COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECORDING TECHNIQUES IN FIELDWORK

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBS 4007 RECORDING TECHNIQUES IN FIELDWORK ELECTIVE 1 2 0 3

Offered By

Music Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI CENK GEDIK

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students the ability of selection and usage of audio recording devices for the convinient documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define equipments such as audio recording devices, microphones and cables for the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
2   Behave ethically in the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
3   Select the thechical equipments convinient to the aims of the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
4   Use audio recording equipments for the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
5   Auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork for the purpose of presentation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Fundamentals of audio
3 Microphones
4 Audio cables
5 Analog and digital audio recording devices
6 Analog and digital audio recording devices
7 Analog and digital audio recording devices
8 Application of analog recording devices
9 Application of digital recording devices
10 Review session
11 Review session
12 Review session
13 Review session
14 Review session

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Önen, Ufuk. 2007. Ses Kayıt ve Müzik Teknolojileri, Istanbul: Çitlembik Yayınevi / Araştırma Dizisi.
Additional Sources:
Özer,Yetkin. 2002. Müzik Etnografisi: Alan çalışmasında Yöntem ve Teknik, Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.
Complementary Materials:
Audio and video samples

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Courses
The course are given as theoretical and applicational. Audio recording equipments and their applications in the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork are introduced in the theoretical courses. Applicational courses consist of application of these equipments by each student under the supervision of lecturer.
2. Assignments
Assignments are given individually and consist of application of auditory documentation by students and discussion of the results in the classroom.
3. Review Sessions
Assignments are the basis for these sessions. The problems of auditory documentation of students are considered in these classroom sessions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Define equipments such as audio recording devices, microphones and cables for the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
2. Behave ethically in the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
3. Select the thechical equipments convinient to the aims of the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
4. Use audio recording equipments for the auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork,
5. Auditory documentation of musical practices and interviews in the fieldwork for the purpose of presentation.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70 % of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments and presentations should be strictly followed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 232 412 92 08
e-mail: ali.gedik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13.30-16.00
Friday: 13.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 3 18
Tutorials 9 3 27
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 4 4 16
Design Project 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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