PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BA4111 | Services Marketing Management | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 GÜLBERK GÜLTEKİN SALMAN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜLBERK GÜLTEKİN SALMAN Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The course aims at providing an insight about how different frameworks and analytical procedures can best be used in order to examine the varied challenges faced by managers in different service settings. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; will 1. Have an in-depth appreciation and understanding of the unique challenges inherent in managing and delivering quality services. Participants will be introduced to and have the opportunity to work with tools and strategies that address these challenges. 2. Develop an understanding of the “state of the art” service management thinking. 3. Promote a customer service-oriented mindset. 4. Learn strategies, tools and approaches for addressing the unique challenges of service management and marketing; 5. Develop essential service quality knowledge and skills and be prepared to apply them in an actual business context; 6. Become a more perceptive and effective manager and consumer through understanding the complexities of service design, delivery, and communication; 7. Learn an appreciation of the inter-functional coordination necessary to deliver quality service. 8. Further develop communication skills through written projects, team-based work and oral presentations. |
to learn critical skills and gain knowledge needed to implement quality service and service strategies for competitive advantage across industries. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Why Study Services? | |
2) | Understanding Services Process | |
3) | Managing Service Encounters | |
4) | Customer Behavior in Service Environment Relationship Marketing and Customer Loyalty | |
5) | Complaint Handling and Service Recovery The Service Product | |
6) | Pricing Strategies for Services | |
7) | Promotion and Education Service Positioning and Design | |
8) | Review | |
9) | Creating Delivery Systems in Place, Cyberspace and Time | |
10) | Creating Value Through Productivity | |
11) | Balancing Demand and Capacity | |
12) | Managing Customer Waiting Lines and Reservations PROJECT PRESENTATIONS | |
13) | Employee Roles in Service Organizations PROJECT PRESENTATIONS | |
14) | Organizing for Service Leadership PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | “Principles of Service Marketing and Management”, Second Edition Christopher Lovelock and Lauren Wright Pearson Prentice Hall,2002 |
References: | “Services Marketing-Integrating Customer Focus Acroos The Firm” 6th Edition- 2013 Valarie A. Zeithaml, Mary Jo Bitner, Dwayne D Gremler McGraw Hill |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 5 | % 5 |
Homework Assignments | 10 | % 10 |
Project | 25 | % 25 |
Midterms | 20 | % 20 |
Final | 30 | % 30 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 15 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 7 | 7 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 2 |
Final | 15 | 54 |
Total Workload | 105 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. | |
2) | To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. | |
3) | To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). | |
4) | To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). | |
5) | To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. | |
6) | To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. | |
7) | To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. | |
8) | To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. | |
9) | To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. | |
10) | To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. | |
11) | To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. | |
12) | To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |