COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDIA ANALYSIS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZT 5017 MEDIA ANALYSIS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

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   Knowledge and understanding 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 Terms, concepts and study resources
2 Printed and audiovisual media workflow
3 Technical perceptual evaluation criteria
4 Importance of the auditory perceptual target
5 Importance of the auditory perceptual target
6 Importance of the auditory perceptual target
7 Sensation, spatial and depth
8 Technical Evaluation Criteria
9 Technical Evaluation Criteria
10 Technical Evaluation Criteria
11 Visual media studies and analysis
12 Visual media studies and analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Joseph Turow; Media Today: An introduction to mass communication , 3.rd edition, Taylor & Francis, Routledge, ISBN 0-203-89534-7, New York, 2009
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
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 * 0.30 +ASG * 0.25 +FN * 0.45
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT MTE * 0.30 +.sinavASG * 0.25 +RST * 0.45


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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.

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)
Theory 14 4 56
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 18 18
Preparation for Projects 1 22 22
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (working out on course materials, reading essays etc.) 14 6 84
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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