Public Relations and Advertising
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: HIR104
Course Name: Public Relations Management
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Araş. Gör. AZİZ ARSLAN
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arzu KIZBAZ
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This course is designed for students who want to develop the appropriate intellectual skills at professional level for a management-level career in Public Relations, Communication Management, Corporate Affairs or Public Affairs. The course helps students develop a critical appreciation of the role of public relations in society and to develop key analytical and professional skills.
Course Content: This course examines some leading PR fields, the role and aims of PR in different kinds of organizations including real case studies. It is also discussed comparatively some important basic topics which are propaganda, branding, marketing, selling, advertising, marketing communication, publicity and corporate communication.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To learn basic notions related to public relations
2) To learn to apply methods and techniques of modern public relations
3) To develop the ability to critique public relations sector in Turkey
4) To describe the strategies, tactics, and techniques of public relations programs
5) To acquire basic skills of managing PR processes

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction and Course Overview
2) Public Relations & Strategic PR
3) PR as Activism
4) Media Relations and Shaping the News
5) Social Marketing
6) Reputation Management & Sustainability
7) Corporate Social Responsibility
8) Midterm Exam
9) The basics of a Public Relations campaign: Strategic PR
10) An overview to the fields of Public Relations: Corporate PR, Marketing PR, Internal PR
11) Project Presentations
12) Project Presentations
13) General Evaluation
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Peltekoğlu Balta, Filiz (2009), Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?, İstanbul: Beta


References: Akıncı Vural (2013) Teoriden Pratiğe Kurumsal İletişim, İletişim Yayınları
Argenti, Paul (2007), Corporate Communication
Elden, Müge ve Yeygel, Sinem (2006), Kurumsal Reklamın Anlattıkları, İstanbul: Beta
Kadıbeşegil, Salim (2007), Şimdi Stratejik İletişim Zamanı, İstanbul: MediaCat
Kazancı, Metin (2007), Kamuda ve Özel Kesimde Halkla İlişkiler
Uzunoğlu, Ebru v.d.(2009), İnternet Çağında Kurumsal İletişim, İstanbul: Say
Göztaş, Aylin (2012) Stratejik Halkla İlişkiler Yönetimi, Seçkin Yayıncılık

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) They have all the knowledge, skills and competencies required by the profession, with relation to the fields of Public Relations and Advertising and they have the structural features required by the profession. 3 3 3 3 3
2) They have knowledge about fields of brand management, marketing communication, corporate communication and advertising strategy development. They have the ability to create, plan and manage a public relations campaign. 3 3 3 3 3
3) They have knowledge and skills about changing and evolving communication methods and technologies. 3 3 3 3 3
4) Thay have the ability to manage communication between relevant stakeholders and the target group. They develop and implement proper communication strategies and methods according to the communication characteristics of different stakeholders. 3 3 2 3 3
5) By acting on the principle of lifelong learning, they constantly develop themselves not only from in terms of professional knowledge, but also from a culturally and follow the national and international agenda. 2 3 2 3 3
6) They combine different communication areas in a holistic and strategic way. 2 3 2 3 3
7) They use written and verbal communication skills effectively. 2 3 2 3 3
8) They develop and implement strategies by thinking creatively and critically. 2 3 2 3 3
9) They have management skills. 3 3 3 3 3
10) They use research capability effectively. 2 3 2 3 2
11) They have an ethical business understanding and social responsibility. 3 3 3 3 3
12) They have capable of analytical thinking and problem solving. 2 3 2 3 2
13) They have teamwork skills.
14) They follow developments in their field by using a foreign language at a general level of European Language Portfolio B1 and and communicate with their colleagues. 2 2 2 2 2
15) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. 3 3 3 3 3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) They have all the knowledge, skills and competencies required by the profession, with relation to the fields of Public Relations and Advertising and they have the structural features required by the profession. 3
2) They have knowledge about fields of brand management, marketing communication, corporate communication and advertising strategy development. They have the ability to create, plan and manage a public relations campaign. 3
3) They have knowledge and skills about changing and evolving communication methods and technologies. 3
4) Thay have the ability to manage communication between relevant stakeholders and the target group. They develop and implement proper communication strategies and methods according to the communication characteristics of different stakeholders. 3
5) By acting on the principle of lifelong learning, they constantly develop themselves not only from in terms of professional knowledge, but also from a culturally and follow the national and international agenda. 2
6) They combine different communication areas in a holistic and strategic way. 3
7) They use written and verbal communication skills effectively. 3
8) They develop and implement strategies by thinking creatively and critically. 3
9) They have management skills. 3
10) They use research capability effectively. 3
11) They have an ethical business understanding and social responsibility. 3
12) They have capable of analytical thinking and problem solving. 2
13) They have teamwork skills. 3
14) They follow developments in their field by using a foreign language at a general level of European Language Portfolio B1 and and communicate with their colleagues. 2
15) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. 3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 48
Presentations / Seminar 5 15
Project 5 15
Midterms 5 15
Final 7 21
Total Workload 114