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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Environmental Reporting |
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| Course Code |
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AS 413 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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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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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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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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Develops analytical tools to deal with complex, multidisciplinary topics
Displays an understanding of the ethical issues, as well as the political, economic and
professional constraints that confront environmental journalists
displays the skills and background needed to write and produce a competent multimedia
story package about the environment
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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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This course purposes to give and insight to students abut basic concepts of Environmental journalism and provide a critical point of view for students to create writings on contemporary environmental issues. |
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| Course Contents |
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This course discusses the specialities and distinction of environmental journalism from other types of journalistic approaches through the concepts of environment and ecology. The course will provide detailed information about Environmental ethics, Green Consciousness, sustainability and urban ecology, environmental movements and pollution. Students will develop skills for data collecting,reporting, writing and editing texts and translating science for the lay public. |
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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 |
What is ecology and environment? |
none |
presentation |
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2 |
What is environmental journalism? |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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3 |
Environment, Science and Health/Medicine writing: How do these specialties differ? |
reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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4 |
Problems unique to environmental journalism |
reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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5 |
Environment, Science and Health/Medicine writing: How do these specialties differ? |
reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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6 |
The Environmental Ethic, The growth of “Green Consciousness” and concepts of Sustainability and Urban Ecology |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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7 |
environmental movements |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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8 |
Mid-term exam |
none |
written examination |
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9 |
Air and Pollution Sources Global Climate Change |
reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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10 |
Su ve atık su |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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11 |
Energy |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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12 |
Beslenme ve sağlık |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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13 |
From reporting to writing – how to organize notes, tapes, data |
reading lecture notes |
presentation and discussion |
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14 |
Translating science for the lay public |
reading lecture notes |
presentation |
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15 |
Final Exam |
none |
written examination |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
none |
written examination |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 “Environmental Reporting; Exploring the Beat,” Nieman Foundation, Winter, 2002
Ruşen Keleş – Can Hamamcı “Çevrebilim”, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara, 1997.
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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 |
100 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
0 |
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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. |
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2 |
Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. |
2 |
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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. |
0 |
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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. |
5 |
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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.). |
3 |
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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. |
4 |
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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. |
0 |
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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, |
2 |
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14 |
Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. |
0 |
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15 |
Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
0 |
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16 |
Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. |
4 |
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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) |
1 |
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19 |
Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work |
1 |
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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 |
1 |
| * 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 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total Workload: | 72 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.88 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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