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: UNI142
Course Name: Advertising and Consumption
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Prof. Dr. AYBİKE SERTTAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc Prof Aybike Serttaş
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to provide the student the competence to discuss globalization, capitalism, commodification, alienation, consumption by referring to basic theories and authors.
Course Content: Globalization, capitalism, commodification, alienation,
consumer society and advertising

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Analyzes the advertisements within the scope of consumption society.
2) Establishes the link between alienation and marketing communication.
3) Defines creative destruction and evaluates brands in this regard.
4) Explain the relationship between consumption and status.
5) Tell the link between materialism and consumer society.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Meeting, information about the lesson, movie and book suggestions
1) Hedonism
2) History of advertising, changing advertising approaches from past to present
3) Functions of advertisements
4) Creative destruction and controversy over the black swan
5) Consumption theories
6) Fordism ve Taylorism
7) Commodification, reification, alienation
8) Practise for midterm
9) Ethical Issues in Advertising
10) Conformism
11) Consumption society criticism in cinema
12) Consumption society criticism in cinema/ 2
13) Consumption society debates
14) Consumption society debates

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Daron Acemoğlu -- James Robinson, Ulusların Düşüşü
Robert Bocock, Tüketim
References: Aybike Serttaş, Reklam Temel Kavramlar Teknik Bilgiler Örnekler
Aybike Serttaş – Recep Yılmaz, Reklamcılığın Anahtar Kavramları

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.
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) They have knowledge and skills about changing and evolving communication methods and technologies.
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.
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.
6) They combine different communication areas in a holistic and strategic way.
7) They use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
8) They develop and implement strategies by thinking creatively and critically.
9) They have management skills.
10) They use research capability effectively.
11) They have an ethical business understanding and social responsibility.
12) They have capable of analytical thinking and problem solving.
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.
15) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

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.
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) They have knowledge and skills about changing and evolving communication methods and technologies.
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.
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.
6) They combine different communication areas in a holistic and strategic way.
7) They use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
8) They develop and implement strategies by thinking creatively and critically.
9) They have management skills.
10) They use research capability effectively.
11) They have an ethical business understanding and social responsibility.
12) They have capable of analytical thinking and problem solving.
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.
15) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 40
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 Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 0 3 42
Midterms 2 10 2 24
Final 3 15 2 51
Total Workload 117