| Course Name |
Storytelling
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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NMC 106
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Spring
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3
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkCase StudySimulationLecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce students to the fundamental principles of storytelling across visual, oral and digital media and to develop their creative thinking through applied storytelling practices. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course introduces the fundamental principles of storytelling across visual, oral, and digital media. Moving beyond traditional writing-based approaches, it explores how stories can be created and communicated through multiple expressive forms. Through creative assignments and applied activities, students develop characters, story ideas and short narrative projects using contemporary storytelling tools and techniques. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Course Introduction | |
| 2 | History and Basic Components of Storytelling | "The Science of Storytelling" - Will Storr |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Storytelling I: Story Structure, Plot, Theme | "Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story" - John Yorke |
| 4 | Fundamentals of Storytelling II: Character, Conflict, Point of View | "The Art of Character" - David Corbett; "Characters & Viewpoint" - Orson Scott Card |
| 5 | Mythology and Archetypes | "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" - Joseph Campbell |
| 6 | Worldbuilding and Narrative Universes | Mark J.P. Wolf – Building Imaginary Worlds |
| 7 | Visual Storytelling | "The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media" - Bruce Block |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Literary Storytelling | "Interactive Storytelling for the Screen" - Sylke Rene Meyer |
| 10 | Audio Storytelling | "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die" - Chip Heath, Dan Heath; "Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio" - Jessica Abel |
| 11 | Digital Storytelling | Joe Lambert – Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community |
| 12 | Transmedia Storytelling | "A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling" - Andrea Phillips |
| 13 | Story Writing with Artificial Intelligence | |
| 14 | Project Presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam Week |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
|
10
|
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
15
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
25
|
| Project |
1
|
30
|
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
|
20
|
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
5
|
100
|
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
|
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
|
1
|
14
|
| Field Work |
0
|
||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
| Portfolio |
0
|
||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
10
|
10
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
17
|
17
|
| Project |
1
|
16
|
16
|
| Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
||
| Oral Exam |
0
|
||
| Midterms |
1
|
15
|
15
|
| Final Exam |
0
|
||
| Total |
120
|
|
#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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|
1
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2
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3
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4
|
5
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| 1 |
To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 2 |
To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 3 |
To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 4 |
To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. |
-
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-
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-
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-
|
X
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| 5 |
To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. |
-
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-
|
X
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-
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-
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| 6 |
To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. |
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X
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-
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-
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-
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| 7 |
To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. |
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| 8 |
To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. |
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| 9 |
To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. |
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| 10 |
To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. |
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-
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| 11 |
To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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-
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-
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| 12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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-
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-
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| 13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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