ADV4632 Global AdvertisingBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ADVERTISINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementBologna CommissionNational Qualifications
ADVERTISING
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
ADV4632 Global Advertising Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. ÖNDER YÖNET
Course Lecturer(s): RA EREN DEMİRKIRAN
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

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Globalization of markets and the world -Perspectives of cultural globalization -Standardization versus adaptation debate
3) Culture and Advertising -Cultural Dimensions of Geert Hofstede -Sample ads representing cultural dimensions
4) -Advertising Strategies, Branding and Culture -Review of presentations brief -Sample ads representing cultural dimensions
5) Advertising Strategies, Branding and Culture -Sample ads representing cultural dimensions
6) Presentations Advertising Regulatory Considerations in the Global Arena
7) Presentations /Global Media and Messaging
8) Presentations
9) Presentations - Advertising Regulatory Considerations in the Global Arena
10) Presentations Social Responsibility and Ethics in the Global Marketplace - handing homework 2 in
11) Presentations Global Ad cases: American Advertising
12) Presentations Global Ad Cases: European Advertising
13) Presentations Global Ad Cases: Russia,China,Japan,Indian,etc.
14) Presentations Turkish Advertising Cases

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 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 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

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 prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media 2
2) To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management 2
3) To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising 3
4) To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising 2
5) To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field. 5
6) To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective 3
7) To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising 3
8) To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising 3