FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

NMC 106 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Storytelling
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 106
Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of creative writing and storytelling.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • describe fundamentals of storytelling,
  • argue creatively on narration,
  • write stories that convey ideas and emotions,
  • analyze story structures in non-fiction pieces,
  • identify the structures and functions existing fictional pieces.
Course Description The course combines theories of creative writing with applied methods ofstorytelling. Students will be required to creatively read, write, revise anddevelop stories. There will be 3 quizzes, 5 assignments and a project.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 “The Story” and its structure. The Craft of Storytelling. McKee, R. (2005). Story: Substance, structure, style and the principles of screenwriting. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Chapter
2 Creativity and Idea. (Theme and Logline.) Introduction to character. Egri, L. (1972). The art of dramatic writing: Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. New York: Simon and Schuster. Chapter 2: Character, Selected Fiction Piece
3 Writing Fundamentals: Statement, Sentence, Paragraph. Hero, Protagonist & Antagonist. Introduction to Conflict. Writing Fundamentals: Voice & narrator Le Guin, U. K. (1998). Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. USA: The Eight Mountain Press. Chapter 1, 3
4 The layered nature of the Story(And Theme) Selected Scenes
5 The arts of storytelling: Irony, Metaphor, Symbol Introduction to Writer’s Toolkit: Empathy, Expectation, Surprise. Le Guin, U. K. (1998). Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. USA: The Eight Mountain Press. Chapter 7 Selected Fiction Piece
6 Perspective Character. Empathy, Drama: ıntroduction to Conflict. Egri, L. (1972). The art of dramatic writing: Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. New York: Simon and Schuster. Chapter 3: Conflict 1
7 Dramatic Transformation: Transferring: Emotion and Idea. Egri, L. (1972). The art of dramatic writing: Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. New York: Simon and Schuster. Chapter 3: Conflict 2
8 Grasping multilayered stories: INNER&OUTER: Using narrative tools. Selected Scenes
9 Structure at last: Pacing; Setting, Problem and Payoff. What is a story ARC? Weiland (p. 1-22)
10 3 Act Selected Fiction Piece
11 Campbellian Hero’s Journey. Vogler, C. (1998). The writer's journey: Mythic structure for writers, 3 rd edition. Studio City, CA: M. Wiese Productions. Chapter 1 (p. 41-65).
12 Mythology and archetypes. Jung, C. G., & Hull, R. F. C. (1980). The archetypes and the collective unconscious. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. Chapter 1 & Vogler, C. (1998). The writer's journey: Mythic structure for writers, 3 rd edition. Studio City, CA: M. Wiese Productions. Chapter 2
13 Introduction to Scene Miller: Scene and Sequence (p. 137- 150). McKee, R. (2005). Story: Substance, structure, style and the principles of screenwriting. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Scene Design.
14 Introduction to Scene Miller: Scene and Sequence (p. 150- 165)
15 Review of the semester
16 Final exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials


McKee, R. (2005). Story: Substance, structure, style and the principles of screenwriting. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN-13: 978-0413715609. ISBN-10: 0413715604. Egri, L. (1972). The art of dramatic writing: Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN: 978-0-671-21332-9. Vogler, C. (1998). The writer's journey: Mythic structure for writers, 3 rd edition. Studio City, CA: M. Wiese Productions. ISBN- 13: 978-1932907360. Le Guin, U. K. (1998). Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. USA: The Eight Mountain Press. ISBN-13: 9780933377462. Halliwell, S., & Aristotle. (1998). Aristotle's Poetics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 9780226313948. Jung, C. G., & Hull, R. F. C. (1980). The archetypes and the collective unconscious. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN: 9780691018331. Campbell, J. (2004). The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press. ISBN-13: 978-157731593. Gulino, P. J., & Shears, C. (2018). The science of screenwriting: The neuroscience behind storytelling strategies. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN: 9781501327254.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
1
25
Project
Seminar / Workshop
1
40
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
3
3
9
Presentation / Jury
1
15
15
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
1
20
20
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
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.

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.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

X
5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

X
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.

X
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.

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.

9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

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).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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