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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to define the concepts of distribution channels management, marketing channels management and supply chain management.
  • will be able to define the relationships between the dynamics.
  • will be able to explain the relations between channel members.
  • will be able to determine the requirements for ideal distribution channel design that depend on different variables.
  • will be able to associate the variables that define the relationships of supply chain members and the management of these relationships.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to Marketing Channels Related book chapters
2 Marketing-Distribution Channels: Structure and Functions Related book chapters
3 Segmentation for Marketing Channel Design Related book chapters
4 Designing Marketing Channels Related book chapters
5 Designing Marketing Channels Related book chapters
6 Channel Power: Getting It, Using It, Keeping It Related book chapters
7 Managing Conflict to Increase Channel Coordination Related book chapters
8 Midterm
9 Integration Strategies and Strategic Alliances in Distribution Channels Related book chapters
10 Retailing, Wholesaling and Franchising Related book chapters
11 Electronic Retailing Related book chapters
12 Relationship Management in Marketing Channels and Supply Chains Related book chapters
13 Project Presentations
14 Project Presentations
15 -
16 -
Course Notes/Textbooks Course notes of the instructor and course book Anne T. Coughlan E. Anderson L.W. Stern, "Marketing Channels", 7e, Pearson Education, 2008, ISBN 0131275550.
Suggested Readings/Materials Ross, D. Frederick, "Distribution: planning and control: managing in the era of supply chain management", 2nd Ed., Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 140207686x.\n\n• Taylor, David H., "Global cases in logistics and supply chain management", London: Thomson Learning, ISBN 1861523955.\n\n• Rushton A., Oxley J. and Croucher P, “Handbook of logistics and distribution management”, UK: The Institute of Logistics and Transport, ISBN 0 7494 3365.\n\n• Rabolt N., Judy M., “Concepts and Cases in Retail and Merchandise Management”, NY: Fairchild Books, ISBN: 978 1 56367 600 0.\n\n• Harvard Business Cases (http://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/cases)\n

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
2
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
7
Final Exams
1
25
    Total
148

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Be able to analyze complex problems and bring a multidimensional perspective to problems by creating a synthesis of ideas with the practical education they are taking in the field of logistics and supply chain and realize the improvable areas by the help of their independent thinking abilities and have the ability to provide opportunities with innovative processes X
2

Know the sector well by working in projects together with industry partners to solve real life problems and to support social responsibility activities and be able to identify and solve the problems with the help of their experience in project management and teamwork 

X
3 Be able to find creative solutions to the problems they face in the academic or professional areas while considering the goals and the constraints in logistics and supply chain operations with the help of their interdisciplinary education X
4

Be able to take place in the sector related communications networks, follow up the changes and improve themselves accordingly when necessary in order to keep their personal and professional competencies within their business sector

X
5

Have information about the sector related market leaders, professional organizations and their positions in the sector

X
6 Be able to use the current and widely used software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain and identify the strengths and weaknesses of these X
7 Be able to prevent the problems that may evoke from communication issues of the groups they take part in by taking proactive decisions X
8 Be able to foresee the unexpected problems and uncertainties in the processes and manage these with flexible, effective and quick solutions; X
9 Have the necessary skills to understand the coordination mechanisms and undertake part in the integration between the departments and members of the supply chain; X
10 Be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain management processes using management science perspective and analytical approaches, analyze relevant concepts and ideas with scientific methods, interpret and evaluate the data X
11 Be able to use the theoretical methods related to design, planning and decisionmaking within the scope of logistics activities in the application areas X
12 Be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chain considering the developments, changes and trends in the sector X
13 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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