Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM UGZT404 8. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ersin ALTINSOY
Assistants
Goals "Reveal differs from other types of journalism and revealing social and political dynamics "
Course Content Course includes definitons of investigative journalısm and it's an assessment of the social conditions that develop critically
Learning Outcomes 1) Define investigative journalism.
2) Defination invesstigative journalism
3) Evaluate the conditions that investiative journalism

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Different definitions of investigative journalism and the characteristics that differentiate this type of journalism from others Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week The conditions of emergence of investigative journalism and evaluation of these conditions. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Discussion of the concepts of public interest and gate-keeper. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Sensational journalistic practices and different meanings of investigative journalism. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Monopolization, transformation of this kind of journalism with global capital. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
6. Week Mid term exams Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Interview, type of article series and the type of investigative journalism. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week The place of investigative journalism in scandalous journalism practices. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Examples of investigative journalism from around the world. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Examples of journalism researchers from Turkey. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Causes and consequences of the devaluation of investigative journalism as a branch. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week New media and new types of investigative journalism, the rise of citizen journalism. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week evaluation Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week Final Exam Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Araştırmacı Gazetecilik, Selda İçin Akçalı, Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Yayını, Ankara.
Araştırmacı Gazetecilik, Seyfettin Turan, UmAg Yayınları.
Devletin Yasal Olmayan Faaliyetleri, Ayşegül Sabuktay, Metis, İstanbul.
Gazeteciliğe Başlarken, Bia Yayınları, İstanbul.
İnsan Hakları Haberciliği, Bia Yayınları, İstanbul.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 2 14
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 8 14
Homework 1 10
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 8
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 8
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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