GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM (MEDIA JOURNALISM)/GAZ-812
Course Title: SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM (MEDIA JOURNALISM)
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asist.Prof.Dr.Serdar Ulukan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ulukan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Information obtaining from a variety of media
Investigating the truth of the stories and making news
 -- 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  What is media? What are the sources of news?
2. Week  News gathering from Media
3. Week  Interpretation
4. Week  Making access to documents and news
5. Week  Making application
6. Week  interpretation and authentication from internet
7. Week  Accurate reading of the media
8. Week  Mid-term Exam
9. Week  Media power relations reflected in the media
10. Week  Clashes between Columnists
11. Week  Interpretating the conflicts of Columnist
12. Week  Monopolization Wars of the media
13. Week  Exposing the truth
14. Week  Interpretation of international instruments
15. Week  The effects of pollution and society news
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Tılıç, Doğan: Medyayı Anlamak, Su Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001 Demirkent, Nezih: Medya, Medya, Dünya, İstanbul, 1995 Ilıcak, Nazlı: Yazarlar Kavgalar, Yedirenk, İstanbul, 2000
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
12
3
36
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
2
2
4
 Reading
8
1
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
9
1
9
 Designing and Applying Materials
10
1
10
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
73
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.92
 ECTS: 
3
 -- 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