SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BA3567 | Principles of Marketing | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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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 : | Prof. Dr. ELİF OKAN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜLBERK GÜLTEKİN SALMAN Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA Prof. Dr. ELİF OKAN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective of the course is to introduce the participants with the marketing concepts and theories in order to develop, evaluate and implement marketing management strategies in complex environments. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Explains the basic concepts and theories of the marketing discipline with an interdisciplinary perspective. 2. Understands the interaction between market and customer within the marketing system. 3. Knows the importance of marketing information and market research methods 4. Can explain why and how consumer behavior occurs 5. Knows market segmentation, targeting and positioning 6. Knows the elements of the marketing mix 7. Understands competitive analysis and marketing strategies on a global and local scale |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Understanding Marketingin Creating and Capturing Customer Value and how companies can use their marketing strategies with Partnering to Build Customer Relationships | |
2) | Analyzing the Marketing Environment And Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights | |
3) | Understanding Consumer Markets and Consumer Buyer Behavior | |
4) | Analyzing Business Markets and Business Buyer Behavior | |
5) | Knowing how to create Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers | |
6) | Understanding the strategies associated with Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value | |
7) | Identifying the process of developing New Products and Managing the Product Life Cycle | |
8) | Learning to design Pricing Strategies in order to Understand and Capture Customer Value | |
9) | Identifying the ways to design Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value and the roles / functions of Retailing and Wholesaling | |
10) | Learning to Communicate Customer Value through the use of Advertising and Public Relations | |
11) | Understanding the effective use of Personal Selling,Sales Promotion ;Direct and Online Marketing in Building Direct Customer Relationships | |
12) | Finding ways in Creating Competitive Advantage | |
13) | Getting acquianted with The Global Marketplace | |
14) | Understanding the importance of Sustainable Marketing: Social Responsibility and Ethics |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Principles of Marketing, 14/E Kotler & Armstrong 2012 | Prentice Hall | Published: 01/27/2011 ISBN-10: 0132167123 | ISBN-13: 9780132167123 |
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Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
Quizzes | 3 | % 5 |
Homework Assignments | 7 | % 10 |
Presentation | 3 | % 15 |
Project | 2 | % 20 |
Midterms | 20 | % 20 |
Final | 25 | % 25 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 7 | 7 |
Midterms | 13 | 13 |
Final | 16 | 66 |
Total Workload | 128 |
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. |