COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genres and Formats | RTC 331 | Spring | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Communication |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | The students are expected to:
• Become familiar with existing genres and formats • Learn the creation, budgeting and business aspects of different formats • Understand how global genres and formats travel and transform • Develop an analytical or creative project • Present their project, expressing their ideas clearly |
| Course Contents: | This course will introduce different genres and formats in film and broadcasting. Combining theoretical and analytical screen studies and hands-on practice, the class will provide students with both the background of different genres and formats, and the skills to create a project. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | The course will consist of three phases. The first phase defines the concepts that will be employed throughout the semester. The second phase centers on critical approaches to genres and formats, which will be discussed through case studies. In the first two phases, students are required to prepare critical comments and questions as a response to each week’s reading and class discussion. The third phase will comprise of developing a project idea, pitching it to the entire class, and developing it through. The pitches will be evaluated by the mentor as well as students, and the final project grade will be based on both final presentations and final portfolios. Industry experts will be invited to class do discuss their ongoing projects. The course requires that the class members are interactive and in charge. Students are expected to come to class having read all the required readings and/or viewed all the required visual material. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation Week (Introduction, course plan) | |
| 2 | Defining genre, format, convention, iconography | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 3 | Genres and formats as industrial categories | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 4 | Global formats, circulation of ideas | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 5 | Case study I | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 6 | Case study II | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 7 | Case study III | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 8 | Case study IV | Reading and research, viewing assigned material, class discussion |
| 9 | Developing and discussing project ideas | Developing a project idea, class discussions, response paper |
| 10 | Pitching project ideas | Pitching project idea, class discussions with industry experts |
| 11 | Developing and discussing projects | Discussion of student projects, class discussions with industry experts |
| 12 | Developing and discussing projects | Discussion of student projects, class discussions with industry experts |
| 13 | Final Project Presentations | Presentation of projects, feedback from industry experts |
| 14 | Final Project Submission | Final project completion |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| • Barry Keith Grant, Film Genre Reader IV • Glen Creeber, The Television Genre Book • Tasha Oren, Sharon Shahaf. Global Television Formats: Understanding TV Across Borders. |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 45 |
| Homework Assignments | 7 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading, individual study etc.) | 10 | - |
| Total: | 33 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Project | 1 | 33 | 33 |
| Homework Assigments | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.) | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 150 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High