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Lesson plan / INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

Lesson Information

Course Credit	3.0
Course ECTS Credit	4.0
Teaching Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Level of Course	Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course	Programme Elective
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?	S
Course Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) AYŞEGÜL AKAYDIN AYDIN
Instructor (s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. GÖKMEN HAKAN KARADAĞ
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course	The course aims to make the students understand the concept of the investigative journalism which is one of the specialization areas of the journalism; and to emphasize its importance for the journalism through sample files.
Course Content	The course involves theoretical information on investigation methods required for journalistic practices; working methods and principles.

Learning Outcomes

Knows the pre-production, production and post-production stages of television productions.
Knows the national, international, social and intercultural dimensions of communication science.
Recognize the basic concepts of journalism, news production processes (news gathering, writing and distribution) and developments in new media.
Journalism and television has information about the historical development of the world and Turkey.
Knows the types of television programs.
Knows how to produce content for different broadcast media.
Knows the basic elements of visual and auditory language and narrative, writing television program text, shooting script, presentation and interview techniques.
Defines the studio and non-studio single and multi camera production process.
Knows the basic working principles of audiovisual production tools such as cameras, microphones, sound, light and editing.
Explain the web-based publishing process and the developments in production and sharing technologies.
Explain the ethical principles of television journalism and programming, its legislation, quality and occupational health and safety standards and the legal consequences of professional activities.
Programs and applies the pre-production, production and post-production stages of television productions.
Associates self-regulation and editorial control skills with media contents.
Has the ability to communicate effectively with news sources.
Reveals, interprets and produces solutions to problems in television journalism and programming.
Plans the television content production process, documents and reports the production process.
Makes sound and image editing by using graphic elements in the production of television specific content.
Has the ability to work in at least one unit in the studio and non-studio single and multi-camera production process.
Uses the necessary technologies in the production of television productions.
Uses information technologies, new media and broadcasting technologies effectively.
Has the ability to present news.
It takes active part in the production and production of television news and programs individually or within a group.
Based on the principles of media literacy, it reaches the messages in visual and auditory environments, analyzes them and evaluates them with a critical perspective.
Designs according to legal regulations and ethical rules while creating products in the field of television broadcasting.
It is competent in applying national and international legislation and quality standards in the field of television journalism and programming.
Establishes and discusses oral and written communication in Turkish and a foreign language.
Analyze the relationship and interaction of television with individuals / society by evaluating the social, economic and cultural effects of television contents.
By explaining the relations between events and facts related to Television Journalism and programming, she supports her ideas and solutions to problems with quantitative and qualitative data and presents them to her colleagues / society.
Determines the appropriate technical materials according to the television production type.
Analyzes the TV texts according to the type of production.
It produces television news and program formats under time limits by using all elements of the visual and auditory language creation process.
It combines the information about occupational health and safety with its own field.

Weekly Course Subjects

1	Definition of the investigative journalism
2	Historical evolvement of the investigative journalism
3	The Concepts of enquiring and investigative journalism
4	Differences of the investigative journalism from the basic journalism
5	Relation of the investigative journalism with the concept of the fourth power
6	An investigative journalism case: Watergate File
7	An investigative journalism case: Uğur Mumcu, Furniture File.
8	Murder news in the newspapers
9	Methods need to be employed while writing investigative news
10	Limits of the skepticism in journalism and questioning techniques
11	Methods for and importance of confirmation of any available information, document or intelligence during preparation of investigative news
12	Types of the investigative news in the media
13	Major project topics and methods of investigative news
14	A case study: Bidding for the rights of broadcast in Football

Resources

Turhan, Seyfettin. Araştırmacı Gazetecilik. Ankara: Um-ag Yayınları, 2010.
Mumcu, Uğur. Mobilya Dosyası. Ankara: Um-ag Yayınları, 2011

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