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 2020-2021 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 Uzaktan Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. FİLİZ YILDIZ
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN BERKSUN (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The course provides a critical approach to occurrence of journalism practice, and its institutionalisation 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 Learns the basic consepts in Journalism field.
LO02 Explains the transformation and chancing of journalism in thi light of sociology, communication technologies, globalism and economy-politics.
LO03 Evaluates the news production sphere, journalism styles, news gathering and publishing.
LO04 Analyzes the news in critical perspective and recognizes the news production methods.
LO05 Knows structure and process of communication, and has informations on related regulations.
LO06 Has particular knowledges about vocational information related to communication and mass media.
LO07 Be able to distinguish specific historical conditions of journalism field in terms of sociological history of Turkey.


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 the role of journalism in society 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 Contemporary 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