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: UNI251
Course Name: Television and Everyday Life
Semester: Fall
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: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Prof. Dr. AYBİKE SERTTAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Aybike Serttaş
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: In the Television and Daily Life Criticism course, television, which is a mass communication medium, different media products such as television series, news, advertisements and current shows transmitted to the audience in an uninterrupted flow, will be critically evaluated.
Course Content: "Why are we watching TV?" Starting from the question, many issues will be scrutinized, from the function of spreading ideology to the uniformization of the masses, from the ability to create opinion and obedience, to being a commercial tool.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Theoretically explains the question of why we watch television.
2) Describes the culture industry on television.
3) Knows the rating system.
4) Knows TV narrative.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General analysis of television as a mass medium
2) Functioning of the rating system and its effect on TV productions
3) The change of television news from past to present within the framework of economic, social and political developments in the world.
4) Where are the ads in the television narrative?
5) CNN Effect, Vietnamese effect, commercialization, liberalism and other concepts.
6) Why do we watch TV? Uses and gratification theory and other theories.
7) Midterm studies
8) Television and social memory
9) Television and sexism
10) The use of children as television products and consumers of TV products at the same time
11) Narrative of TV shows
12) Ageism on TV
13) TV critiques on TV
14) TV as a movie character
14) TV as a movie character

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Erol Mutlu, Televizyon ve Toplum
Sevilay Çelenk, Televizyon Temsil Kültür
References: Nilgün Chevignon, Televizyon ve İçimizdeki Şiddet

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
Homework Assignments 1 % 50
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 1 3 56
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 118