COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Selected Topics in Strategic Marketing BA 654 Fall-Spring 03+00+00 Elective 3 7.5
Academic Unit:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Doctorate
Course Coordinator: Nimet URAY
Course Lecturer(s): Nimet URAY
Course Objectives: The primary objective of this course is to help students understand the roles of marketing within the organization, its business strategy, and its success. It exposes students to the main issues in marketing strategy and marketing strategy research and helps them critically evaluate both fundamental ideas and more recent developments.
Course Contents: The role of marketing within the organization (stakeholder theory and exchange theory, market orientation and organizational culture, the place of marketing/managers within organizations); market dynamics; competitive advantage (pioneering advantage, innovation and new product development; managing relations with the external environment and customer relationship management and outcomes; metrics (brand equity, marketing performance)
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- To understand and critically evaluate the role of marketing within the organization.
  • 2- To understand the approaches and using methods to achieve and maintain a fit between the organization and its changing environment.
  • 3- Critically evaluating the suitable metrics for assessing marketing performance.
  • 4- To understand and critically evaluate market dynamics and competition.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Directed readings; in-class discussions; Research idea write-ups & Concept maps, research proposal


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 A Review on Marketing Strategy I Required and recommended readings
2 A Review on Marketing Strategy II Required and recommended readings
3 The Role of Marketing Within The Business Strategy Required and recommended readings
4 Role and Influence of Marketing within Organization Required and recommended readings
5 Marketing’s Role in Firm’s Competitive Advantage Required and recommended readings
6 Measuring and Enhancing Marketing Productivity Required and recommended readings
7 Service Marketing and Management Required and recommended readings
8 Relationship Marketing and Buyer-Seller Relationships Required and recommended readings
9 Customer Relationship Management and Outcomes Required and recommended readings
10 Branding and Brand Equity Required and recommended readings
11 Product Innovation / New Product Development / Product Design Required and recommended readings
12 Technology Required and recommended readings
13 Different Aspects of Marketing Activities of Organizations Required and recommended readings
14 Term Project Presentations


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

Reading List


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

Graham Hooley, Nigel F. Piercy, Brigitte Nicouloud and J.Roud, (2017), Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning, 6th edition, Pearson.


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 1 10
Project 1 30
Homework Assignments 6 30
Presentation / Jury 1 10
Extra-Class Activities (reading, individual study etc.) 1 20
Total: 10 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Project183.583.5
Homework Assigments6636
Preparation for Presentation / Jury166
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)12020
Total Workload (hour):187.5


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9
LO1                  
LO2                  
LO3                  
LO4