ECTS - Journalism I
Journalism I (PR491) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism I | PR491 | General Elective | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to prepare for the “Atılım Haber” newspaper publication with using the applications of the Journalism profession. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Definitions and the functions of the concepts and the tools of the journalism; writing texts such as news, articles and interviews; commenting on articles; creating images that will complete the texts; preparing three issues of Atılım Newspaper. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The people and roles in the production of Newspaper. The writing style and significance The importance of the graphic design The importance of the images The concept and importance of teamwork The ethics of journalism and photography | |
| 2 | The agenda meeting for the first issue of Newspaper The task distribution for the first issue The choice and format of topics and contents Discussion of supporting research proposals | |
| 3 | The review of the texts produced and production methods Development of recommendations for eliminating the defective (if any) Images reviews The reportage methods; to use of the quotes from an interview in the plain text; the transforming of the reportage into the plain text. | |
| 4 | Text editing Determination of images Page design The effect of visual presentation in journalism | |
| 5 | The print process and monitoring the process The first proposals for the second issue | |
| 6 | The evaluating of the first issue The agenda meeting for the second issue of Newspaper The task distribution for the second issue The choice and format of topics and contents Discussion of supporting research proposals The investigation of the research processes Introduction of the photojournalism | |
| 7 | The review of the texts produced and production methods Development of recommendations for eliminating the defective (if any) Images reviews Photo reportage | |
| 8 | Text editing Determination of images Page design | |
| 9 | The print process and monitoring the process The first proposals for the third issue | |
| 10 | The evaluating of the second issue The agenda meeting for the third issue of Newspaper The task distribution for the third issue The choice and format of topics and contents Discussion of supporting research proposals The investigation of the research processes Science writing | |
| 11 | The review of the texts produced and production methods Development of recommendations for eliminating the defective (if any) Images reviews The evaluation of the individual gains | |
| 12 | Text editing Determination of images Page design | |
| 13 | The print process and monitoring the process The first proposals for the third issue | |
| 14 | The evaluating of the third issue | |
| 15 | The ethics of journalism and photograph | |
| 16 | The tendency to the profession, and the future's vision of students |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 14 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 4 | 30 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 15 | 45 |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 37 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply knowledge in mathematics and basic sciences and computational skills to solve manufacturing engineering problems | |||||
| 2 | An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies | |||||
| 3 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | |||||
| 4 | An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | |||||
| 5 | An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications | |||||
| 6 | An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly | |||||
| 7 | An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually | |||||
| 8 | An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally | |||||
| 9 | An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology | |||||
| 10 | An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering | |||||
| 11 | An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development | |||||
| 12 | An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Laboratory | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Application | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Special Course Internship | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 10 | 40 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 135 | ||