Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The aim of the course is to give both a theoretical and practical understanding of digital media focusing on publishing and reporting.
Course Content:
Students will learn the impact of the digital media in the profession of journalism
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 15- Assignment
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, C: Homework
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1) He/She defines the concept of new media | 1,2,5,6 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
2) He/She identifies the developments in the area of new media. | 1,4,5,6 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
3) He/She comments on the transition period from conventional media to digital media | 1,3,4,5 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
4) He/She underlines the new technologic innovations in the discipline of journalism | 3,5,6 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
5) He/She gains news making practices in the digital environment | 2,5,7,9 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT | ||
Week | Topics | Study Materials |
1 | Explanation the concepts of the digital media | An Introdution to Basic Concepts of Digitalizaiton and Digital Media |
2 | The differences between the new media and the social media | Feldman, T. (1997). An introduction to digital media. Psychology Press |
3 | Globalization and the New Media | Pavlik, J. 2001. Journalism and new media. New York: Columbia University Press |
4 |
The concept of convergence between the Internet and other
mobile devices |
Singer, J.B. (2004) ‘Strange Bedfellows? The Diffusion of Convergence in Four News Organisations’, Journalism Studies 5(1): 3-18. |
5 | Social and economic impacts in the digital media | Digital Journalism: Emerging Media and the Changing Horizons of Journalism, Kevin Kawamoto Rowman & Littlefield, 2003 |
6 | Cultural and political effects in the digital media | Digital Journalism: Emerging Media and the Changing Horizons of Journalism, Kevin Kawamoto Rowman & Littlefield, 2003 |
7 | Midterm Exam | |
8 | The role of journalism in digital media | Cottle, S. (2003) ‘Media Organisation and Production: Mapping the Field’, in Cottle, S. (ed.) Media Organization and Production. London: Sage Publications. |
9 | Analysis of Online Newspapers |
Analysing the Turkish Online
Newspapers |
10 |
The Structure Change of the Online newspapers and the
changcing roles |
Scott, B. 2005. A contemporary history of digital journalism. Television and New Media 6(1): 89–126. |
11 | Cyber Culture and Identity | Sigman, A. (2009). Well connected? The biological implications of ‘social networking’. Biology, 56(1), 14-20 |
12 | Cybercrime, Cyber War and Cyber Economy | Compaine, B. M. (Ed). (2001). The digital divide: Facing a crisis or creating a myth? Cambridge, MA: MIT Press |
13 | The Future of Digital Media |
Bowman, S. and C. Willis. 2003. We media: How audiences are shaping the future of news and
information. The Media Centre. http://www.hypergene.net/wemedia/download/we_media.pdf (accessed 18 June 2009) |
14 | Guest Speaker | |
15 | Evaluation | |
16 | FINAL EXAM |
Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
Textbook |
Nigel Chapman, Digital Media Tools, Wiley, 2008
Digital Journalism: Emerging Media and the Changing Horizons of Journalism, Kevin Kawamoto Rowman & Littlefield, 2003 |
Additional Resources |
JenkinsH.,Convergence Culture:Where Old and New Media Collide,NYU Press,2006.
Journalism, Society and Politics in the Digital Media Era (Book): Nael Jebril, Stephen Jukes, Sofia Iordanidou and Emmanouil Takas (2020) |
Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING | |
Documents | Academic articles about digital media |
Assignments | Analyze the online newspapers |
Exams | Midterm,Final Exam, creating a blog work |
Assessment
ASSESSMENT | ||
IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms | 1 | 100 |
Total | 100 | |
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 60 | |
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 40 | |
Total | 100 |
COURSE CATEGORY | Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | He/ She defines the basic concepts, principles and theoretical approaches of communication. | X | ||||
2 | He/ She defines the profession of journalism; demonstrate the ability to use, process and disseminate research and knowledge related to that field. | X | ||||
3 | He/ She gains knowledge about interdisciplinary issues and in the light of this information, he/she interprets the social effects and functions of mass media. | X | ||||
4 | He/ She discusses new concepts and approaches in the media. He/ She interprets these concepts by linking with the profession of journalism at national and international dimensions. | X | ||||
5 | He/ She establishes the connection between the profession of journalism and society, political, legal, cultural, historical and economic development; and analysis the power and states significance of the journalism in contemporary societies. | X | ||||
6 | He/ She Interpret the historical development process of media, gain the ability to explain the effects of media on historical events and facts. | X | ||||
7 | He/ She applies the texts and images to different media by using the technical and theoretical discipline acquired in the journalism field. | X | ||||
8 | He/ She debates the organizational, legal and financial structure of media organizations and interprets the media within the framework of legal and ethical codes. | |||||
9 | He/ She relates new communication technologies with journalistic practice and applies written and visual content suitable for digital media. | X | ||||
10 | He/ She deals with researching methodology and data generation methods in the field; prepares scientific papers with his/her information on this discipline. |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
Course Duration | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 13 | 8 | 104 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Work Load | 150 | ||
Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 6 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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