Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
1MED109Journalism And News Collection Techniques2+2+036

Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Media and Communication
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course Teaching the profession of journalism and gaining practice in news gathering and news writing techniques for all media types.
Course Content It includes application studies on the news gathering process, news sources, asking questions and question types in journalism, news writing techniques, and editing.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor ELİF ÜNALDI elif.unaldi@gedik.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Tokgöz, O; Temel Gazetecilik 2022
Alemdar, K. Uzun R. Herkes için Gazetecilik
Theoretical lectures, ppt usage, case studies, article reading, research, question and answer, group work, project presentations
anlatım, tartışma, ödev

Course Category
Social Sciences %30
Field %70

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 5 75
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Final examination 1 15 15
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 145

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Retrieves news using news gathering techniques.
2 Recognizes the types of questions to be used in news gathering.
3 She/He knows how to write news.
4 Defines concepts related to newspaper and journalism.
5 Expresses journalism in historical process and evaluates its development.
6 Explains the organization of press organizations and professional problems.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Relationship between journalism and mass media Lecture notes
2 Obtaining and providing information in journalism (information) Lecture notes
3 Organizations that regulate the flow of communication in the world: News agencies Lecture notes
4 News concept and basic elements in the news Lecture notes
5 News gathering Lecture notes
6 News writing: Basic rules Lecture notes
7 Redaction Lecture notes
8 Contemporary journalism Lecture notes
9 Contemporary forms of journalism Lecture notes
10 New information technologies and journalism Lecture notes
11 Provisions regarding inspection in Turkey Lecture notes
12 Homework Lecture notes
13 Homework Lecture notes
14 Homework Lecture notes


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
All 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
C1 2 2 1 4 2 3 5 2 4 5 2 2 4 1 3
C2 1 3 2 1 5 4 3 3 1 2 3 4 4 5 1
C3 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 2
C4 2 4 5 2 5 2 5 2 2 1 5 3 2 4 3
C5 3 1 1 2 1 3 5 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 3
C6 1 3 2 4 2 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 2 4 4

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