| Course Name | Online Journalism |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCS 430 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to transfer the fundamental journalism skills to the Internet environment. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | 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. ACADEMIC CAUTION Academic honesty: Plagiarism, copying, cheating, purchasing essays/projects, presenting some one else’s work as your own and all sorts of literary theft is considered academic dishonesty. Under the rubric of İzmir University of Economics Faculty of Communication, all forms of academic dishonesty are considered as crime and end in disciplinary interrogation. According to YÖK’s Student Discipline Regulation, the consequence of cheating or attempting to cheat is 6 to 12 months expulsion. Having been done intentionally or accidentally does not change the punitive consequences of academic dishonesty. Academic honesty is each student’s own responsibility. Plagiarism is the most common form of academic dishonesty. According to the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary, to plagiarize means to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own. The easiest and most effective way to prevent plagiarism is to give reference when using someone else’s ideas, and to use quotation marks when using someone else’s exact words. A detailed informative guideline regarding plagiarism can be found here. |
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| Supportive Courses | X | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | What is online journalism? | Eric C. Deggans, “What Is Your Media Pyramid?,” Poynter, Jan. 19, 2006. Martin Langveld, “Building Networks Around News,” Niemann Lab. |
| 3 | Media convergence | Henry Jenkins, Convergence Culture, New York University Press, 2006, 125. Stephen Quinn & Vincent F. Filak, Convergent Journalism, Focal Press, 2005, 321. |
| 4 | Citizen journalism and the change in news values | Stuart Allen, “Histories of Citizen Journalism,” Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen (Eds.), 1733. Quinn & Lamble; Online Newsgathering, Focal Press, MA: 2008, 4356. |
| 5 | Online alternative media | Bailey; Cammaerts; Carpentier. Understanding Alternative Media, New York: Open University Press, 2008, 335. |
| 6 | Online news cycle | Mike Ward, Journalism Online, 1826. |
| 7 | Web storytelling techniques | Jonathan Dube, “Online Storytelling Forms” Debora Wenger, “Writing for the Web,” Advancing the Story, 167191. |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | Editing for online media | Mike Ward, Journalism Online, 121150. |
| 10 | Introduction to HTML | Mike Ward, Journalism Online, 150164. JLearning.org |
| 11 | Online design | Mike Ward, Journalism Online, 164200. |
| 12 | Using Wordpress | Stern, Damstra, Williams, Professional Wordpress. |
| 13 | The future of online journalism | John Pavlik, Journalism and New Media, 159193. |
| 14 | Project presentations | |
| 15 | Project presentations | |
| 16 | Review of the semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | 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. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Several websites will be reviewed to observe practical work. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 |
| Project | 1 | 45 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 100 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 0 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | 1 | 20 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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