Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- STV622 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 8.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet CEYHAN
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim of the Documentary Cinema I course is to focus on the development and change processes of basic concepts and documentary cinema in the historical process, and the development of theoretical infrastructure is aimed.
Course Content The basic definitions of documentary cinema include the historical development of the documentary genre, its formal methods and its political aspect.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of documentary by providing theory and practice integrity.
2 Approaches the narrative problems of documentary cinema with analytical and critical thinking.
3 Can analyze and analyze documentary film. Can determine the elements of expression.
4 Can distinguish documentary forms.
5 Can define the documentary historical process.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The Beginning of Documentary Cinema Interview
2. Week Documentary Cinema Models Interview
3. Week The Styles of Documentary Cinema Interview
4. Week What makes the documentary interesting and believable? Interview
5. Week Documentary cinema and ethics Interview
6. Week Director's Role Interview
7. Week Social player identity Interview
8. Week Director and subject relationship Presentation (Preparation), Other Activities
9. Week Perception of Director, Film and Audience in the documentary film approach Interview
10. Week Documentary and its relationship with Fiction Interview
11. Week Voice and Discourse Interview
12. Week Rhetoric (What kind of discourse the director is trying to develop and persuade the audience?) Interview
13. Week Examples of style and aesthetic relationships I Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Examples of style and aesthetic relations II Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Belgesel Sinemaya Giriş Yazar: Bill Nichols
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 15 3 45
Ders Dışı
Interview 2 1 2
Presentation (Preparation) 2 1 2
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 2 2
Homework 10 5 50
Homework Preparation 10 5 50
Quiz 10 5 50
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 204
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0