TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Deniz Tansel İlic
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn about thematic broadcast which is a wide spreading subject both in Turkey and in the the World. 2) Acquire the necessary background and skills that are needed to work in a thematic broadcast channel especially for a position in a news channel. 3) Project a sample of thematic program.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course describes the ways in which broadcasting is done on the basis of certain themes.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General introduction and description of the course. 2nd Week The historical development of television broadcasting in Turkey and in the the World. 3rd Week The birth of thematic broadcasting and the reasons for his development. Related concepts. 4th Week International examples from thematic channels. Detailed analysis and research on different kinds of thematic broadcasting. 5th Week Detailed analysis and research on different kinds of thematic broadcasting. (continued) 6th Week Analyzing the first thematic channel in Turkey. 7th Week The birth of thematic new channels and the reasons for that. 8th Week Mid Term Exam 9th Week The importance of thematic channels and their place in the broadcast market. 10th Week Screening rates, broadcasting costs, advertising revenues. 11th Week The relation between politics and news channels. 12th Week The effects of thematic news channels on democracy and pluralistic society. 13th Week Practice: Building up a thematic news channel. 14th Week Practice: Building up a thematic news channel.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Emine Sayılgan, Medya Sektöründe Bir Uzmanlaşma Olgu Olarak Tematik Kanallar ve İzleyici Çeşitliliğinin Tematik Kanal Oluşumundaki Rolü, Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Elektronik Dergisi, Cilt: 2, Sayı: 3, Mart 2014. Mihalis Kuyucu, Türkiye'de Tematik TV Yayıncılığı: Gençlerin Tematik Televizyon İzleme Alışkanlıklarının Televizyon Yayıncılığına Olan Yansımaları, Internatıonal Journal of Social Science, Nr: 32, p. 249-265, Winter III, 2015 Le Borne? Bachschmidt, Florence. Thematic Channels Faced with Network Digitisation, Communication and Strategies, No:49, 1st Quarter, 2003 Bay, Nurettin. Radyo ve Televizyon Yayıncılığı,Nüve Kültür Merkezi: Konya, 2007 Aziz,Aysel. Televizyon ve Radyo Yayıncılığı, Hiperlink Yayınları,İstanbul:2013
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No