COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BROADCAST SOUND TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 4011 BROADCAST SOUND TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CIHAN IŞIKHAN

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

Investigating of audio hardware and its connections used on broadcast. Learning to audio signal flow and applications on broadcast studio such as Radio, TV. Understanding of audio equipment and formats.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn signal flow and fundamental concepts on broadcast sound technology
2   Relate to between audio and video based on signal flow
3   Use audio software and hardware included sound formats for broadcast
4   Recognize of specific audio hardware
5   Understand broadcast methods

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 Broadcast control rooms within audio hardware and connections
3 Signal Flow: Levels
4 Relationship between digital audio and video
5 Specific Hardware: Telephone Hybrid
6 Microphone types and characters used on broadcast
7 Shotgun microphones
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Checking of topics on the exam.
10 Equipment and connections as an example of broadcast app.: News
11 Equipment and connections as an example of broadcast app.: Sports
12 Multifunctional TV programs
13 Uplinks services
14 Receiving Systems

Recomended or Required Reading

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

Examination of broadcast audio and equipment after presentation of broadcasting as a unique research area.

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


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)

E-mail: cihanisikhan@deu.edu.tr

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 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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