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
PRL4537 Strategic Communication for Sustainability Fall 3 0 3 5
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: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : RA NİLÜFER GEYSİ
Course Objectives: This course aims to provide comprehensive knowledge of sustainability and the necessary background to communicate strategically through various channels on sustainability. Thus, it is aimed that students gain the awareness, knowledge and skills necessary to achieve transformation on individual, institutional and social scales.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Define the concept of sustainability,
2) Approach the sustainability issue from ethical, sociological and psychological perspectives,
3) Discuss approaches related to sustainability,
4) Comprehend new approaches in sustainability communication,
5) Learn sustainability communication tools: visuals, storytelling, games, movies, events, advertisements, advocacy, new media,
6) Analyze case studies on sustainability communication,
7) Have information about activism.

Course Content

In this course, students will learn about sustainability from different perspectives. The theory and approaches necessary for effective sustainability communication will be discussed, and emphasis will be placed on how communication can be applied in various fields to achieve effective sustainability communication.




Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course
2) Introduction to the concept of sustainability, Social-Economic-Environmental Sustainability, Historical process, Sustainable Development, UN 17 SDGs
3) Role of companies, NGOs and government agencies in the implementation of SDGs
4) Role of public relations and strategic communication is sustainable development
5) CSR, sustainability, ESG, and well-being. Greenwashing.
6) A theoretical basis to understand sustainability communication
7) Sustainability and strategic communication management: Corporate identity and culture
8) Sustainability and strategic communication: relationship management
9) Digital media and sustainability communication
10) Sustainability and activism
11) Advertising industry, events, festivals, and sustainability: Case studies
12) Games and gamification: New tools for sustainability communication
13) Case studies
14) Review of the semester

Sources

Course Notes: Godeman, J. & Michelsen, G. (2011). Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary perspectives and theoretical foundations. Springer.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 40
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 60
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 Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 13 6 78
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 2 2
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 126

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.