Syllabus
COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| IUE Credits ECTS Pre Requisites |
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3
4
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| Course Language | : |
English
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| Course Type | : |
Elective
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| Course Level | : |
BA
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| Course Coordinator | : |
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| Course Lecturer(s) | : |
Öğr.Gör. Burak Doğu
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| Course Objectives | : |
This course aims to transfer the fundamental journalism skills to the Internet environment.
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| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course will be able to;
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| Course Content | : |
This course is consist of the theoretical and practical issues of online journalism. Considering the connections between online journalism and traditional print media, the aspects of cross media publishing are observed.
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
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1
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Introducing the course theme, and expectations
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2
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What is online journalism?
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Eric C. Deggans, “What Is Your Media Pyramid?,” Poynter, Jan. 19, 2006.
Martin Langveld, “Building Networks Around News,” Niemann Lab. Mike Ward, Journalism Online, 1-28. John V. Pavlik, “New Media and News,” New Media & Society, 1999, 1; 54. |
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3
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Media convergence
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4
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Citizen journalism and the change in news values
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5
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Online alternative media
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6
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Online news cycle
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7
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Web storytelling techniques | Jonathan Dube, “Online Storytelling Forms” Debora Wenger, “Writing for the Web,” Advancing the Story, 167-191. |
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8
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Midterm exam
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9
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Editing for online media
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10
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An introduction to HTML
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11
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Online design
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Mike Ward, Journalism Online, 164-200. |
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12
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Using WordPress
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13
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The future of online journalism
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John Pavlik, Journalism and New Media, 159-193. |
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14
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Project presentations
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15
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Project presentations | |
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16
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Review of the semester
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SOURCES
| Course Notes | : |
Soft copy notes and links to sample websites will be avaible on the lecturer’s website. Hard copies are to be handled during the semester.
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| Other Sources | : |
Several websites will be reviewed to observe practical work.
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| Exams | : |
The midterm exam consists of shortessay questions. For the final project, each student will deliver a multimedia package of online news content.
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
| Attendance |
1
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10
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| Laborotary | ||
| Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Special Course Internship | ||
| Quizzes | ||
| Homework Assignments | ||
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project |
1
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45
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| Seminar | ||
| Midterms |
1
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30
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| Final | ||
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Total
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100
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| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK |
0
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TOTAL
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100
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Please check the official ECTS site for more information.
