Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
TYPES OF WRITING IN NEWSPAPERS UGZT209 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Barışkan ÜNAL
Assistants
Goals This module introduces main story types in newspapers. It provides students with skills and knowledge needed to write different story types.
Course Content This module focuses on main story types in newspapers such as news, interviews and editorials.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students differentiate between different story types in newspapers.
2) Students write different story types for newspapers.
3) Students prepare columns.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Article series Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Introduction to the module, development of "story types", differences between story types in newspapers. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Political column, political reporting and political column writing (Şükrü Küçükşahin) Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Economics column, economics reporting and economics column writing (Vahap Munyar, Çiğdem Toker) Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Foreign policy columns, foreign policy reporting and foreign policy column writing (Ceyda Karan) Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Lifestyle/magazine column, lifestyle reporting, lifestyle column writing (Onur Baştürk) Lecture

 Homework
7. Week Midterm Exams Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Interview writing (Faruk Bildirici) Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Interview writing (Faruk Bildirici) Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Articles series Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Article series Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Science reporting, science column writing Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Science reporting, science column writing Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General review and closing Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 1 20
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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