GASTRONOMY AND CULINARY ARTS (TURKISH, NONTHESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GMS5009 Strategic Marketing in The Food Industry Fall 3 0 3 8

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : KEREM İLASLAN
Course Objectives: Food marketing is a fascinating and dynamic field of study, with new food trends and issues requiring strategic marketing decisions to capitalize on opportunities and meet challenges in today's increasingly competitive and global environment. Customer behavior and marketing of the food industry are constantly changing due to various environmental and globalization reasons. This course provides students with the necessary tools and frameworks to make proactive marketing decisions. This course aims to provide students with a strong grasp of both the strategic elements of building long-term customer centricity and the operational techniques necessary for marketing managers to successfully implement strategic marketing orientation

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Develop integrated marketing strategies as well as evaluate and propose appropriate activities and organizational structures to effectively implement and control the chosen strategy
2. Applying Digital Marketing and possible crisis prevention techniques
3. Understanding customer behavior that changes according to new trends
4. Applying ethical rules in the food industry
5. Positioning of foods in social media marketing
6. Understanding the role of food/localization/agriculture in tourism marketing

Course Content

1.Develop integrated marketing strategies as well as evaluate and propose appropriate activities and organizational structures to effectively implement and control the chosen strategy
2. Applying Digital Marketing and possible crisis prevention techniques
3. Understanding customer behavior that changes according to new trends
4. Applying ethical rules in the food industry
5. Positioning of foods in social media marketing
6. Understanding the role of food/localization/agriculture in tourism marketing

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General definition of marketing and its association with food
2) The Changing Role of Food Marketing in the New Economy
3) Digital Marketing
4) Digital PR and Reputation Management
5) Social media marketing communications effects
6) The changing role of food marketing in the new economy
7) Midterm Exam
8) Changing customers in the food industry behavior - The role of Covid
9) Affecting interaction in social commerce factors
10) Integrated marketing communications – coffee companies
11) Social lynchings, brand crises and reputation
12) McDonalds and Nutella Crisis Management
13) Region of tourism destinations marketing with food/agriculture
14) Unethical customer behavior in food and beverage businesses

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: Pazarlama 4.0, Iwan Setiawan ve Philip Kotler
Food Marketing Custom Edition, Joseph J. Belna

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 6 84
Project 1 60 60
Homework Assignments 5 3 15
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 205

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution