SOCIOLOGY
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
ADV3633	Cases in Marketing Communication	Fall	3	0	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 :	Instructor HAKKI PINAR KILIÇ
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor HAKKI PINAR KILIÇ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course’s aim is to stimulate the students on the ever-expanding world of the marketing communication and familiarize them with the importance of the relationship marketing and integrated communication. Also special emphasis will be given to prepare and analyze business plans, marketing plans, and advertising plans

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
There will be several cases during the course prepared from the different subjects. These cases will be selected among the local as well as international brands which can change from one year to another year depending on the popularity of the case and level of the students.

Thus, the students will be able to learn the subject from actual cases.

Course Content

Students will be familiarized with the different tools of integrated marketing communications and will learn when and how to apply these tools. Also they will learn to develop strtegies and make plans ny usinh these tools.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	How to Prepare Effective Marketing Plan?
2)	How SWOT and PEST can help you?	Buying a Wedding Dress in e-Bay (Case)
3)	Positioning in high and low involvement products
4)	A new concept: Demand Chain	Zara case
5)	How you can understand a consumer?
6)	A new approach to consumer: Pulse	Exporting Olive Oil (case)
7)	Financial Aspects of Marketing
8)	Branding	Migros Private Brands
9)	How to write Effective Briefings?
10)	How to Prepare Effective Business Plan?	Volvo
11)	Pazarlamanın 4 P'si öldü mü?
12)	How to Prepare Effective Advertising Plan?	Starbucks
13)	How to prepare a communication plan
14)	Review of the topics

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1. Marketing Communications
Engagement, Strategies and Practice
Chris Fill
Prentice Hall/Financial Tmes
4th Edition

2 Management in Turkey: Cases and Challenges
Donald N. Thompson
Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara

3, The New Marketing Paradigm.
Integrated Marketing Communications
Don E. Schultz, Stanley I Tannenbaum, Robert F. Lauterborn
4. Best Practice Cases in Branding
Kevin Lane Keller
Pearson Prentice Hall

References:

Adverting Age
Campaign
Marketing Türkiye
MediaCat

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	6	% 60
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Homework Assignments	6	3	18
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			133

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 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.