PRL3101 Media Strategy and ManagementBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ADVERTISINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementBologna CommissionNational Qualifications
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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
PRL3101 Media Strategy and Management Fall 3 0 3 6

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. NİLÜFER GEYSİ
Course Lecturer(s): Assist. Prof. ÖYKÜ TÜRKELİ
Assist. Prof. NİLÜFER GEYSİ
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to provide students with basic information on media strategy and management, to develop media relations and media planning skills, and to enable them to understand the relationship between media and public relations/advertising.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Can define and explain the basic concepts of media strategies, media relations, and media planning.
2. Explain the media planning process and discuss its meaning with practical examples.
3. Can develop media strategies and media plans, and create strategies for managing media relations effectively.
4. Can analyze media channels and make appropriate media selections for the target audience.
5. Can analyze the interactions between digital media, social media, and traditional media, and develop integrated media strategies.

Course Content

This course aims to define and explain the basic concepts of media strategies, media relations, and media planning, as well as to understand the media planning process and discuss it with practical examples. Furthermore, students will learn to develop media strategies and plans, analyze media channels for appropriate target audience selections, and create integrated media strategies by analyzing the interactions between digital, social, and traditional media.
This course will be conducted with an interactive teaching method supported by case studies, group discussions, media analyses, and practical projects.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Orientation
2) Introduction to media strategy and management PESO Model
3) Media research methods and target audience analysis
4) Traditional media
5) Digital media
6) Understanding media environment (press, broadcasting, digital media environments) Journalism and PR
7) Developing media lists Building a media relations plan Checklist for effective media relations
8) Midterm exam
9) Content marketing
10) Media planning-1
11) Media planning-2
12) Media planning-3
13) Media planning-4
14) Overview

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: Media Planning & Buying in the Digital Age by Ronald D. Geskey
Strategic Media Decisions by James L. Borden and Ruth A. Borden

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
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 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 8 104
Project 1 5 5
Homework Assignments 1 3 3
Total Workload 151

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 3
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 4
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. 2
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 4