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| Code | GZS317 |
| Name | DATA JOURNALISM |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 1-2 (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 | Doç. Dr. SEVDA ÜNAL |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. SEVDA ÜNAL
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
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 | Knows the theoretical approaches in the field of media and communication. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands developing news production models and new approaches. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the concepts of communication and mass communication systems, especially journalism. | 2 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | By gaining the ability to communicate effectively, knows the basic dynamics of communication processes. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns communication models together with sociological, psychological and economic conditions. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces, edits and manages news for all kinds of media (newspaper, magazine, website, radio, television, etc.) organizations | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It deals with events with a professional approach, and tries to solve problems or situations scientifically, taking into account rational reason and knowledge in critical situations. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Shoots photographs in many photography fields, especially in press photography.(e | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It evaluates the contents of media organizations, identifies existing problems and deficiencies, and takes an active role in eliminating such problems. | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Undertakes duties such as press consultant, communication coordinator, communication manager in various institutions and organizations.(eril) | 4 |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Works in all kinds of national and international media (newspaper, magazine, website, radio, television, etc.) organizations. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Easily grasps new jobs and tasks; easily adapts to new formations and trends in the developing and changing world and professional life. | |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Acquires the ability to produce content suitable for developing new communication technologies. | 5 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability of empathy to comprehend both individual and social processes. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Decision-making becomes self-confident in participating in decision-making processes and assumes responsibility for situations that may arise in such situations. | 4 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Along with acquiring the ability to work independently / individually, she can also take part in collective work and is successful in adapting to new environments and groups.(dişil) | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | It supports social reconciliation and peace; By acting as an intermediary mechanism in all kinds of conflict situations, it prioritizes the right of communication and tries to resolve the problems in peaceful and humane ways. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Reaches the consciousness to synthesize the concepts of society, culture and communication with each other. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | The awareness of society and collectivism will be high, as well as being successful in individual life, they will also fulfill their duties in the social system. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains competence in various branches of science, especially in social and human sciences, and conducts interdisciplinary studies and analyzes such studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition/History of Data Journalism - definition of messy data where it came from, Accuracy of data, recognizing and understanding data formats | Sharing relevant resources, sharing examples | 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 | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Data Scraping - Scraping data from websites as a data source | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Introduction to data visualization tools (open source) data visualization: which chart/tool is appropriate with which topic/project | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Basic statistics and working practices in excel | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Right to Information Request, Digital Content Verification | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Open Data and Ethics | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Resources and Techniques | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Social Media Data Analysis / Usage | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Machine Readability of Open Data | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Data Research Techniques | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Project presentation I | Presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Project presentations II | Presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Project presentations III | Presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||