COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDIA ANALYSIS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZT 5018 MEDIA ANALYSIS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERHAT DURMAZ

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide the students with the analysis, audience effects, aesthetic values, trends and scientific knowledge about audio-media products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   of the audio-media analysis techniques,
2   of the relationship between human perception, technological, psychological and sociological values,
3   of recorded media analysis in terms of recording techniques,
4   of the criticism between the media and music,
5   of the relationship between music, media and the market.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Audio-visual technical layers, relationship between consumption achievements
2 Music clips and audio-visual surveys on media products
3 Music clips and written surveys on media products
4 The use of external musical elements as sexuality, politics, religion, suffering, oppression, bread, children etc.
5 Studies on music videos
6 Studies on music videos
7 Market shares and techniques
8 Comparisons over different interpretations of the same compositions.
9 Analyzes on multi-channel recording remixes
10 Analyzes on multi-channel recording remixes
11 Studies written about the performance of classical music
12 Studies written about the performance of classical music

Recomended or Required Reading

Norman Medoff, Barbara K. Kaye; Electronic Media, Second Edition: Then, Now, and Later , 2.nd Edition, Focal Press, ISBN: 978-0-240-81256-4, UK, 2011
Joseph Turow; Media Today: An introduction to mass communication , 3.rd edition, Taylor & Francis, Routledge, ISBN 0-203-89534-7, New York, 2009
Donald G. Godfray (editor); Methods of Historical Analysis in Electronic Media , Lawrence Earlbaum, ISBN 1-4106-1715-7, London, 2006
Robert B. Musburger, Gorham Kindem; Introduction to Media Production: The Path to Digital Media Production , 4.th Edition, ISBN: 978-0-240-81082-9, Focal Press, 2009
William Moylan; Understanding and Crafting The Mix: The Art of Recording , Focal Press, USA, 2007
Larry Starr. Christopher Waterman; American Popular Music: The Rock Year , Oxford University Press, 2006
David M. Howard, James Angus; Acoustics and Psychoacoustics , 2.nd Edition, Focal Press, 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Market effects, consumers and audio-media critics will be analyzed by recorded media products.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 +FCG * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT MTE * 0.20 +ASG * 0.20 +RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The most important criteria for students are their attention, answers and the ability to in-situ sampling and/or analysis. Active participation to the lecture is very important.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Each student should be prepared for each seminar and at least one homework for each semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhat.durmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

NaN

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 18 18
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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