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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Online Journalism |
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| Course Code |
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ILT408 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. NÜKET ELPEZE ERGEÇ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Demonstrates a clear understanding and articulation of the field of online journalism through scholarly writing and presentations relative to the course contents
Identifies the unique features of news Web sites – such as multimedia, and interactive chats and blogs.
Becomes familiar with multimedia and interactivity and how they are used to tell a story online
Manages blogs and social media accounts
Demonstrates the ability to record and edit basic online audio interviews
Masters the tips and techniques for gathering reliable information on the internet
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The purpose of this course is to introduce basic concepts about Online Journalism. The course also aims to improve students multimedia use and developing online journalism media skills. |
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| Course Contents |
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This course focuses on the use of multimedia tools such as computers, internet, digital audio recorders, video recorders, cameras and GSM phones to tell stories and their effects on journalism’s role in society. The course will also introduce the techniques of journalism in digital media and offer you conceptual tools with which to join the fray. The class will also include lectures on new-media themes, such as the security and ethical challenges of publishing online; the characteristics that distinguish news Web sites from print and broadcast media; and guidelines for doing research on the Internet. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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School of Communication classes |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Overvıew Of Onlıne Journalısm Around The World |
none |
presentation |
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2 |
What is Online Journalism? |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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3 |
Newspapers and Broadcast Outlets on The Web |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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4 |
Tools of Onlıne Journalısm |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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5 |
Multimedia, Interactivity, Hyperlinks,Weblogs and Content Management Systems |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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6 |
Cıtızen and Partıcıpatory Journalısm |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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7 |
Hyperlocal Journalism Weblogs |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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8 |
Mid-term exam |
yok |
written examination |
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9 |
New Media, Social Media and Social Networking Websites |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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10 |
Practice - 500 words essay including critisism on a news web site |
finding a news web site URL |
practice |
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11 |
Securıty Challenges In Onlıne Journalısm |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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12 |
Applying Journalism Ethics to Online Journalism |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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13 |
Audıo Journalısm Onlıne |
Reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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14 |
Reviewing course content adn evaluation |
none |
discussion |
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15 |
Final Examination |
none |
written examinaton |
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16/17 |
Final Examination |
none |
written examinaton |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Akman, Haşim ve Serhan Yedig (2002). İnternet Çağında Gazetecilik. İstanbul: Metis.
James C. Foust´s "Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web
Başaran, Funda (2010). "Yeni İletişim Teknolojileri, Alternatif İletişim Olanakları." Mülkiye 269: 255-270.
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
80 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
20 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. |
3 |
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2 |
Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. |
5 |
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3 |
Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. |
4 |
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4 |
Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. |
3 |
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5 |
Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. |
0 |
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6 |
Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. |
2 |
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7 |
Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). |
4 |
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8 |
From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. |
2 |
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9 |
As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. |
1 |
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10 |
Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. |
3 |
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11 |
Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. |
0 |
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12 |
While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. |
4 |
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13 |
Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, |
4 |
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14 |
Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. |
1 |
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15 |
Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
1 |
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16 |
Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. |
0 |
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17 |
Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. |
5 |
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18 |
Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) |
5 |
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19 |
Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work |
0 |
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20 |
Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning |
2 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
6 |
84 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
7 |
7 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Total Workload: | 138 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.52 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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