BA4214 E-Business and Internet MarketingBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
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
BA4214 E-Business and Internet Marketing Spring
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: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. ELİF OKAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The purpose of the e-Business and Internet Marketing class is to give you a fundamental understanding about planning and managing of different marketing activities on the web.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1 Identify problems and opportunities regarding e-business
2 Take a critical point of view
3 Create new ideas
4 Evaluate these ideas
5 Familiarize with e-marketing strategies
6 Describe in a professional way how the idea can be implemented and turned to a e-business.
7 Build marketing strategies for different types of e-businesses.

Course Content

Topics include internet basics, digital marketing, webpage design, search engine optimization, social media usage, viral marketing.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Internet Marketing
2) History of the www, Internet Basics
3) Digital Business Models
4) Marketing Mix & Digital Media
5) Services Industries at the www
6) e- Commerce, Payments, Security, Legal and Ethical Issues
7) Review
8) Principles of Webpage Design
9) Changing Rules of Marketing, Advertising and PR
10) E-Mails, Spams, Types of Banner & Popup Advertising, Media Rich Advertising, Video Ads at Media Share Sites, Advertising Games
11) Blogs, Microblogs, Forums, Wikies, Podcasting
12) Search Engine Optimization
13) Mobile Marketing
14) The Future of e-Business

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: "Social Media Marketing", Melissa and Donald Barker & Nicholas Bormann, Cengage Learning, 2013.
References: eMarketing eXcellence, Dave Chaffey & PR Smith, Elsevier Publishing, 2009

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 15
Project 1 % 30
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 30
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 41
Study Hours Out of Class 15 71
Total Workload 112

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 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.