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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| COMMUNICATION SCIENCES PR. | |
| Code | AS452 |
| Name | Artificial Intelligence and Journalism |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2.5 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Serkan BULUT |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to introduce the concept of artificial intelligence and journalism environments, to explain the possibilities of AI-supported news production, and to provide information about platform-based ethical news production and verification methods.
Course Content
This course covers how generative AI tools work, how to support the news production process with prompt engineering and SEO, and the creative possibilities and methods of independent news production.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for this course
Resources
Deniz, Ş. ve Korap Özel, E.(2023). Google’dan Yapay Zekaya Geleceğin Gazeteciliği - Para, Veri ve Haber. Ankara: Nobel Bilimsel Eserler. Reese, B. (2020). Yapay zeka çağı dördüncü çağ: Akıllı robotlar, bilinçli bilgisayarlar ve insanlığın geleceği. M. Doğan (Çev.). Say Yayınları. Ünal, E. (2023). Üretken Yapay Zekâ Çağı ve ChatGPT. Bilim Teknik. https://edergi. tubitak.gov.tr/edergi/yazi.pdf;jsessionid=7cBNlgGQP69s9gG+XsEJGFQi? dergiKodu=4&cilt=56&sayi=1178&sayfa=56&yaziid=48280 Narin, B. (2017). Uzman görüşleri bağlamında haber üretiminde otomatikleşme: Robot gazetecilik. Galatasaray Üniversitesi İletişim Dergisi, (27), 79-108. Bulut, S. (2019). Dijital medyada haber: gazetecilikte arama motoru optimizasyonu uygulaması üzerine bir araştırma. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 21(4), 1087-1105.
Notes
Literature, articles, journals, magazines, newspapers, online resources and research reports appropriate to the course content.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the terms artificial intelligence, NLG, SEO and machine learning. |
| LO02 | Remembers appropriate promt methods for digital journalism. |
| LO03 | Lists which AI tools to use to develop news copy. |
| LO04 | Designs a text or an image related to an event with the support of AI tools. |
| LO05 | Designs to produce AI-based news production with AI tools and ethical methods. |
| LO06 | Explains the basic ethical and unethical AI usage areas and methods for digital media environments. |
| LO07 | Uses communicative AI tools for SEO. |
| LO08 | Harmonizes a news text with SEO criteria using AI tools. |
| LO09 | Visualizes data with appropriate AI tools. |
| LO10 | Evaluates an existing news article written with AI tools. |
| LO11 | Analyzes an existing news article according to SEO criteria. |
| LO12 | Distinguishes whether AI tools are ethically utilized in an existing news story. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students will be able to associate basic knowledge about the instrumental (Radio, Television, Cinema, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Relations, Journalism, etc.) and objective (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.) fields of Social Communication. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains how communication works in all aspects of individual, group, mass, institution or different cultures. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Associates scientific knowledge and methods with technological innovations in the field. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | With an interdisciplinary perspective on the concept of communication; Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, Anthropology, etc. synthesises information from fields such as Communication Sciences. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | As a requirement of the ability to communicate effectively, as well as the ability to express oneself; empathizes with the ability to understand the people and the environments they are in. | 5 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Reports his/her observations in social, artistic and cultural events that he/she organises and actively participates in. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Interprets local, national and international events with a critical perspective. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They take an active role in group work as well as individual work. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | As an individual with a developed sense of responsibility towards society, develops projects for the benefit of society. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In addition to professional development, it continuously improves itself in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields in line with its interests and abilities. | 5 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Rational thinking skills as well as methods and strategies to develop creative thinking, as well as written, verbal, visual, etc. express their thoughts through tools appropriate to the purpose. | 5 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues abroad with the knowledge of a foreign language at least at the general level of the European Language Portfolio (B). | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Acts in accordance with ethical principles in the process of accessing, using and transmitting all kinds of information and in all other thoughts and endeavors related to the profession. | 5 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses methods that can be disseminated to the society in general with basic application skills specific to the field such as media literacy. | 4 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Realizes future career planning in line with learning needs. | 4 |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It directs all its work within the framework of the legal legislation related to its field. | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction and basic concepts | No prior preparation is required. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Artificial intelligence and Communicative AI concepts | Reading about artificial intelligence in course materials. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 3 | AI tools for journalism | Examination of existing AI tools. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 4 | Text production tools and prompt engineering | Prompt writing practice. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 5 | Promt engineering and news development | Conducting promt engineering trials. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 6 | SEO practices for news text | Examination of SEO tools. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 7 | News production practice with AI | A sample news report. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Gösterip Yaptırma, Problem Çözme, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Overall review of course materials. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev, Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Automated content creation text development | Experimenting in text development. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Örnek Olay |
| 10 | Prompt practices and result analysis | Writing appropriate prompts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 11 | AI tools for data journalism | Reading the course materials according to the theme. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Automated data analysis and visualization | Examination of appropriate tools. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Artificial intelligence and fact-checking | Examination of appropriate tools. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | Advantages and challenges of AI for creative writing | Reading of course materials. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | The future of AI for journalism and critical inquiry | Reading of course materials. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Overall review of course materials. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Overall review of course materials. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 110 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,40 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||