COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING ON MUSIC CRITICISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 3014 WRITING ON MUSIC CRITICISM COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Music Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET FIRAT KUTLUK

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology

Course Objective

The objective of this course for students to be able to write on music criticism (concert, album) and the other sectors like as broadcast producer.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining the technical properties of music in written forms.
2   Learning how to explain an idea, editing, division, spelling mistake and quotation rules.
3   Identify the literature during researching.
4   Work as a broadcast producer.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussion the first term homework and schedule
2 Criticism of homeworks
3 Criticism of homeworks
4 Criticism of homeworks
5 Criticism of homeworks Homework 2: writing a concert critic
6 Music criticism in Turkey: the profile of critics, writing types, concert critic.
7 Criticism of homework 1
8 Criticism of homework 1 Homework 3: writing an album critic
9 Music criticism in Turkey: album critic
10 Criticism of homework 2
11 Criticism of homework 2 Homework 4: writing a broadcask text
12 Brodcasting
13 Broadcasting
14 midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Özön, N., 1995 Büyük Dil Klavuzu,Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul.
Aksoy, Ö.A.,2001, Ana Yazım Klavuzu, Adam Yayınları, Istanbul.
Barzun-Graf, 1997, Modern Araştırmacı, (çev: Fatoş Dilber), Tübitak, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Fırat Kutluk
firat.kutluk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing presentations 4 6 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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