MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5197 New Product Development Fall 3 0 3 8
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TUĞCAN DEMİR
Course Objectives: Expose the students to the opportunities and challenges involved in new product development process. Building up conceptual and analytical skills to understand the design and marketing processes related to new product development.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Understand the nature and scope of new product development decisions.
2. Master appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques for new product development decisions.
3. Have the ability of evaluating the proposed new product strategy in terms of their ethical frames and behavioral feasibility.

Course Content

This course covers innovation, understanding the customer, building the business case, executing the plan, theories and concept of new product development

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The new product process
2) Opportunity, identification and selection: strategic planning for New products
3) Finding and solving customers’ problems
4) An overview of the design process
5) Strategic product positioning and customer preferences
6) Benefit segmentation and product positioning
7) Midterm Exam
8) Product design and design trade-off decisions
9) Customer oriented design
10) Product testing
11) Strategic launch planning & implementation
12) Launch management
13) Review of the courses
14) Overview

Sources

Course Notes: “New Product Management” by Merle Crawford and Anthony Di Benedetto (10th Edition, December 2010), McGraw-Hill/Irwin “Design And Marketing Of New Products” by Glen Urban and John Hauser (2nd Edition), Prentice-Hall
References: “New Product Management” by Merle Crawford and Anthony Di Benedetto (10th Edition, December 2010), McGraw-Hill/Irwin “Design And Marketing Of New Products” by Glen Urban and John Hauser (2nd Edition), Prentice-Hall

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project 1 % 20
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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 42
Laboratory
Application 14 96
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 13 54
Presentations / Seminar
Project
Homework Assignments
Quizzes
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 1 6
Paper Submission
Jury
Final 1 2
Total Workload 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution