GZT103 Basic Journalism

6 ECTS - 2-1 Duration (T+A)- 1. Semester- 2.5 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM PR.
Code GZT103
Name Basic Journalism
Term 2019-2020 Academic Year
Semester 1. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 2.5 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label C Compulsory
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. FİLİZ YILDIZ
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. FİLİZ YILDIZ (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The course provides an critical approache to occurrence of journalism practice, and its institutionalization process as a vocation, in terms of socioeconomic conditions. Moreover, try to explains the production conditions of media contents, analyzes how newsp production in light of humanitarian conditions is provided. The course, together with a basic course of journalism, explains production process of medi.

Course Content

The course contains basic information of journalism. In the course, history of journalism and reporting, and news gathering and writting, are focused on. Also, issues of journalism/media sectors are investigated in the light of economy-politcs-cultural-sociologic terms, and the sources of actual issues are determined. In general, by enlightening development and transformation of journalism and related concepts of journalism, and actual circumstance, this course explains sociological function of journalism.

Course Precondition

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Has knowledge about the basic concepts of journalism.
LO02 Has knowledge about the effects of technological developments and transformations on journalism.
LO03 has knowledge about the concepts of newspaper, journalist, journalism and news types.
LO04 Understands the relationship between the development of journalism and social and political developments.
LO05 Follows the developments in journalism and analyzes the production stages of news in mass media.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Reading course books
2 Journalism in perspective of globalism and media Reading course books
3 Transformation in journalism Reading course books
4 Journalism ethics and societal role Reading course books
5 News agency and information networks in the world Reading course books
6 News and news components Reading course books
7 News collecting and resources Reading course books
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading course books
9 Midterm Exam Review
10 News writing methods Reading course books
11 News writing methods Reading course books
12 News writing methods Reading course books
13 Journalism styles Reading course books
14 New Media and online journalism Reading course books
15 Independent media and right based journalism Reading course books
16 Term Exams General review
17 Term Exams General review


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 09.05.2025 05:07