Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- STV632 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 8.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim of this course is to learn the oral history method and to examine the importance of documentary in an informative and up-to-date way, focusing on its relationship with life and reality in a broad perspective ranging from early avant-garde documentaries to social media films.
Course Content This course will examine historically significant documentary films and established discourses, as well as the recent resurgence of documentary as a popular entertainment style and discourse mechanism, and explain how the oral history method can be used in documentary.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Understands the oral history method. Analyzes the key concepts of documentary cinema. Analyzes the close relationship between documentary and social, cultural, political, economic and technological transformations.
2 Analyzes how oral history is used in documentary films. Compares similarities and contrasts between documentary and fiction films. Critically examines documentaries from different periods and styles within their contexts.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Providing information about course content. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
2. Week What is oral history? How is it done? Theoretical Framework Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
3. Week The relationship between digital storytelling and oral history. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
4. Week General information about the documentary Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
5. Week Documentary genres/subgenres Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
6. Week Ethnographic film Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
7. Week The Relationship between Documentary, Cinema and Oral History. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
8. Week Midterms Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Practice
9. Week Monitoring oral history practices, evaluations, and discussions Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
10. Week Watching and discussing examples of TV programs produced with the oral history method, such as speeches, interviews, and documentary programs. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
11. Week Determining oral history interview topics. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
12. Week Interview method and question designs. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
13. Week Evaluation of oral history interviews. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
14. Week Project presentations and discussions. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
15. Week Finals Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Practice
*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.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Defines concepts related to the cinema and television sectors.
2 Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields.
3 Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends.
4 Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies.
5 Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems.
6 Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
8 Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television.
9 Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
11 Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2
PY1 5 5
PY2 5 5
PY3 5 5
PY4 5 5
PY5 5 5
PY6 5 5
PY7 5 5
PY8 5 5
PY9 5 5
PY10 5 5
PY11 5 5
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Stephen Caunce, Sözlü Tarih ve Yerel tarihçi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001.
  • Carr, Edward Hallet, (1993) Tarih Nedir ?, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
  • Thompson, Paul (1999) Geçmişin Sesi, İstanbul:Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.
  • Assmann, Jan. 2001. Kültürel Bellek, Ayrıntı Yayınları.
  • Tan, Mine (der)2002. Anneanne Sırlarını Eskitmiş Aynalar Kolektif .İstanbul: Çizi yazıları.
  • Nora, Pierre. 2006. Hafıza Mekanları, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları
  • Perks, Roberts vd.1998. The Oral History Reader.Routledge.
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 1 2 2
Homework 1 10 5 50
Homework 2 10 5 50
Quiz 1 10 5 50
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 204
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0