COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BROADCAST SOUND TECHNOLOGY AND MICROPHONES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTF 4003 BROADCAST SOUND TECHNOLOGY AND MICROPHONES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty Of Fine Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CIHAN IŞIKHAN

Offered to

Graphic
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Cinema and Television
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

Investigating broadcast audio hardware and connections such as microphones and appreciating audio signal flow on TV studios. Recognizing some standards and formats used in broadcast and using audio controls and some parameters of video editing software.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn signal flow and fundamental concepts on broadcast sound technology
2   To relate to between audio and video based on signal flow
3   To use audio controls of some video editing software
4   To recognize special microphones used on broadcast

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Rooms, equipment and staffs on broadcasting
2 Basic concepts of sound technology I: Acoustic Electric Psychoacoustic
3 Basic concepts of sound technology I: Electroacoustic
4 Audio Signal Flow I: Hardware connections
5 Audio Signal Flow I: Reference Levels
6 Audio hardware and connections for TV and film
7 Quiz
8 Checking of topics on the exam.
9 Audio Creation (AC) software: Menus and basic controls
10 Detail controllers of AC software
11 Assignment Checking
12 Delivery formats
13 Types and characters of microphones used on broadcast
14 Shotgun microphones

Recomended or Required Reading


Cihan IŞIKHAN, Yayıncılık Sektöründe Ses Teknolojisi , Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2000

Tomlinson Hollman, Sound for Film and Television, 3. Edition, Focal Press, 2010
Tomlinson Hollman, Sound for Digital Video, Focal Press, 2005
Michael-Talbot Smith, "Broadcast Sound Technology", Focal Press, 1995


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Content of the course is theoretical. It is used a projector for expression. During a special expression of some of the equipment, especially microphone used on broadcast, application studies will be made.

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

It is forbidden to take for students who come after starting time of the course until an interval will be given. At the end of each lecture topics will be covered in the next lesson and the students are offered as a subject of their studies. The course begins before the first presentation of the studies.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/cihan.isikhan
cihan.isikhan@deu.edu.tr
0232 4129201

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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