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LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TDS2016 Medical Services Marketing Spring
Fall
2 0 2 3
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor FIRAT KARA
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor FIRAT KARA
Recommended Optional Program Components: Library
Course Objectives: This lesson aims to teach concept of marketing and its kinds, fundamental elements of marketing in health care services.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who pass this lesson;

1- Sorts the fundamental elements of health care marketing.
2- Analyse and comment buying manners of health care consumers.

Course Content

This lesson contains description of marketing.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Definition of marketing, marketing mix, legislation on advertising in health care, anti-marketing views in health care and different country practices
2) Definition of marketing, marketing mix, legislation on advertising in health care, anti-marketing views in health care and different country practices
3) General features of services and aspects that differentiate health services, definition of health, factors of production in health services
4) General features of services and aspects that differentiate health services, definition of health, factors of production in health services
5) Definition of market, conditions required for realization of marketing, emergence of demand and demand types, evolution of marketing understanding
6) The boundaries of the health sector, the value chain, the concept of competition, the factors that determine competition, the strategies providing competitive advantage, sectoral concentration and concentration criteria
7) Definition of market segmentation, vertical and lateral market segmentation, merging and decomposition strategies, health service applications
8) midterm
9) Price, pricing and types of health services, pricing strategies and application of health services, positioning power of price
10) Distribution function in healthcare, retail mix, distribution channel preferences in healthcare, value chain management
11) Product launch, promotion, promotion mix in healthcare
12) Product launch, promotion, promotion mix, health communication, marketing versus public relations in healthcare
13) Customer orientation, the hierarchy of interaction between the healthcare institution and its patients
14) Product in health services, product life cycle concept, types, service mix and product strategies in health care institutions

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Weekly distributed by the course lecturer.

References: Dilaver Tengilimoğlu, Sağlık Hizmetleri Pazarlaması, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2011.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 2 26
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Midterms 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions
2) To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems
3) To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system.
4) To be fully prepared for a graduate study 2
5) Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world
6) To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components.
7) To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life
8) To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations 4
9) To act and think both regionally and internationally
10) To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization
11) Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity.
12) To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes 2
13) To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member
14) To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment