LOGISTICS (TURKISH)
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BA4111	Services Marketing Management	Fall	3	0	3	6

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:	Associate (Short 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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

to learn critical skills and gain knowledge needed to implement quality service and service strategies for competitive advantage across industries.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	15	42
Presentations / Seminar	7	7
Homework Assignments	2	2
Final	15	54
Total Workload		105

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 have knowledge about logistics operations and the basic legislation
2)	To have knowledge about the politics, corporations and the developments in logistics.
3)	To have knowledge about the economical life and the basic features of the enterprises that take place in logistics sector.
4)	To have knowledge about the documents that are used in logistics and how to prepare them.
5)	To have knowledge about the new marketing and sales techniques and the principles of opening to new markets.
6)	To have knowledge and consciousness about the job security, worker health and environment protection in logistics sector.
7)	To have knowledge and consciousness about the basic legal attainments, social responsibility, ethics and social security rights in logistics.
8)	To be involved in communication network in logistics sector and follow the developments.	2
9)	To have the ability to comment and evaluate the classical and current theories by taking into account the developments in logistics and supply chain areas.
10)	To have the basic knowledge about foreign trade and customs legislation.
11)	To have knowledge about relationship between foreign trade and logistics management.
12)	To have basic knowledge in at least one foreign language.
13)	He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system.