PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY | |||||
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 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. |