Type of Course

Lecture (theoretical)

Year

I

Semester

Fall

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Zeynep Seçim

Objective

Aims to show to students the techniqual methods and production processes of two important media.

Contents

Radio as o mass medium, television as a mass medium, radio history, radio and television broadcasting systems, studios, microphon, types of programming, tv departments, budget, introduction to editing

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, presentation.

Assessment Tools

Midterm exam, final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

I

Semester

Fall

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

Aim to be given fundamental information regarding journalism and its basic component: news.

Contents

Press and media concepts, press responsibilities, functions and mission. News content analysis, news characteristics, journalist sources, gatekeeping, news organization, introduction on news writing.

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Classroom debate, Term Project.

Assessment Tools

Midterm exams, final exam, project.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture + practice

Year

1

Semester

Fall

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Seçil Erus

Objective

This course aims to develop the ability to speak correctly and effectively in front of people. Preparing coherent, unitary and interesting conversation texts and presenting them in a convincing way constitute the major objective of the lessons.

Contents

Body Language and verbal language, the four features of speak action, Management of breathing, tonation, articulation, diction, phonetics, NLP ( Neuro Linguistic Programming),
Preparation of speaking texts, art of persuasion.

Recommended Readings

Birol Vural, “Doðru ve Güzel Konuþma Fonetik, Diksiyon, Artikülasyon”, 2005; Hayat Yayıncılık ıletiþim, Yapım,Eðitim Hiz. Nüzhet Þenbay, “Alıþtırmalı Diksiyon Sanatı”,1990, Milli Eðitim Bakanlıðı Yayınları; Birol Vural, “Etkili ve Baþarılı Konuþma Prezentasyon, Sunum”, 2005, Hayat Yayıncılık ıletiþim,Yapım,Eðitim Hiz. Adil Maviþ; “Söz Söyleme ve ınsanları Etkileme Sanatı”, 2005, Hayat Yayıncılık ıletiþim, Yapım, Eðitim Hiz.; Prof. Herbert N. Casson, “Söz Söyleme Sanatı”,Çev.Vedat Yılmaz, 2000, Kariyer Yayıncılık İletiþim Eðitim Hizmetleri Ltd.Þti.; Ü Harry Alder, “NLP El Kitabı”, Çev.Banu Irmak, 2005, Kariyer Yayıncılık ıletiþim Eðitim Hizmetleri Ltd.Þti.

Teaching Methods

Presentation, classroom discussion, physical exercises

Assessment Tools

Presentation and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture (theoretical)

Year

I

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Perrin Öğün Emre

Objective

This course offers knowledge to the basic concepts, issues and patterns of communication and media system. Reaching current example by observing mass media will permit to understand the national and international power of media.

Contents

Mass media’s definition, communication models, theories, media history, media control, international media agencies.

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, presentation.

Assessment Tools

Midterm exam, final exam, quiz

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

1

Semester

Fall

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Seçil Erus

Objective

The aim of this course is to explain reading, analyzing and writing methods of news to students, while discussing the structure and functions of media institution especially from the point of view of the public relations.

Contents

What is a news report? Why do we need to read news? How does a reporter prepare his/her news? What are the functions of reporter, news source, editor and a newspaper/television/radio etc. as an institution? Types of news? How is news writing? Visual sources. News and agenda.

Recommended Readings

Araştırmacı Gazetecilik, Seyfettin Turhan, Um:ag yayınları
Habercinin El Kitabı, Ragıp Duran, Tuðrul Eryılmaz, Özcan Yurdalan, Çiler Dursun, Esra D. Arsan, 
Mehmet Sucu, ıncilay Cangöz, IPS ıletiþim Vakfı Yayınları

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, writing practice

Assessment Tools

Two midterm project, final project, attendance, homework.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture (theoretical)

Year

I

Semester

Spring

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Murat Erün

Objective

This course focuses on the technical structure of television programming.

Contents

Camera systems, video format, microphone techniques, video recording and sound systems.

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, teamwork, project

Assessment Tools

Midterm exam, final exam and quiz

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Theory

Year

I

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tekin Memiş

Objective

Introduction to basic concepts of law of mass communication, useful information on problems encountered within the professional life

Contents

Description of mass communication, constitutional basis and limits of freedom of communication, explanation and types of media, legal and criminal liability regarding in media law, regulation of communication on TV and radio, a general introduction to internet law.

Recommended Readings

İÇEL Kayıhan / ÜNVER Yener, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Yetkin Yayınevi, 2005

Teaching Methods

Presentation, Discussions, Evaluation, Exams

Assessment Tools

Midterm exams, final exam, homework.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture+Workshop

Year

I

Semester

Spring

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Zeynep Seçim

Objective

The course examines the significant characteristics of high quality photographs taken for different purposes such as news, advertising and art in a comparative way. Students experiment with various techniques and styles of photography so as to realize the common elements as well as differences.

Contents

Image and Technical image, camera obscura, light and colour, developing an idea for a photograph landscape, portrait and detail, colour and effects, balance and symmetry, 
unity, depth, visual attraction.

Recommended Readings

Berger (1995). Ways of Seeing/ Görme Biçimleri, R. Barthes (1982). Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography, Sanatın Öyküsü / E.H.Gombrich / Remzi Kitabevi (1980)/ Understanding Movies, Louis Giannetti (2007).

