PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ADV4632 | Global Advertising | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÖNDER YÖNET |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÖNDER YÖNET |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course concentrates on creating an understanding on globalization,international markets,marketing across the borders, global advertising and integrated marketing communication strategies worldwide. Students will be able to understand ; a) historical,social,cultural and economical development of globalization b) basic principles and practices of global advertising c) the paradoxes faced by global marketers and agencies in creating strategies and campaigns to communicate with different cultures. d) when and how to standardize communication strategy,how to choose an agency for global brands. e) “think gobal,act local” f) the application of cultural differences/dimensions (of Geert Hofstede) to the global advertisements |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) To distinguish going global and recognize the brief history of 21st century 2) To appraise the globalization of the markets 3) To explain global branding 4) To develop global communication strategies and planning 5) To differentiate the main advertising agencies and their works worldwide 6) To determine global media and messaging 7) To discriminate advertising regulatory considerations in the global arena 8) To integrate social responsibility and ethics in the global marketplace 9) To evaluate and comment on any given case study in global advertising. |
This course aims to teach the students the current and future positioning of advertising in the context of global integrated marketing communications efforts. The students taking this course will gain the necessary theoretical knowledge to work in international advertising agencies and companies both in Turkey and Worldwide. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Going Global, Brief History of 21st century Markets | Reading material |
3) | Globalization of markets Political,Economical,Cultural,Technological Factors and Competition, Homogenization of consumer needs and tastes, Culture and how advertising works, Advertising Industry | None |
4) | Global Brand: The perception of global Brands, Global Branding Strategies, Brand positioning, Standardization | Reading material |
5) | Global Communication Strategies and Planning - handing homework 1 in | Preparation for homework 1 |
6) | Advertising Agencies in Global Market | Reading material |
7) | Global Media and Messaging - The brief for final project | None |
8) | Review | Review of the previous subjects |
9) | Advertising Regulatory Considerations in the Global Arena | Reading material |
10) | Social Responsibility and Ethics in the Global Marketplace - handing homework 2 in | Preparation for homework 2 |
11) | Global Ad cases: American Advertising | Reading material |
12) | Global Ad Cases: European Advertising | None |
13) | Global Ad Cases: Russia,China,Japan,Indian,etc. | Reading material |
14) | Turkish Advertising Cases | None |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Zorunlu Ders Kitabı/Required Text Book: De Mooij Marieke (1997) , Global Marketing and Advertising: Understanding Global Paradoxes, Sage Pub. Ders notları/okumalar:Okumaların okunması zorunludur ! Okumalar dersin en önemli bölümünü oluşturmaktadır. Tartışılacak okuma bir hafta önce öğrencilere verilmektedir. Course notes: It is compulsory to read the reading material ! The readings make the most important part of the course. The reading, which will be discussed, will be handed out one week earlier. |
References: | Kotler, Philip & Keller, Kevin Lane (2006) Marketing Management, 12/E, Prentice Hall Mueller Barbara ( 2001), International Advertising: Communicating across Cultures,Wadsworth Pub. Clow E. Kenneth, Baack Donald ( 2001), Integrated Advertising, Promotion & Marketing Communications, Prentice Hall Friedman L. Thomas ( 2005), World is Flat, Farrar,Straus and Giroux Pub. Richard Nisbett (2004), The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why, Free Press. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 130 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media | |
2) | To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics. | |
3) | To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works. | |
4) | To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. | |
5) | To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices. | |
6) | To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings. | |
7) | To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns. | |
8) | To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices. | |
9) | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes. | |
10) | To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool. | |
11) | To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. | |
12) | To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. | |
13) | To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. | |
14) | To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations. |