NMC 462 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of New Media and Communication

Course Name

Radio and Podcast Production

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
NMC 462	Fall/Spring	1	2	2	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr.Öğretim Üyesi SARPHAN UZUNOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr.Öğretim Üyesi SARPHAN UZUNOĞLU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	To engage students in the principles and techniques of radio and podcast production by exploring, creating and analyzing various characteristics and types of radio and podcast products.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Identify skills and techniques required to produce radio; p Programmes and podcast, and using appropriate technology; Apply principles and techniques of radio programme and podcast production from original ideas to final products; Discuss a variety of radio and podcast genres; Identify how to work on radio and podcasts at a professional level.
Course Description	Understanding and implementation of radio and podcast production is at the heart of this course. Students will have theoretical lectures, and hands on practice. This practice will be informed by weekly discussions of principles essential to making good radio and podcasts.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

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

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to Radio, Podcasts and Videocasts	"Joe Rogan Experience: Any episode"
2	Technical Foundations Part 1	Gatewood, K. (2008). Podcasting: Just the basics. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 44(2), 90-93.
3	Technical Foundations Part 2	Granneman, S. (2007) Podcasting with Audacity: Creating a Podcast With Free Audio Software (Source Forge Community Press) & "Radiolab: Editing in Action" episode
4	Advanced Technical Skills	Berry, R. (2016) Podcasting: Considering the evolution of the medium and its association with the word ‘radio’ in Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media. & 99% Invisible: The Sounds of Space
5	Storytelling with Technology	McHugh, S. (2016). How podcasting is changing the audio storytelling genre. The Radio Journal–International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, 14(1), 65-82.
6	Podcast Genres and Formats	Priyakorn, A. (2023). Exploring Podcast Genres and Formats: An Integrated Analysis of Thai Podcast Content Distribution. Communication and Media in Asia Pacific (CMAP), 6(2), 14-38.
7	Audience Engagement Strategies	García-Marín, D. (2020). Mapping the factors that determine engagement in podcasting: design from the users and podcasters’ experience. Communication & society, 49-63.
8	Legal and Ethical Issues in Podcast and Radio Production	Legal and Ethical Issues in Podcast and Radio Production Schnackenberg, H. L., Vega, E. S., & Relation, D. H. (2009). Podcasting and Vodcasting: Legal Issues and Ethical Dilemmas. Journal of Law, Ethics & Intellectual Property, 2(1). Tufan, F., Kökat, S., & Bal, Z. E. (2023). History of university radio broadcasting in Turkey and its struggle for legal existence. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, 12(1), 131-150. Tennant, L. (2023). Podcasting and ethics: Independent podcast production in New Zealand. Convergence, 29(4), 854-870.
9	Midterm Week	NA
10	Marketing and Monetization in Podcasting and Radio	Rowles, D., & Rogers, C. (2019). Podcasting marketing strategy: a complete guide to creating, publishing and monetizing a successful podcast. Kogan Page Publishers.
11	Formalisation of Podcasting as a Cultural Industry	Sullivan, John L. (2018) “Podcast Movement: Aspirational Labour and the Formalisation of Podcasting as a Cultural Industry”, in Llinares, Dario, Fox, Neill and Berry, Richard (eds.) Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 35-56.
12	Podcast Distribution	Sullivan, J. L. (2019). The platforms of podcasting: Past and present. Social media+ society, 5(4), 2056305119880002.
13	Final Project Development and Presentation
14	Final Project Development and Presentation
15	Review of the semester
16	Final Exam Week

Course Notes/Textbooks

Llinares, Dario, and Fox, Neill. (2018) Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media, Palgrave Macmillan.ISBN-10: 9783319900551
Michael Geoghegan, Dan Klass (2007) Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, Second Edition, Springer. ISBN-10: 1590599055
McLeish, Robert. (2005) Radio Production, Focal Press.ISBN-10: 9780240519722
Fleming, C (2010) Radio Handbook, 3 rd ed. Routledge.ISBN-10: 0415445078
Granneman, S. (2007) Podcasting with Audacity: Creating a Podcast With Free Audio Software (Source Forge Community Press).

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application	1	10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	10
Presentation / Jury	1	20
Project	1	15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam	1	25
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	75
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	25
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	1	16
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	2		0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	1	15	15
Project	1	15	15
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam	1	10	10
		Total	116

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	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.	-	-	-	-	-
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.	-	-	X	-	-
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.	-	-	-	-	-