MKTG 334 Strategic MarketingMEF UniversityDegree Programs Business AdministrationGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Business Administration
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences
Course Code MKTG 334
Course Title in English Strategic Marketing
Course Title in Turkish Stratejik Pazarlama
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 127 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites MKTG 201 - Marketing
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To learn to think strategically when making and implementing marketing decisions (“strategic decision making”) and develop an appreciation for the relationship between marketing and the other functional areas of business.
Course Description This course examines the marketing management concepts underlying both consumer and industrial marketing strategy and tactics. Demanding customers, fast-change technologies, increasing global competition, deregulation and social changes in global markets are just a few of the recent changes that create new challenges and opportunities for a wide range of businesses throughout the world. Strategic marketing focuses on the concepts and processes involved in developing market-driven strategies. Competitive marketing strategies which necessary for different type of sectors and economic conditions and analyze theoretic infrastructure from example situation which necessary for applying marketing content and system with strategic perspective.
Course Description in Turkish Bu ders stratejik pazarlama sistemi ve çevresel faktörler ile ilişkisi, pazarlama kavramının evrimini, pazarlama kurumları ve süreçlerini, pazarlama stratejisi ve planlamalarını, pazarlama araştırması ve pazarlama bilgi sistemleri, tüketici davranışlarını ve ürün, dağıtım, tutundurma ve fiyatlandırma stratejilerini kapsar. Tüm işletmelerin temel amacı, ürettikleri mal ve hizmetleri dünya pazarlarındaki hedef tüketici kitlelerine ulaştırmaktır. Bu amaç göz önünde bulundurularak bu derste, pazarlama faaliyetlerini etkileyen çevresel faktörler, pazar bilgilerine ulaşma yolları ve bilgi kaynakları, pazarlama planlaması, pazar bölümlendirme ve hedef pazar seçimi, fiyatlandırma amaç ve yöntemleri, dağıtım kanalı seçimi ve dağıtım politikaları, tutundurma stratejileri ve tutundurma yöntemleri gibi temel konular üzerinde durulacaktır ve öğrencilerimizin stratejik düşünme üzerine odaklanan bir bakış açısı sağlanmaya çalışılacaktır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) explain what is involved in making marketing decisions, including product, price, promotion, and place decisions to create a marketing mix
2) understand the key marketing concepts and fields of their application
3) define different types of markets (consumer markets – b2c, industrial markets – b2b, service markets)
4) conduct market analysis including market evaluation and prognostics, could produce marketing strategies about determined product or service
5) define strategic marketing: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning (STP)
6) analyze micro and macro actors in the periphery of marketing and can make SWOT analysis.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6
1) Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences
2) Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors
3) Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects
4) Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability
5) Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility
6) Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues
7) Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions
8) Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting
9) Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making
10) Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills
11) Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences S Participation
2) Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors H Exam
3) Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects H Exam
4) Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability N
5) Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility S Participation
6) Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues N
7) Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions H Exam
8) Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting N
9) Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making N
10) Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills S Participation
11) Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy N
Prepared by and Date BANU BERKSOY , December 2018
Course Coordinator CEYHAN MUTLU
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction
2) Introduction to marketing plan and strategy
3) Marketing Area
4) Micro and Macro (SWOT and 5force model)
5) Consumer Strategies
6) Marketing Mix: product and branding strategies
7) Midterm
8) Marketing Mix: Pricing Strategies; Review Project draft
9) Marketing Mix: Distribution Channels
10) Marketing Mix: Communication Strategies
11) Case study
12) Case study
13) Case study
14) Case study
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsMarketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning, 6/E
Teaching MethodsInstructional strategy and expectations for both students and instructional staff that follow from this. Student work modes (independently and/or in teams). Any work with the outside community – geographic or industry sector.
Homework and ProjectsThe students will be making one presentation as a group at the end of the course. The groups will be formed, and the details of the projects will be announced later by the instructor. Each group will have maximum 5 members and each team member will present their part individually. Before the presentations, the group projects have to be submitted as a PPT file within a deadline provided by the instructor. Late assignments will not get full points.
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UsePersonal
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 1 % 15
Homework Assignments 1 % 25
Project 1 % 25
Final Examination 1 % 35
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration berksoyb@mef.edu.tr

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 2 3 2 98
Midterm(s) 1 8 2 10
Final Examination 1 16 3 19
Total Workload 127
Total Workload/25 5.1
ECTS 5