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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FTB 2115	SOCIOLOGY OF FILM I	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4

Offered By

Department of Film Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURTAZA TALHA ALTINKAYA

Offered to

Film Design and Directing
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Film Design and Screenwriting
Film Design and Directing
Animation Film Design and Directing
Cartoon Film and Animation
Film Design and Screenwriting

Course Objective

Objective of this course is to make cinema as a mean of communication, and its ways of association with a society understandable on aesthetical, historical, political,economical and cultural aspects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Student is able to obtain detailed knowledge about association of cinema and society.
2	Student is able to understand key role of cinema both as popular cinema and art cinema in a society.
3	Student, at the end of this course,is expected to understand role of films in a communication process.
4	Student is to be able to obtain any detailed knowledge how films could affect individulas perceptions, thoughts, judgments, and behavours in a society.
5	Student is expected to be able to analyze films and other media products critically.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

TEM 1007 - Technical Drawing and Perspective

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Roles of cinema as a way of communication in a society
2	Roles of cinema as a way of communication in a society
3	Roles of cinema as a way of communication in a society
4	Connections between cinema and sociology.
5	Connections between cinema and sociology.
6	Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
7	Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
8	Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
9	Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
10	Connections between art cinema and popular cinema.
11	Connections between art cinema and popular cinema.
12	Analyzing films sociologically.
13	Analyzing films sociologically.
14	Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Robert Kolker, Film, Biçim ve Kültür, Ankara, De Ki Yayınları, 2011.
Andras Balint Kovacs, Modernizmi Seyretmek, Ankara, De Ki Yayınları, 2011.
Mike Wayne, Politik Film, Istanbul, Yordam Kitap, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses are given in accordence with a weekly syllabus, which is determined by lecturer.

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

In the exams,it is expected that students answer questions related to the subjects during any term through their original comments.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation to the %80 of the courses is compulsory.
All the attempts of plagiarism results in disciplinary punishment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	4	52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	2	5	10
Preparation for final exam	3	5	15
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

COURSE UNIT TITLE

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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