ECTS - News Writing
News Writing (PR338) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Writing | PR338 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | At fist step course tells that which event can be turned into news and students are taught to turn events suitable for news into news. News Gathering and Writing is one of the basic courses in journalism education and in the scope of this course, students are taught to gather information from scene and write news according to this information. By doing this students are prepared to be a good journalist. Beside the practices conducted in the scope of the course, students are taught ethical values which every journalist must have. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Face to Face method will be used for the content of this course and lecturer will show every detail about the course. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation and general discussion about news. | |
| 2 | What is news? Processes from event to news. Production processes of news. | Şeker, Mustafa, Televizyon Haberciliği (1999), Sel-ÜnVakfı Yayınları, Konya |
| 3 | News value criteria | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 4 | News titles, title kinds, spots, evaluations of students' news. | Şeker Mustafa (2004), Sayfa Tasarımı, Çizgi Kitabevi Konya |
| 5 | Time expressions used in news. Evaluations of students' news. | |
| 6 | Spelling rules of news. | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 7 | Mid term exam | |
| 8 | Features of reporters. | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 9 | Objectivity and truthfulness in news | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 10 | News entrance, entrance types, implementations of them on a specific event. | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 11 | Bulletin journalism, types of bulletins, news writing by using bulletins. | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 12 | Evaluation of news written by students by using bulletins | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 13 | Haberciliğe has kavramların güncel örneklerden yararlanılarak anlatılması | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 14 | Specific concepts in journalism by giving contemporary samples. | Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
| 15 | Overwiew | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Yüksel Erkan, Gürcan Halil İbrahim (2005), Haber Toplama ve Yazma, Tablet Kitabevi, Konya |
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| Other Sources | 2. eker Mustafa (2004), Sayfa Tasarımı, Çizgi Kitabevi Konya |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 14 | 15 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Toplam | 17 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | |||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | |||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | |||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | |||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | |||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | |||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | |||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||