SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ADV3615 | Storytelling in Advertising | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 GÜL ŞENER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜL ŞENER Instructor NEŞE MESUTOĞLU KIRIM |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | No brand in today's markeplace can survive without a resonating story to tell to its consumers. Succesful stories communicate the underlying value of brands in a meaningful, emotional and compelling way. The main objective of this course is to examine the relationship between branding and storytelling and to provide students with the fundamentals of storytelling in advertising with a strategic approach. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop a basic understanding of the role storytelling plays in reaching key target consumers to communicate brands' worldview and values; 2. Identify key mechanisms through which storytelling help brands to develop effective communication campaigns, 3. Develop competencies in understanding the main components of storytelling and how they apply to advertising; 4. Explain how brand mythologies are developed; 5. Identify the processes cultural branding involves and the ways through which culturally powerful brand myths are created. |
This course involves the practice of storytelling in terms of brand building. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Orientation | • Meet-up • Syllabus Review • Course requirements |
2) | Storytelling in advertising | Required readings from the course reader |
3) | Storytelling and persuasion | Required readings from the course reader |
4) | Understanding a story • Narrative Thinking | Required readings from the course reader |
5) | Living a story: • Transportation Theory Homework assignment 1 | Required readings from the course reader |
6) | Basic elements of storytelling: 1- Message 2- Conflict 3- Characters 4- Plot | Required readings from the course reader |
7) | Basic elements of storytelling: 1- Message 2- Conflict 3- Characters 4- Plot | Required readings from the course readerk. |
8) | Midterm Exam | |
9) | Hero’s Journey in Narrative Advertising | Required readings from the course reader |
10) | Inadequacy Marketing vs. Empowerment Marketing Homework 2 | Required readings from the course reader |
11) | Constructing a brand mythology • Sacred belief / brand worldview • Brand agent • Brand narrative • Brand culture | |
12) | Constructing a brand mythology • Sacred belief / brand worldview • Brand agent • Brand narrative • Brand culture | |
13) | Perceptual elements of a brand and brand mythology | |
14) | Cultural Branding and Holt’s Myth Market Approach | |
14) | When storytelling becomes dialogue - Letting the customers become part of the story - Convergence and interaction - Video storytelling and Youtube | Required readings from the course reader |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | • Storytelling: Branding in Practice, Klaus Fog/Christian Budtz/Barış Yakaboylu • How brands become icons by Douglas Holt (Publication in Turkish is available) • Winning the story wars: Why those who tell - and live - the best stories will rule the future / Jonah Sachs (Publication in Turkish is available) • The Hero with a thousand faces by Joseph Campbell (Publication in Turkish is available) You can access these books in Bahçeşehir University Library. |
References: | Supplementary readings will be provided. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 6 | 78 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 129 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | |
2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | |
3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | |
4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | |
5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |
6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | |
7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | |
8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | |
9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | |
10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | |
11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | |
12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |