| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 4 |
| SEMESTER | Seventh Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) recognize the specific characteristics of cinema,
2) evaluate films as subjective representations.
3) evaluate films as subjective representations.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Introducing students to Film Studies, this course aims to focus on the development of cinema as an art form and of American cinema in a historical framework, and to provide the methodology through which film, as a form of representation, is analyzed. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the Course, Introduction to the Study of Film
| | 2nd Week | Chapter 1: What is a Movie?
| | 3rd Week | Chapter 2: Form and Narrative
| | 4th Week | Chapter 3 and Chapter 4
| | 5th Week | Chapter 5: Acting, Chapter 6: Editing
| | 6th Week | Chapter 7: Sound
| | 7th Week | MIDTERM EXAMINATION
| | 8th Week | Chapter 8: Writing about Movies
| | 9th Week | Film Analysis
| | 10th Week | Film Analysis, Term Project Topics Due Date
| | 11th Week | Film Analysis
| | 12th Week | Film Analysis
| | 13th Week | Work Towards Term Projects
| | 14th Week | TERM PROJECT PRESENTATIONS, Term Projects Due Date
| | 15th Week |
| | 16th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Barsam, Richard. Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film. New York: Norton, 2004. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Project,Presentation,Other |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 25 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 6 | 84 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | | | | | Homework | | | | | Project | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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