COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AUDIO INFORMATION I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FKS 3521 AUDIO INFORMATION I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Sound Editing and Cinematography

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR CIHAN IŞIKHAN

Offered to

Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Carpet-Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Accessory Design
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Painting
Musicology
Sculpture
Photography
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Fashion Clothing Design
Graphic Design
Music Technology

Course Objective

This course aims to provide a better film language by giving information about audio devices such as microphones, mixers and recording tools. Besides physical existence of sound, audio processes of production and post-production steps are the subjects of this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having more information on film's soundtrack
2   Professional use of audio equipments
3   Using audio in an efficient way
4   Presentation of sound as a tool of communication
5   Digital audio editing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 About lesson...
2 Rooms, equipment and staffs on broadcasting
3 Rooms, equipment and staffs on broadcasting
4 Basic concepts of sound technology: Acoustic Electric Psychoacoustic
5 Basic concepts of sound technology: Acoustic Electric Psychoacoustic
6 Basic concepts of sound technology: Electroacoustic
7 Basic concepts of sound technology: Electroacoustic
8 Quiz
9 Main equipment on audio tehnology
10 Main equipment on audio tehnology
11 Audio Signal Flow: Hardware connections
12 Audio Signal Flow: Reference Levels
13 Optical recording media: Formats and technology to Blu-ray from CD
14 Computer audio technology and internet: Formats and filing. Basic audio editing and mastering

Recomended or Required Reading

Alden, Stanley R. Thomson Audio In Media(8th Edition) , Wadsworth Publishing 2008
Huber, David Miles & Williams, Philip, "Professional Microphone Techniques" Primedia Internec Publishing Corp.1998

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

All subjects will be held theoretically first then will be reinforced by applications in tv studio.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Cihan IŞIKHAN
0232 4129201

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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