GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM I/GAZ-521
Course Title: PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM I
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruhdan UZUN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ruhdanuzun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ruhdanuzun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Implementing journalistic knowledge
Learning the process of producing news stories in accordance with different media
Learning the process of producing news stories in accordance with different journalism genre
Learning to make an interview
Learning to write an opinion piece and feature
Learning the methods of news gathering
Learning to use the sources of new media
Learning to produce news stories in the environment of new media
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 -- 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  Orientation
2. Week  News and its elements, important points that
3. Week  News writing of press conferences
4. Week  News writing about documents
5. Week  Interview and its characteristics
6. Week  Practising interview technique
7. Week  Methods of investigative reporting
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Practising and assessing investigative reporting
10. Week  Editorial and its characteristics
11. Week  Practising and assessing editorial
12. Week  Practising and assessing critique
13. Week  New media and internet journalism
14. Week  Practising and assessing online news stories
15. Week  Blogs and blog writing
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Recommended reading - Alankuş, Sevda (der) (2003). Gazetecilik ve Habercilik, İstanbul: BİA - IPS İletişim Vakfı Yayınları - Turhan, Seyfettin(1997). Araştırmacı Gazetecilik, um:ag Yayınları - Dağtaş, Erdal (2006). Türkiye’de Magazin Basını, Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi. - İnal, Ayşe (1996). Haberi Okumak. İstanbul: Temuçin Yayınları. - Kızılcan, Nevzat (1988). Örneklerle Gazetecilik Üzerine Notlar, Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Yayınları. - Meyer, Philip (1998). Bilimsel Gazetecilik, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi. - Schneider, Wolf ve Paul-Josef Raue (2000). Gazetecinin El Kitabı, Ankara: Konrad Adenauer Vakfı. - Tunç, Aslı ve Zeynep Atikkan (2011). Blogdan Al Haberi, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
2
20
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
6
30
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
70
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
30
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
1
14
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
10
3
30
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
4
4
 Final and Studying for Final
1
4
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
150
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6
 ECTS: 
6
 -- 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