CDM 203 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Cinema and Digital Media

Course Name

Creative Writing

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
CDM 203	Fall	2	2	3	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Problem Solving Case Study Q&A Critical feedback Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Güleser Ekşioğlu
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of creative writing and storytelling.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; will be able to creatively discuss narrative through writing. will be able to express and narrate their emotions and ideas through writing. will be equipped with intellectual resources and methods to produce dramatics works. will be able to apply bsaic techniques of character and plot development. will be able to discuss the structure of existing fictional works.
Course Description	The course combines creative writing theories with methods of storytelling. Throughout the course, students will read, write, revise and develop stories. There will be 5 assignments and a project.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction - The Act of Writing	M. Gülsoy, Büyübozumu Yaratıcı Yazarlık ISBN:9789750721533
2	Literary Aesthetics, Content, and Style	F. Edgü, Yazmak Eylemi ISBN 975-570-229-6
3	Sources of Creativity
4	Time, Space and Atmosphere	1. Homework Draft
5	Plot Editing	1. Homework Submission - 2. Homework Draft
6	Character and Point of View - First Person	2. Homework Submission
7	Character and Point of View - Third Person	3. Homework Draft
8	Creative Writing Techniques - Formulas of Writing	3. Homework Submission
9	Midterms
10	Creative Writing Techniques - Stream of Consciousness	4. Homework Draft
11	Creative Writing Techniques - Taboos	4. Homework Submission - 5. Homework Draft
12	Creative Writing Techniques - Inspiration & Pastiche	5. Homework Submission
13	Project Development
14	Evaluation of Projects
15	Reading Projects
16	Evaluation of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

Gülsoy, Murat. Büyübozumu: Yaratıcı Yazarlık. İstanbul: Can Press, 2004.

Le. Guin, Ursula K. Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story, Boston, New York: Mariner Books, 2015.

May, Rollo. The Courage to Create. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1994.

Mosley, Walter. Elements of Fiction. New York: Grove Press, 2019.

Mosley, Walter. This year You Write Your Novel. New York: Hachette Book Group, 2007.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	5	50
Presentation / Jury	-	-
Project	1	50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	6	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	4	64
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	1	16
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-		0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	5	6	30
Presentation / Jury	-	-	0
Project	1	40	40
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	150

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms.	X	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts.	-	-	X	-	-
3	To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level.	X	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives.	X	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality.	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives.	X	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior.	-	-	X	-	-
9	To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	X	-	-	-
12	To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-