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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Visual News Principles RTS241 Elective Bachelor's degree 2 Fall 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sedat ÖZEL

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) get to know the course content
2) understand the basic concepts
3) get to know the dynamics of television news
4) understand capture techniques to news
5) analyzing the dynamics of news writing text
6) Understand the techniques of news editing

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Learning Outcomes
1 Middle Middle No relation No relation High High Middle No relation No relation No relation High High No relation No relation No relation
2 Middle Middle No relation No relation High High Middle No relation No relation No relation High High No relation No relation No relation
3 Low Low No relation No relation High High Middle No relation No relation No relation High High No relation No relation No relation
4 No relation No relation No relation No relation High High Middle No relation No relation No relation High High No relation No relation No relation
5 Low Low No relation No relation No relation High Middle No relation No relation High High High No relation Middle No relation
6 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High Middle No relation No relation No relation High High No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

This course gives theoretical and practical education on television journalism. News gathering and interview techniques for TV, the language of reporting, journalism ethics, news analysis, usage of camera, cutting and editing are the main headlines of the contents of the course.

Weekly Schedule

1) Course Intrıduction: Content – Importance – Policies and Requirements.
2) News, News Values and News Writing Process-1
3) News, News Values and News Writing Process-2
4) News, News Values and News Writing Process-3
5) TV news writing techniques
6) TV news writing techniques-2
7) TV news writing techniques-3
8) Mid-Exam
9) Structural features of the TV Journalism-1
10) Structural features of the TV Journalism-2
11) Visual construction in the TV News -the format and content of the visual narrative-
12) Sound-music-effect-narrator of the TV News
13) The format of the TV news program broadcast in different channels - the basis of comparison of content and discourse
14) Relationship with TV news programs between reality
15) Relationship with TV news programs between reality-2
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Case Study
6) Self Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required