COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 6072 INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to explain integrated marketing communications as a strategy to develop successful relations with customers and other stakeholders as well as factors affecting analysis, design and implementation of integrated marketing communication strategies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to grasp the concept of integrated marketing communications
2   To be able to discuss, planning and application of integrated marketing communications
3   To be able to evaluate customer relations approach in modern marketing by analyzing the developments in marketing communications
4   To be able to examine innovations in marketing communication brought by the developments in internet technologies.
5   To be able to analyze communication mix components, and evaluate the applications of integrated marketing communications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications
2 Source and Development of Integrated Marketing Communications
3 Communication Theories
4 Advertising and Public Relations
5 Personal Selling
6 Direct Marketing
7 Integrated Marketing Communications and Social Media
8 Integrated Marketing Communications Planning
9 Integrated Marketing Communications Planning Development
10 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Integrated Marketing Communications
11 Image and Brand Management
12 Presentations, Case Analysis and Discussions
13 Presentations, Case Analysis and Discussions
14 Presentations, Case Analysis and Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Izzet Bozkurt (2006). Bütünleşik Pazarlama Iletişimi, MediaCat Kitapları.
Supplementary Book(s):
Mehmet Serdar Erciş (2010). Pazarlama Iletişiminde Temel Yaklaşımlar, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Mehmet Serdar Erciş (2011). Pazarlama Iletişimi Kavramları, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Ebru Uzunoğlu, Ferah Onat, Özlem Aşman Alikılıç , Sinem Yeygel Çakır (2009). Internet Çağında Kurumsal Iletişim, Say Yayınları.
Belma Güneri Fırlar, Ferah Onat, Idil Sayımer, Müge Elden, Özlem Aşman Alikılıç (2010). Teknolojinin Pazarlama Iletişimine Etkileri, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Don Schultz and Heidi Schultz (2003). IMC The Next Generation, McGraw Hill.
Yavuz Odabaşı ve Mine Oyman (2002). Pazarlama Iletişimi Yönetimi, MediaCat Kitapları.
Yavuz Odabaşı ve Gülfidan Barış (2011). Tüketici Davranışı, MediaCat Kitapları.
References:
Materials:
Articles and related documents

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. In-class discussions
3. Article evaluations
4. Case studies
5. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm Exam: The exam will cover the topics in the outline and weekly assignments.
2. Weekly Assignments: Assignments will be prepared individually added to term project grades.
3. Term Project: Each student is responsible for preparing a term project.
4. Presentation: All term papers will be presented according to a predetermined calendar.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
3. Follow appropriate business etiquette regarding cell phones.
4. Home-works and presentations should be prepared based on the format given in the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

selin.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 10 130
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 35 35
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.155
LO.2455
LO.344
LO.454
LO.555