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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MZT 5018	MEDIA ANALYSIS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SERHAT DURMAZ

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide the students with the analysis, audience effects, aesthetic values, trends and scientific knowledge about audio-media products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	of the audio-media analysis techniques,
2	of the relationship between human perception, technological, psychological and sociological values,
3	of recorded media analysis in terms of recording techniques,
4	of the criticism between the media and music,
5	of the relationship between music, media and the market.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Audio-visual technical layers, relationship between consumption achievements
2	Music clips and audio-visual surveys on media products
3	Music clips and written surveys on media products
4	The use of external musical elements as sexuality, politics, religion, suffering, oppression, bread, children etc.
5	Studies on music videos
6	Studies on music videos
7	Market shares and techniques
8	Comparisons over different interpretations of the same compositions.
9	Analyzes on multi-channel recording remixes
10	Analyzes on multi-channel recording remixes
11	Studies written about the performance of classical music
12	Studies written about the performance of classical music

Recomended or Required Reading

Norman Medoff, Barbara K. Kaye; Electronic Media, Second Edition: Then, Now, and Later , 2.nd Edition, Focal Press, ISBN: 978-0-240-81256-4, UK, 2011
Joseph Turow; Media Today: An introduction to mass communication , 3.rd edition, Taylor & Francis, Routledge, ISBN 0-203-89534-7, New York, 2009
Donald G. Godfray (editor); Methods of Historical Analysis in Electronic Media , Lawrence Earlbaum, ISBN 1-4106-1715-7, London, 2006
Robert B. Musburger, Gorham Kindem; Introduction to Media Production: The Path to Digital Media Production , 4.th Edition, ISBN: 978-0-240-81082-9, Focal Press, 2009
William Moylan; Understanding and Crafting The Mix: The Art of Recording , Focal Press, USA, 2007
Larry Starr. Christopher Waterman; American Popular Music: The Rock Year , Oxford University Press, 2006
David M. Howard, James Angus; Acoustics and Psychoacoustics , 2.nd Edition, Focal Press, 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Market effects, consumers and audio-media critics will be analyzed by recorded media products.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 +FCG * 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	RST	RESIT	MTE * 0.20 +ASG * 0.20 +RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The most important criteria for students are their attention, answers and the ability to in-situ sampling and/or analysis. Active participation to the lecture is very important.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Each student should be prepared for each seminar and at least one homework for each semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhat.durmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	4	56
Preparation for midterm exam	1	8	8
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Preparing presentations	1	18	18
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	3	2	2	4	5	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	4	4
LO.2	3	2	2	4	5	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	4	4
LO.3	3	2	2	4	5	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	4	4
LO.4	3	2	2	4	5	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	4	4
LO.5	3	2	2	4	5	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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