| Course Name |
Audio Production
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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 447
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Fall/Spring
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
| 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 | Q&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| 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;
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| 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. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses |
X
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| 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 | Midterm Week | |
| 9 | Adobe Audition: Multitrack module, Sound recording techniques, 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 Week |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
|
|
#
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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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-
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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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| 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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X
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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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X
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-
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-
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-
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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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| 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. |
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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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| 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. |
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