| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Journalism | GZT422 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Selma AKGÜL
Assistant Prof. Dr. Mehmet Selahattin OKUROĞLU
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Compare the history of financial journalism within the history of journalism.
2) Compare the financial journalism in the world and Turkey.
3) Recognize and use the economy services, journalists and news sources.
4) Associate and use macro financial journalism with micro financial journalism.
5) List the International Business Organizations.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 5 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Economy press and economy services. Their birth and development. Basic economic concepts and terms, economic policies, and economic reporting throughout the twentieth century. National economy policies and development. Ataturk and Bayar era. Planned development and the rise of the economy journalism. Post-1980 transformation and the new form of economic journalism. Neoliberal doctrine before the Washington Consensus. Neoliberal policies and problems of economic journalism after 2000s. Macroeconomics and microeconomics for journalism. Economy reporters and news sources. Economy journalism in the world, foreign economic news. Business organizations as news sources. Trends and economy journalism in the future.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required