FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Department of New Media and Communication
NMC 441 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Music in Media
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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 441
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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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 WorkApplication: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to develop the students' ability to use the most meaningful sound tools at the stage of 'Creating the right emotion-thought and directing the targeted message to the behaviors' through the media by creating a general awareness of music culture. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course is all about music and music culture. Understanding and using the definition of music, its effect on human mind, defining musical genres and common strategies used when adding music to a moving image; It covers learning the distinctive importance of music in new media tools. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses |
X
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Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to course: Welcome to the parallel universe! General introduction about the course. Content titles: Artists, composers, musicians, mastepieces, instruments, concert halls, paintings, statues, architectural structures. What is the fundamental relationship of all these instruments regarding formation and development of media music and cinema? | Hand-delivered text, Selection of work, Video selection |
2 | Sources of the music as art. The shapes of the elements that compose music in the concrete world. Meeting with the aliens in the universe of music: Who is Guido? What is happening when Yo-yo Ma, Bach is playing? Why don’t we want to understand the opera? | |
3 | To which shore do the vibrating sound waves strike? How to develop a repertoir? The effect of vocal/lyrics in music. Instrumental music. Acapella sound. Is it hard to understand jazz music? The intimacy between music and emotions/ Thought-emotion-behavior/ Music is in an extremely critical place! | |
4 | The invisible but inevitable connections between visual arts-performing arts and music. Who is an artist? What is art? Is media (new media) an art? How has the delicate relationship between visual and auditory been redressed? Once pursuing this delicate relationship among these new media tools, where does the path lead us? | |
5 | We are building a repertoire. The Power of Music in Film. How much silent the silent cinema? The sound of silent films: Music. The sound of sound films: Music again. A randezvous with Rhapsody in Blue: Can we draw the music? Determining assignment topics. | |
6 | The Importance of Music in New Media - The position of music in new media. What was music again please? Sorry, what was music? What is media? Well, what is new media, can we start over? Music in media – Music competes badly with other elements in the media. Reviewing a wide selection of music-media. | |
7 | Least known valuable soundtracks: Who is Jan A.P.? Do we know Ennio Morricone, Joe Hisaishi, Ar Rahman? (Hans Zimmer and John Williams will be presented by students) Anime or animation? Brief on project-presentation content. | |
8 | Submission of assignments. Birth of music, a look at prehistory. A short journey in time! Introduction to Western music history: Medieval music. Gregorian chant. Notre-Dame School – Ongoing Pace. 14th century music- Art is being reshaped in every field in Italy and France. F. Landini. G. Machaut. Renaissance Music | |
9 | John Berger’s legacy: Ways of Seeing Johann Sebastian Bach’ legacy: The power of listening! How many different types of music could humanity have created? | |
10 | Presentations of the projects. | |
11 | Presentations of the projects. | |
12 | Just music. Just media. And only new media. Two important senses: Hearing and sight. Fundamental elements in creating process. Some Turkish composers and their work of arts. İ. Taviloğlu, M. Kibar, T. Işıklı, C. Berkay. | |
13 | The Glorious Baroque Period. What is the meaning of Baroque? The relationship between architecture. G. Lorenzo Bernini is uncovering the mystery. An overview of classical music works used in visual and new media. Music consumption on new media: Social media, web channels, advertisement, video clips, animations, documentaries etc. | |
14 | A brief on oral exam. Distrubuting of self-assessment forms . A butterfly effect of historical breaking points on art. No artifact is coincidental. Must have things on a high art journey. | |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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15
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams |
1
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15
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Midterm |
1
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20
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Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
5
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
1
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10
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10
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Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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10
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
1
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14
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14
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Midterms |
1
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10
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10
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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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
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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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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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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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4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. |
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5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. |
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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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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. |
X | ||||
10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. |
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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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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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