Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Orientation |
• Meet-up
• Syllabus Review
• Course requirements
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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
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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
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Required readings from the course readerk. |
8) |
Midterm Exam |
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9) |
Hero’s Journey in Narrative Advertising |
Required readings from the course reader |
10) |
Inadequacy Marketing vs. Empowerment Marketing
Homework 2
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Required readings from the course reader |
11) |
Constructing a brand mythology
• Sacred belief / brand worldview
• Brand agent
• Brand narrative
• Brand culture
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12) |
Constructing a brand mythology
• Sacred belief / brand worldview
• Brand agent
• Brand narrative
• Brand culture
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13) |
Perceptual elements of a brand and brand mythology |
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14) |
Cultural Branding and Holt’s Myth Market Approach |
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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 |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy.
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2) |
To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising.
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1 |
3) |
To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency.
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5 |
4) |
To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services.
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5) |
To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace.
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6) |
To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)
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7) |
To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field.
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4 |
8) |
To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures.
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9) |
To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies.
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2 |
10) |
To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace.
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4 |
11) |
To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)
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12) |
To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements.
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13) |
To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession.
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