COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Research and Management Senior Project I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MCSR 497
Fall
2
4
4
8
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to allow the students to clarify their carreer plans and to prepare a portfolio for their job applications. Students will develop their projects according to their own academic and professional interests.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students who are planning to work in media profession will be able to develop a portfolio to be displayed in job applications
  • Students who are planning to have an academic carreer will be able to discover their research topics and interests.
  • Students will be able to make plans regarding their professional future.
  • Students will develop their production and presentation skills.
  • Students will be able to take responsibility of any part of a project, from beggining to the completion.
Course Description
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Information on how to find and develop project ideas and turn into a project proposal.
3 Discussing project ideas
4 Developing project ideas
5 Submitting project proposal / Presentation of project proposals
6 Start of the projects / Weekly meeting
7 Project work / Weekly meeting
8 Project work / Weekly meeting
9 Project work / Weekly meeting
10 Project work / Weekly meeting
11 Project work / Weekly meeting
12 Project work / Weekly meeting
13 Project work / Weekly meeting
14 Project work / Weekly meeting
15 Project work / Weekly meeting
16 Presentation of projects and discussion
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
6
96
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
1
6
Project
1
38
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
80
    Total
170

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
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.

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.  

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.  

X
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.

X
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).  

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.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest