COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ETHNOGRAPHY OF MUSIC II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 3006 ETHNOGRAPHY OF MUSIC II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Music Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LEVENT ERGUN

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology

Course Objective

This course aims to make students able to analyze the findings of their field research and being able to write and present the results ethnographically

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Design a field research,
2   Transfer his/her theoratical knowledge to different issues,
3   Analyze the data gathered from the field research,
4   Determine the literature related to his/her research topic,
5   Combine the findings of field research and literature,
6   Accomplish the research project by using convenient techniques and presenting it in the class,
7   Submit the findings of field research in an essay.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Note taking in the field, writing a diary and journal, ethnographic and analytical note taking (Selecting a term project topic)
2 Principles of ethnographic writing
3 Examining samples of ethnographic writing
4 Examining samples of ethnographic writing
5 Defining literature for the assignment
6 Evaluation of interviews for the assignment
7 Evaluation of observations for the assignment
8 Evaluation of interviews and observations for the assignment
9 Data analysis for the assignment
10 Data analysis for the assignment
11 Presentations
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Murchison, Julian M. (2010) Ethnography Essentials: Designing, Conducting, and Presenting Your Research, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Özer, Yetkin (2002) Müzik Etnografisi: Alan Çalışmasında Yöntem ve Teknik. Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.

Additional Sources:
Barz , Gregory F., Cooley, Timothy J.(ed.) (1997) Shadows in the Field, New York : Oxford University Pres
Beken, M. Nureddin () Aesthetics and Artistic Criticism at the Turkish Gazino, (çevirisi öğretici tarafından verilir)
Emerson, R.M., Fretz, R.I., Shaw, L.L. (2008) Bütün Yönleriyle Alan Çalışması Etnografik Alan Notları Yazımı, Ankara: Birleşik Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instructor will explaine the note taking techniques and writing principles of field research and discuss the related readings with the students. Students' assignments will be discussed in the light of the case studies explained by the instructor during the class.Instructor will direct students to ask and answer questions about the assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.30


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams:
It targerts to measure whether students have achieved the knowledge based competences defined in learning outcomes.
Assignment/presentation:
It depends on the quality of analysis of the data collected by student at the beginning of the semester with the literature determination, observations and interviews on the subject of assignment given by the tutorial or selected by her/his choice. The student is expected to reflect the characteristics of assignment topics conveyed by tutorial within the course in her/his assignment. The oral presentation of the project assignment, which the student will deliver in writing at the end of the semester, is evaluated in terms of the subject being clearly understood, the quality of written narrative principles such as format and spelling rules.
Project:
The student is expected to exhibit all the techniques he/she has gained with all his/her assignments within the semester under a topic he/she determines in the middle of the semester. Its an important evaluation criteria that the observations and interviews made by the student comply with the subject chosen and the literature he/she uses. The project assignment will be evaluated in terms of quality of written narrative principles such as format, writing rules and handling as well as the subject being clearly understood.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 of attendance is obligatory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism will be ended with disciplinary punishment.
3. Not attending the class will not be counted as a valid excuse for delivering the term paper after deadline.
4. Assignments delivered after deadline will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 232 301 68 51
E-mail: levent.ergun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 13 5 65
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 2 8
Field study 4 1 4
Preparing assignments 4 2 8
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Design Project 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

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