Social Media and Internet Journalism
Journalism
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Media and Internet Journalism | GZT130 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Yusuf BUDAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Describing social media and using social meia for news making.
2) Describing Internet Journalism and using for related fields.
3) Discussing about economy-politics of social media.
4) Discussing Internet and Internet journalism as a tool of media.
5) Comparing both traditional journalism methods and internet journalism.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
In this course, the use of social media and the Internet in the context of journalism, rules and ethical values ??related to new approaches, concepts and definitions will be discussed, the result are conducted to determine the appropriate policy and procedures.
Weekly Schedule
1) General discussion about course content2) History of Internet
3) HTTP Protocol and the generalizing of internet
4) Common text markup languages ??(HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML)
5) Socual Media Concept
6) Social Media and newsmaking
7) Script Languages and writing script (second week)
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Internet Journalism and hypertext conceps
10) Written and viisual texts
11) Relationship between written and visual texts
12) General structures of new portals
13) Textual analysis of News portals
14) Textual analysis of Social Media
15) General discussion about Internet Journalism and News Portals
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required