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Course Description Course Outline Course Contribution to Program Qualifications Assessment Methods ECTS-Workload Detail Informations of the Course Numerical Data

Course Description

Course	Code	Semester	T+P (Hour)	Credit	ECTS
AA	RTS3116321	Fall Semester	3+0	3	5

Course Program

Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses

Language of Course	Turkish
Course Level	First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type	Elective
Course Coordinator	Assist.Prof. Doğa ÇÖL
Name of Lecturer(s)	Assist.Prof. Doğa ÇÖL
Assistant(s)
Aim	This course is an introduction to the philosophy of film. How films affect the audience at the levels of seeing, hearing, touching and thinking. How framing, gaze and narrative shape experience. How the digital moving image transform these relationships. Students learn the main theoretical debates and apply them in discussions.
Course Content	This course contains; Introduction,Ontology. What is a photographic image?,The Frame,The Screen,Face and Close-up,Look and Gaze,Body and Touch,,Acoustics and Space,Mind and Body,Digital Body,Short-form video and cinema,AI and Film,General evaluation,Final Exam.

Course Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Defines key concepts in philosophy of film.		A
Presents arguments on conceptual discussions.		A
Analyzes films by applying the theories in the field of philosophy of cinema.		A, D
Recognizes and discusses philosophical problems in film works.		A
Discusses the effects of digital cinema on viewing experience and film theory.		A

Teaching Methods:
Assessment Methods:	A: Traditional Written Exam, D: Oral Exam

Course Outline

Order	Subjects	Preliminary Work
1	Introduction
2	Ontology. What is a photographic image?	Bazin, Ontology of the Photographic Image
3	The Frame	Reading: Chapter 1 'Cinema as Window and Frame'
4	The Screen	Reading: Chapter 2 'Cinema as Door'
5	Face and Close-up	Reading: Chapter 2 'Cinema as mirror'
6	Look and Gaze	Chapter 4, Cinema as eye
7	Body and Touch	Chapter 5, Cinema as skin
8		Review of Weeks 1–7; in-class essay exam.
9	Acoustics and Space	Chapter 6, Cinema as ear
10	Mind and Body	Chapter 7, Cinema as brain
11	Digital Body	Chapter 8, Digital cinema and film theory
12	Short-form video and cinema	To be shared online
13	AI and Film	To be shared online
14	General evaluation	All readings
15	Final Exam	All topics

Resources

Required text: Thomas Elsaesser & Malte Hagener, Film Theory: An Introduction through the Senses.

Recommended in‑class references (optional, for context): André Bazin; Rudolf Arnheim; Sergei Eisenstein; Laura Mulvey; Vivian Sobchack; Gilles Deleuze.

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No	Program Qualification	Contribution Level
No	Program Qualification	1	2	3	4	5
1	PY1. Knows the basic concepts, theories and practices of Radio, Cinema and Television fields.
2	PY2. Identifies facts about Radio, Cinema and Television and can analyze them with different methods.
3	PY3.Can carry out technical equipment, project production and management of Radio and Television Studios.
4	PY4. He can use his competence by using his field knowledge, identify the problems encountered in business life and offer solutions.
5	PY5. Can perform synthesis and analysis for the Mass Media and visual media sectors.
6	PY6. Can recommend a communication plan in line with public and private sector needs.
7	PY7.Can perform risk management and solve problems by using initiative in necessary situations related to the field.
8	PY8.Can propose and prepare projects related to the field and participate in sector competitions.
9	PY9.Can write scientific research on Radio Cinema Television and related media sectors, analyze them and turn them into scientific writing.
10	PY10.Aims to establish reality in mass media journalism, dissemination and project production.
11	PY11.Follows the development news and innovations related to the field and adopts lifelong education and literacy as a principle.
12	PY12. He uses his native language accurately and effectively, which is one of the requirements of his field, and can read and understand English field terminology at the B1 level.
13	PY13. Organizes and implements social events required by his/her profession;
14	PY14. He embraces his profession under all circumstances, within the scope of ethical, humane and conscientious values, and does not allow abuse.
15	PY15.Informs the masses with visual, audio and written news or other projects that reflect reality in the public or private sector, radio, cinema or television media groups within the framework of Mass Media.

Assessment Methods

Contribution Level	Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success		40
Rate of Final Exam to Success		60
Total		100

ECTS / Workload Table
Activities	Number of	Duration(Hour)	Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours	0	0	0
Guided Problem Solving	0	0	0
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report	0	0	0
Term Project	0	0	0
Presentation of Project / Seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Midterm Exam	0	0	0
General Exam	0	0	0
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan	0	0	0
Total Workload(Hour)			0
*Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30=(0/30)**			0
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

Detail Informations of the Course