Teaching Methods

Presentation, classroom discussion

Assessment Tools

Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

I

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Zeynep Seçim

Objective

The course aims to teach the process of editing in order to promote student’s technical skills.

Contents

Editing concepts, aesthetic, analog and digital editing, camera placement and operations, elements of effective visual composition, sound editing, mixing

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Presentation, classroom discussion

Assessments Tools

Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with radio programming process and teach them its management structure.

Contents

Radio programming process, program types, scheduling, program timing, editing, sound effects

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, teamwork, project

Assessment Tools

Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Fall

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Objective

The course objective is to develop the visual skills of students. At the same time, increasing their general knowledge about production process through directing a video presentation will be the main outcome of the course.

Contents

TV shooting techniques, process of the directing video production, narrative and non-narrative forms of production projects.

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Presentation

Assessment Tools

Project, final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Fall

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

This course aims to develop the theoretical and practical aspects of TV programming design and production.

Contents

Program conceptualization, scripting, production, presentation and evaluation of the programs.

Recommended Readings

Corse reading

Teaching Methods

Presentation, classroom discussion

Assessment Tools

Presentation and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture (theoretical)

Year

2

Semester

Fall

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

This course provides to students the essentials points which they should consider during the creation of media outlets.

Contents

The production of the messages, media- society-individual relation, analysis of the programs, relation between media and democracy, media ownership and media critics.

Recommended Readings

Nurçay Türkoğlu, Melda Cinman Şimşek. Medya Okuryazarlığı, Kalemus, 2007.

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion.

Assessment Tools

Midterm exam, final exam.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Fall

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

The course permit to student to practice their writing skill convenient for TV and radio program texts.

Contents

Script types, techniques of writing, synopsis, treatment, screenplay, creative writing processes.

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Writing practice

Assessment Tools

Project, final exam.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture (theoretical)

Year

2

Semester

Fall

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Objective

Students develop their visual qualities by experimenting photography practices in different context.

Contents

Exposure control, light meter, depth of films, types of films, digital media, lenses, filters, Photographic Brightness Range

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Classroom Discussion, Practice.

Assessments Tools

Midterm exam, final exam.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Objective

The course aims to teach the process of editing in order to promote student’s technical skills.

Contents

Editing concepts, aesthetic, analog and digital editing, camera placement and operations, elements of effective visual composition, sound editing, mixing

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Presentation, classroom discussion

Assessments Tools

Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

This course provides a general knowledge about other branch of media in order to comprehend the importance of public relations and advertising for radio and TV management.

Contents

Introduction to public relations and advertising, writing press brief, strategies and tactics, media planning, analysis of public relations and advertising campaigns, sponsorship.

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, project

Assessment Tools

Midterm exam and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Ismail H. Polat

Objective

This course is prepared for the students who may need to have a general view about the new media industry.

Contents

The past 15 years have witnessed remarkable developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) which has been leading a revolutionary change in media industry. Often called "new media", this growing industry is an interdisciplinary concept covers all online & interactive media platforms such as internet, interactive TV and mobile. After the course, the students will have; (i) an introductory information about new media concept (ii) social, technologic, political, cultural and regulatory consequences of new media 
(iii) various "new media" case studies with "behind-the scene’s (iv) the future perspective for new media industry. Along the course, guest speakers from Turkish "new media" industry will share their own experiences with the students.

Recommended Readings

Lievrouw Leah A., Livingstone Sonia, The handbook of New Media, SAGE Publications, 2002.
Geray Haluk, ıletiþim ve Teknoloji: uluslararası birikim düzeninde Yeni Medya Politikaları, Ütopya Yayınevi, 2002 Cavalier, Jean-Jaques, Medya ve iletiþim teknolojileri, Salyangoz Yayınları, 2004.

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, Term Project.

Assessment Tools

Term Project, Final Exam, and attendance.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

3 (3+0)

Instructor

Staff

Objective

The course aims to teach the process of editing in order to promote student’s technical skills.

Contents

Editing concepts, aesthetic, analog and digital editing, camera placement and operations, elements of effective visual composition, sound editing, mixing

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Presentation, classroom discussion

Assessments Tools

Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Objective

This course is important for the potential directors who need to orient some program’s actors in television.

Contents

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, teamwork, project

Assessment Tools

Final exam

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Objective

The course focuses on the relationship between media and public opinion. Content analysis of newspapers permits to student to have a perception about this relationship.

Contents

Definition of public opinion and effects of media on public opinion, agenda setting process, manipulation affect of the media.

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, content analysis of the news papers

Assessment Tools

Project and final exam,

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Objective

The new media technologies emphasize the importance of the web. This course permits to students a basic knowledge about the web design.

Contents

Basic principles of web design, Frames, Image buttons, background images, color, Tables, templates, style sheets, Understanding HTML, XHTML, CSS and using GIFs and JPGs

Recommended Readings

Course reading

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion,

Assessment Tools

Midterm project, final exam.

Instruction Language

Turkish

Type of Course

Lecture

Year

2

Semester

Spring

Credits

2 (2+0)

Instructor

Objective

Providing to students the principles and methods of social psychology is the aims of the course.

Contents

Social psychology techniques, perception,behavior and attitudes, learning, motivation, theories of development, personality, intelligence and social relations.

Recommended Readings

Course reader

Teaching Methods

Classroom discussion, project

Assessment Tools

Midterm exam, final exam.

Instruction Language

Turkish