Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Storytelling
Course Code: MİÇ528
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the course is comprehending the literature on digital storytelling, mastering the theoretical and practical studies in this field and to develop digital storytelling projects.

Course Content

Within the scope of this course, literature research on digital storytelling will be conducted, theories developed in this field will be discussed, digital storytelling applications will be analyzed and digital storytelling of different purposes will be created.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Dijital hikâye yazımı ve geliştirmesi konusunda farkındalık oluştur,
2.Have a command of the literature in digital storytelling,
3.Comprehend gain experience in this digital storytelling,
4.Be able to evaluate digital storytellers,
5.Be able to develop digital storytelling applications for different purposes.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Stovall, James Glen (2014). Writing for the Mass Media. 9th Edition, Pearson.
2.Musburger, Robert B. (2007). An Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media: Scriptwriting Essentials Across the Genre. Amsterdam: Focal Press
3.Friedmann, Anthony (2006). Writing for Visual Media. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Focal Press.
4.Miller, C. H. (2004). Digital Storytelling: A Creator's Guide to Interactive Entertainment. Focal Press
5.Berger, Ross (2020). Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design: A Writer’s Guide to Video Games and Transmedia, Taylor & Francis Group
6.Şimşek, Burcu (2018). İletişim Çalışmaları Bağlamında Dijital Hikâye Anlatımı: Kavramlar ve Türkiye Deneyimi. İstanbul: Alternatif Bilişim Derneği
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the course and introduction of resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fundamentals of digital storytelling: a look at the alternative media applications
Week 3 - Theoretical
Culture of participation and co-productive media
Week 4 - Theoretical
Storytelling in the new media
Week 5 - Theoretical
The process of digital storytelling
Week 6 - Theoretical
New media and digital storytelling
Week 7 - Theoretical
Storytelling examples in new media
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Brand-oriented digital storytelling
Week 10 - Theoretical
Digital storytelling in education
Week 11 - Theoretical
Digital storytelling application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Digital storytelling application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Digital story project reviews
Week 14 - Theoretical
Digital story project presentation
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Lecture - Practice25520
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
OÇ-2
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
OÇ-3
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
OÇ-5
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026