Sources

Course Notes: 1) Visual journalism: Infographics from the world's best newsrooms and designers / edited by Robert Klanten and Anja Kouznetsova ; contributing editor, Javier Errea ; preface, profiles, and caption texts by Javier Errea ; translation from Spanish into English by Steven Tolliver 2) Visual journalism / David Machin ; Lydia Polzer 3) Data Journalism handbook / Jonathan Gray, https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/one. 4) Televizyon program yapımcılığı : “bir televizyon yapımcısının bilmesi gereken her şey” / Colin Hart ; çev. Vedat Tayyar Erdamar
References: 1) BBC News Night 2) DW European Journal 3) ARTE Reportage 4) AL JAZEERA ENGLISH People and Power

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project 2 % 60
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 100
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 2 16 32
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution