Course Name Code Semester T+U Hours Credit ECTS
News Editorial GZT 308 6 3 + 0 3 5
Precondition Courses
Recommended Optional Courses
Course Language Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Course Coordinator Öğr.Gör.Dr. KÜRŞAT ÖZMEN
Course Lecturers Öğr.Gör.Dr. KÜRŞAT ÖZMEN,
Course Assistants
Course Category Other
Course Objective

When the journalist candidates learned reporting it’s time to meet with newsroom’s other actors. This course, planing students to introduce with newsdesk, train them news gathering and editing.

As a decision maker of newsroom editor has to confront with chief, politicians and public pressure even reporters and photographers. On the conditions of deadline pressure, they will learn how to handle with them

 

Course Content

The course will determine who’s editor, their responsibilities and how they work for 14 weeks.

# Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Self Study, Group Study,
2 Role Playing, Motivations to Show, Discussion, Brain Storming, Question-Answer, Lecture,
3 Problem Solving, Written Exams (Short and Long Answer), Home Work / Take-home Exam,
Week Course Topics Preliminary Preparation
1 Who is editor and her/his responsibilities?
2 Staff meetings for pages and bulletins
3 Deciding what’s news
4 Writing headlines and rewriting
5 Working with stories and word watchings
6 Editing photos and caption writing
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Fact checking
9 Working under the pressure of deadlines
10 When news breaks, working with developing stroies
11 Planning an issue and layout
12 Process of preparing bulletin
13 Designing for online
14 FINAL EXAM
Resources
Course Notes
Course Resources
Order Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to use their knowledge about communication and social sciences in journalism practices X
2 Students will be able to identify and suggest solutions to the problems professionals in media and communication sectors usually face as well as specific problems in journalism. X
3 Students will be able to identify, report and write different kinds of news. X
4 Students will be able to engage with their profession with ethical approach and report news considering the principles of responsible journalism X
5 Students will be able to communicate with others written and verbally by using a foreign language (English) and observe issues regarding journalism from a diverse, multiple, and international perspective X
6 Students will be able to be open-minded and learn about new concepts and trends in media and new movements and technological developments in journalism X
7 Students will be able to learn theoretical ad methodological knowledge about how to write research paper and projects X
8 Students will be able to realize the monopoly in media and understand the changes media industry goes through due to globalization X
9 Students will be able to employ new technologies and applications in photography when they report and write news. X
10 Students will be able to define and criticize the dynamics of media industry. X
11 Students will be able to learn about different areas of expertise in journalism X
12 Students will be able to define journalism as a profession in terms of political, economical, historical, cultural, and sociological dimensions. X
14 Students will be able to define and analyze communication theories. X
15 Students will be able to report and write the news by using perfect Turkish grammar. X
# Contribution of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes PÇ 1 PÇ 2 PÇ 3 PÇ 4 PÇ 5 PÇ 6 PÇ 7 PÇ 8 PÇ 9 PÇ 10 PÇ 11 PÇ 12 PÇ 14 PÇ 15
1 5 5 5 5 5
2 5 5 5 5 5
3 5 5 5 5
Evaluation System
Semester Studies Contribution Rate
1. Ödev 20
2. Ödev 20
Total 40
1. Final 50
1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya 50
Total 100
ECTS - Workload Activity Quantity Time (Hours) Total Workload (Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 2 32
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Assignment 2 20 40
Total Workload 130
Total Workload / 25 (Hours) 5.2
dersAKTSKredisi 5