AS437 Data Journalism

4 ECTS - 2-1 Duration (T+A)- 7. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code AS437
Name Data Journalism
Semester 7. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SEVDA ÜNAL


Course Goal

Students taking this course: Develop a critical perspective on data journalism, To learn the basic information about data collection and cleaning, Developing skills related to data analysis and interpretation, Learning visualization methods It is expected.

Course Content

The aim of Data Journalism course is to understand the basic data of this field: data acquisition, data collection, data classification, data analysis, practical and theoretical understanding of the data visualization process, and the open data relationship by using the right to information. Data journalism in the developing Internet world; To teach how online is developing as a result of computer-aided journalism and data-based journalism, as a future of journalism and how it plays a powerful role in news-transfer more effectively through online open sources, tools and techniques.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Resources

Lecture notes.

Notes

Online resources.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 To learn concepts related to data journalism, its history and tools with examples
LO02 Data Journalism online use of the most appropriate tools, data sources and how to create data sets
LO03 Analyze, visualize, interview data and conduct effective teamwork
LO04 Be able to understand and use the usage of news and news in news centers and news
LO05 Design basics, effective visual communication and data visualization, mapping studies
LO06 To be able to understand and implement the process of data-based news
LO07 To understand the relationship between Freedom to Information and Open Data and to verify digital content


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). 2
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 3
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications.
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets.
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work 4
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts.
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy,
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) 5
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly.
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Definition of Data Journalism Discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 How to find data, how to find a story with data, how to clean data, how to make sense of data I Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
3 Data Scraping - Scraping data from websites as a data source II Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
4 Introduction to data visualization tools (open source) data visualization: which chart/tool is appropriate WITH which topic/project Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
5 Basic statistics and working practices in excel Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
6 Right to Information Request, Digital Content Verification Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
7 Open Data and Ethics Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
8 Mid-Term Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Resources and Techniques Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
10 Social Media Data Analysis / Usage Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
11 Machine Readability of Open Data Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
12 Data Research Techniques Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Group Project I Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
14 Group Project II Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
15 Group Project III Lecture and application Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
16 Term Exams Application Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Proje / Tasarım
17 Term Exams Application Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Proje / Tasarım


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 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 2 2
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 111
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,44
ECTS 4 ECTS