Radio, Television and Cinema (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI104
Course Name: Human Rights Mechanisms
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. BİLGEN SÜTÇÜOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s): Bilgen Sütçüoğlu
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The goal of the course is to introduce what human rights entail and how they are practiced.
Course Content: Basic human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions, an overview of current issues and debates in the field, dimension of the diverse complex body of international law of human rights that has both national and international application, key developments and documents in this field, related mechanisms of regional and global organizations with special focus on ECHR and its decisions on the issues about Turkey.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Perceive the philosophical foundations of human rights.
2) Learns the historical evolution of human rights.
3) Familiarize with the challenges against human rights.
4) Gain the ability to analyze and evaluate contextually various mechanisms of human rights.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Philosophical Underpinnings of the Human Rights
3) Historical Evolution of the Concept of Human Rights
4) Historical Context
5) Prosecution of Crimes against Humanity
6) Discussion of the Universal Declaration of HR
7) Foreign Policy and HR
8) Women's Rights
9) Group Rights
10) Group Rights 2
11) ECHR
12) Presentations
13) Presentations
14) Discussion
15) FINAL

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Clapham, Andrew (2007) A Very Short Introduction: Human Rights.
References: Ders Kitabı

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) By providing both theoretical and practical education, it prepares students for academic and business life.
2) It provides a critical perspective on mass media.
3) With the English curriculum, it allows students to follow the international market and academic studies from original sources.
4) Students will be an expert in front of the camera, behind-the-scenes, news center, light, sound, editing, directing, cinematography, screenwriting.
5) Thanks to the media professionals, the students will be ready for the sector.
6) Acquires production skills such as short and medium films, screenplays, documentaries and TV programs.
7) Have the basic knowledge and experience of image technologies.
8) Thanks to sectoral cooperation, professional business life will be started.
9) Through an applied curriculum, students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on different media studies.
10) With the technical training to be taken in studio environment, students gain experience in the sector.
11) They will have skills such as negotiating with the group, taking initiative.
12) Acquire basic values ​​related to media and business ethics.
13) Follow the developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
14) Students use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) By providing both theoretical and practical education, it prepares students for academic and business life.
2) It provides a critical perspective on mass media.
3) With the English curriculum, it allows students to follow the international market and academic studies from original sources.
4) Students will be an expert in front of the camera, behind-the-scenes, news center, light, sound, editing, directing, cinematography, screenwriting.
5) Thanks to the media professionals, the students will be ready for the sector.
6) Acquires production skills such as short and medium films, screenplays, documentaries and TV programs.
7) Have the basic knowledge and experience of image technologies.
8) Thanks to sectoral cooperation, professional business life will be started.
9) Through an applied curriculum, students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on different media studies.
10) With the technical training to be taken in studio environment, students gain experience in the sector.
11) They will have skills such as negotiating with the group, taking initiative.
12) Acquire basic values ​​related to media and business ethics.
13) Follow the developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
14) Students use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 20
Project 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 15 1 15
Presentations / Seminar 1 14 1 15
Project 1 0 30 30
Final 1 21 2 23
Total Workload 125