FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

NMC 447 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Audio Production
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 447
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to give a perspective on audio production as a part of an audio visual.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Use audio devices efficiently.
  • Use audio visual devices effectively.
  • Use sound as a tool for transmitting ideas.
  • Edit sound on a digital platform.
  • Use sound correctly for an effective expression.
Course Description This course is a combination of the knowledge on audio equipments such as microphones, mixing desks, recording devices and an audio editing software. It also covers using the sound as a tool of effective expression.

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Course description NMC 447 - Syllabus
2 Sound design and history Hendy, D. (2013). Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening. London: Profile Books. ISBN: 9781781250891 pp: 3-144.
3 Current approaches in sound design, sound design in world cinema (THX 1138, Star Wars), Foley technique Whittington, W. (2007). Sound Design & Science Fiction. USA: University of Texas Press. ISBN: 9780292795112 pp: 75-114.
4 Definition of sound, sound waves and propagation phases, frequency, sample rate, bit depth, stereo & mono, digital audio formats, audio cables Zettl, H. (2005). Sight, sound, motion: applied media aesthetics. Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN: 0534079520 pp: 355-360.
5 Microphone types, Polar Pattern, mic techniques Eargle, J. (2004). The Microphone Book. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780240519616 pp: 66-77.
6 Presentation
7 Introduction to Adobe Audition: open and save a file, time criteria, waveform module Exercises will be done in Adobe Audition software.
8 Adobe Audition: multitrack module, sound recording techniques Exercises will be done in Adobe Audition software.
9 Adobe Audition: Noise Reduction, Time & Pitch, Chorus, Delay / Echo Exercises will be done in Adobe Audition software.
10 Adobe Audition: Flanger, Phaser, Notch Filter & Scientific Filter, Reverb Exercises will be done in Adobe Audition software.
11 Adobe Audition: Mixing, finalizing projects and export Exercises will be done in Adobe Audition software.
12 Short projects on Adobe Audition Exercises will be done in Adobe Audition software.
13 Final Project work (sound design for video) Exercises for final project
14 Final Project work (sound design for video) Exercises for final project
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

The notes taken during the lectures and linked websites can be used as lecture notes.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Alden, Stanley R. Thomson “Audio In Media(8th Edition)”, Wadsworth Publishing 2008

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
1
30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
1
8
8
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
1
16
16
    Total
116

 

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.

X
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.

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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