INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Course Description

This course will train students in the principle techniques of investigative reporting in a variety of media contexts. Weekly classes will focus on the processes and practices of journalistic investigation and their application in relation to crime, politics, legal processes, corporate activities and consumer affairs. Students will also consider the legal and ethical aspects of investigative journalism. Carefully selected case studies will examine major examples of investigative journalism and students will be encouraged to produce their own investigative reports. The course will also feature occasional contributions from professional journalists who have conducted their own investigative work in the local media.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Students learn to do research
2. 02 Student learns to make news
3. 03 Students learn to apply research to news
4. 04 Learns step by step research methods
5. 05 Students pour into practice by doing research

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Researcher Journalism- Seyfettin Turan (Umag Publications)
2. 02 Concept, Process and Principles of Investigative Journalism- A. Yalçın Kaya (Çizgi Kitabevi Yayınları)
3. 03 Gazetecilik- Uğur Mumcu (Umag Yayınları)
4. 04 Journalism in All Aspects - Hakan Yılmaz (Litera Türk)

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Student learns to make news
2. L02 Students learn to apply research to news
3. L03 Learns step by step research methods
4. L04 Students pour into practice by doing research

Program Outcomes

1. P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
2. P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
3. P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
4. P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
5. P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
6. P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
7. P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
8. P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
9. P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
10. P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
11. P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
12. P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
13. P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
14. P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
15. P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
16. P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
17. P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
18. P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
19. P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
20. P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
21. P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
22. P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
23. P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
24. P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
25. P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images

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