PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
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
VCD3142	Point of Purchase Design	Spring Fall	2	2	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:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor MATİLDE WOL
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Point of Purchase (also called POP) or Point of Sales (POS) are a cost-effective way to increase sales and brand awareness. An essential course for creating striking and innovative designs and store displays. Students work on a wide range of formats, dimensions, styles, and a whole visual language that is used to entice the customer into the purchase. Colors, textures, lighting, and graphic art fuse to create expressive, captivating, and functional systems, capable of capturing the attention of potential buyers. With full-color photographs throughout, Point of Purchase is a must for any advertising campaign involved in retail, interior, exhibition, stand, and event design.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Identify the needs of BTL (belove the line) advertising design
2) Researching design and store displays
3) Identify formats, dimensions, styles and typography
4) Analyse concept-product-potential buyers relationship
5) Execute recall of the brand and highlight the features of the product
6) Execute different design layouts
7) Execute production process

Course Content

Design and store display, design process are discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Principles of POP DESIGN
3)	Discussing current POP designs
4)	Research/Chossing a brand (different for each student)
5)	First layouts presentation
6)	Final layout presentation/ BTL Campaign
7)	Review and Process
8)	Researching current POP designs
9)	Discussing current POP designs
10)	Research/ one brand for all the students
11)	Concept board presentation
12)	Working on POP materials/layouts presentation 1
13)	layout presentation 2
14)	Review and Process

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	Point of Purchase Design Annual 6 and 7 www.popai.com Creativity- David E. Carter(Editor)-www.harpercollins.com The One Show- www.oneclub.org Archive- Ads and posters magazine-www.luezersarchive.com Communications Arts- www.commarts.com Mediacat Kırmızı Marketing Türkiye Novum

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	15	% 20
Presentation	3	% 25
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 30
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Application	14	28
Midterms	14	28
Final	14	28
Total Workload		126

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 the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2)	To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4)	To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6)	To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7)	To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8)	To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10)	To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12)	To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13)	To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14)	To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.