Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
With this course, the student will gain competencies to collect and write news according to the technique.
Course Content:
Intensive exposure to some of the basic writing formats in communications: news releases, letters, features, and profiles, lead writing, editing, and techniques of interviewing, extensive writing and rewriting, develop basic writing skills for various audiences will be discussed.
Course Methodology:
1- Lecture, 2- Interactive Lecture, 15- Assignment
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Exam, C: Homework
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|
1. He/She defines basic information and
skills about news gathering and disseminating techniques. |
2, 7, 9, 10 | 1, 2, 15 | A, C |
| 2. He/She expresses how the media considers actual matters. | 2, 7, 9, 10 | 1, 2, 15 | A, C |
| 3. He/She prepares news with the information gathered. | 2, 7, 9, 10 | 1, 2, 15 | A, C |
| 4. He/She applies news gathering and writing techniques for different media texts. | 2, 7, 9, 10 | 1, 2, 15 | A, C |
| 5. He/She practices his/her writing and expressing skills for news in different channels. | 2, 7, 9, 10 | 1, 2, 15 | A, C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | News and Definitions of News | |
| 2 | News Value and Discussion the Examples | |
| 3 | News Writing Rules (Upper-case letter, using verbs, abbreviations, number uses) | |
| 4 | News sources (primary and – secondary and others) | |
| 5 | Elements of News: Headline, subheadline, billboard, spot, entry, paragraph | |
| 6 | News Style: Words, consept, sentence | |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | 5W1H Rules and Implamantation of news | |
| 9 | News transmission routes: direcylt- indirectly | |
| 10 | Inverted pyramid technique and news practise | |
| 11 | Pyramid technique and news practise | |
| 12 | Square- rectangle techniques and news practise | |
| 13 | Daily speech and news practise | |
| 14 | News confirmation and revaluation | |
| 15 | Evaluation | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
Inside Reporting: A Practical Guide to the Craft of Journalism, Tim Harrower, Mc Graw Hill.2007.
News Gathering and News Writing. Robert M. News. Kessinger Publishing. 2007. Haber Yazma Teknikleri- Prof. Dr. Atilla Girgin İngilizce-Türkçe Haber Çeviri Teknikleri- Aynur Özgür |
| Additional Resources |
http://eogrenme.anadolu.edu.tr/eKitap/mei201u.pdf
Büyük Yazım Kılavuzu- Nijat Özön |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 20 |
| Assignment | 4 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Field Course |
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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 6 | He/ She Interpret the historical development process of media, gain the ability to explain the effects of media on historical events and facts. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
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) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Assignment | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Final examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Work Load | 139 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5, 56 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 | ||
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