GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TECHNIQUES FOR NEWS GATHERING &WRITING I/GAZ-321
Course Title: TECHNIQUES FOR NEWS GATHERING &WRITING I
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Associate Professor Ersin Özarslan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozarslan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ozarslan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students learn and explain the concept of news.
Students learn the criteria of the news and features
Students learn and practice the rules, ways and methods of news gathering.
Students learn the rules, ways and methods of writing news report
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face and qouestion, answer and discussion.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week   Processing the course, resources, tasks, responsibilities and assignments.
2. Week  Definitions around the concept of news, insights, criteria
3. Week  The fundamental elements of the news, basic principles of the news
4. Week  Value, Criteria and characteristics of the the news
5. Week  Kinds or variety of the news, Classification of the news
6. Week  Sources of the news Sources of the news: Primary sources, Secondery resources Sources of the news: General Resources, Special or Private Resources
7. Week  Sources of the news Sources of the news: Domestic Resources, International Resources News: Official Resources, Private Resources The scene, eyewit
8. Week  The approaches, ways and procedures of the news-gathering. The importance and types of questions in the news-gathering.
9. Week  Midterm Examination
10. Week  The Techniques, ways and methods of news gathering: Getting news from the by phone and from the agencies. To anticipate, pursue and get the newsç
11. Week  Press language,narration, news discourse, using appropriate verbs in the sentences. News entries, News endings.
12. Week  News writing techniques - News narrative techniques and the application of Rule 5N 1K
13. Week  Pyramid techniques: inverted pyramid technique, a flat pyramid technique
14. Week  Square technique, Speech language technique, Free writing technique
15. Week  Writing news like talking style, Multimedia
16. Week  Final Examination
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Anadolu Ajansı, Muhabirin El Kitabı, Başkut, Cevat Fehmi, (1967). Gazetecilik Dersleri. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Gazetecilik Enstitüsü.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion, demontration, The Pupils must read the given texts and be prepeared for the class.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
14
2
28
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
14
1
14
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
7
1
7
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explains theories, methods, concepts and relationships between concepts about journalism field.X
2Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in journalism field.X
3Express the theoretical and practice-based knowledge about journalism field.X
4Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunication.X
5Develops the necessary experience in news gathering and writing.X
6Commentates media texts with a with a critical perspective.X
7Uses effectively information and communication technologies.X
8Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences for using it in the area of ​​expertise.X
9Makes works in the field of journalism with taking responsibility individually and in groups.X
10Finds ways to access the knowledge in the field of journalism.X
11Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of journalism.X
12Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions regarding the problems to the relevant persons and institutions by supporting quantitative and qualitative data.X
13Acts with social responsibility and carry outs works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of journalism.X
14Uses competently the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of journalism.X