ILT213 Introduction to Journalism

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ILT213
Name Introduction to Journalism
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 3 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 Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜLCENNET ÖZTÜRK ÇELEBİ (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The course provides a critical approach to the 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 about 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

none

Resources

Haber Nasıl Okunur? Kemal Aslan, Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi, 2004. TV Haberlerinde İdeoloji, Çiler Dursun, İmge Kitabevi, 2001. M.Ayşe İnal, Haberi Okumak, Temuçin Yayınları, 1996.Temel Gazetecilik, Oya Tokgöz, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2000. Korkmaz Alemdar & Ruhdan Uzun, Herkes için gazetecilik, Ankara:Siyasal Kitabevi, 2019.

Notes

Current and past newspapers and magazines


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Defines the basic concepts of journalism.
LO02 Explains the transformation and chancing of journalism in thi light of sociology, communication technologies, globalism and economy-politics.
LO03 Describes the news production environment, types of journalism, news gathering, and publishing practices.
LO04 Critically analyzes the news by making choices among the types of news production techniques.
LO05 Defines relevant legislation, including the structure and processes of communication.
LO06 Lists communication media and tools.
LO07 Describes the unique historical conditions of the field of journalism in the context of Turkey's social history.


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 Students will be able to associate basic knowledge about the instrumental (Radio, Television, Cinema, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Relations, Journalism, etc.) and objective (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.) fields of Social Communication. 5
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains how communication works in all aspects of individual, group, mass, institution or different cultures. 4
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Associates scientific knowledge and methods with technological innovations in the field.
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı With an interdisciplinary perspective on the concept of communication; Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, Anthropology, etc. synthesises information from fields such as Communication Sciences.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 4
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı As a requirement of the ability to communicate effectively, as well as the ability to express oneself; empathizes with the ability to understand the people and the environments they are in.
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Reports his/her observations in social, artistic and cultural events that he/she organises and actively participates in.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Interprets local, national and international events with a critical perspective. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They take an active role in group work as well as individual work.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği As an individual with a developed sense of responsibility towards society, develops projects for the benefit of society.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği In addition to professional development, it continuously improves itself in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields in line with its interests and abilities.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Rational thinking skills as well as methods and strategies to develop creative thinking, as well as written, verbal, visual, etc. express their thoughts through tools appropriate to the purpose.
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues abroad with the knowledge of a foreign language at least at the general level of the European Language Portfolio (B).
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Acts in accordance with ethical principles in the process of accessing, using and transmitting all kinds of information and in all other thoughts and endeavors related to the profession. 4
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses methods that can be disseminated to the society in general with basic application skills specific to the field such as media literacy. 4
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)
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Realizes future career planning in line with learning needs. 4
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik It directs all its work within the framework of the legal legislation related to its field. 4


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Journalism in perspective of globalism and media Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Transformation in journalism Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Journalism ethics and the role of journalism in society. Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 News agency and information networks in the world Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 News and news components Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 News collecting and resources Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
9 Interview in journalism Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 News writing rules Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 News writing methods Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 News writing methods 2 Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Contemporary Journalism styles Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 New Media and online journalism Reading course books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Independent media and right based journalism -Final exam Reading course books-General review Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Reading course books Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reading course books 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

Update Time: 20.02.2025 02:39