COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Brand Management
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
BA 324
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To understand brands, branding and brand equity, to develop appropriate brand messages and media strategies, and to learn branding is an interactive process requiring consistent and enduring marketing communication.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explain core concepts of brand management.
  • Explain the factor that will increase the success of brand management.
  • Evaluate the brand management process of a person/product.
  • Evaluate the impacts of global business world on brand management.
Course Description This course deals with issues about brand and brand management. Brand management proces and the factors affecting this process will be examined and discussed based on examples. Students will also prepare a brand management plan.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to the Course
2 Importance of Brands and Review of Marketing Concepts
3 Brands and Brand Management
4 Customer-Based Brand Equity and Brand Positioning
5 Brand Resonance and the Brand Value Chain- Choosing Brand Elements to Build Brand Equity
6 Designing Marketing Programs to Build Brand Equity Integrating Marketing Communications to Build Brand Equity
7 Simulation Preparation and Review of Key Metrics
8 Quiz on Pre-reading MARCADE SIMULATION-1
9 MARCADE SIMULATION-2
10 Assessment of Simulation Discussion on Strategies
11 Case Study Exercise
12 Midterm
13 Project Presentations
14 Project Presentations and Evaluation of the course
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks

Kevin Lane Keller, Strategic Brand Management, (PrenticeHall) 4th. edition

ISBN 13:978-0-273-77941-4

 ISBN 10: 0-273-77941-9

Suggested Readings/Materials

Rik Riezebos, Brand Management- A Theoretical and Practical Approach, (Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, 2003). Kevin Keller, Best Practice Cases in Branding, (Prentice Hall, 2013). David A. Aaker, Building Strong Brands, (The Free Press, 1996). Scott M. Davis, Michael Dunn, Building the Brand-Driven Business, (Jossey-Bass, 2002). Matt Haig, Brand Failures: The Truth about the 100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time, (Kogan Page, 2003). Rita Clifton, John Simmons, Sameena Ahmad, and The Economist, Brands and Branding (The Economist Series), (Bloomberg Press, 2004). Güven Borça, Bu Topraklardan Dünya Markası Çıkar mı?, (Mediacat Kitapları, 2002). Ferruh Uztuğ, Markan Kadar Konuş – Marka İletişimi Stratejileri, (Mediacat Kitapları, 2008).

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
1
20
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
5
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
14
2
28
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
15
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
5
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
37
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
35
Final Exams
    Total
168

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to solve problems with an analytical and holistic viewpoint in the field of business administration.

2

To be able to present the findings and solutions to the business problems in written and oral formats.

3

To be able to interpret the application of business and economic concepts, and philosophies at the national and international levels.

X
4

To be able to use innovative and creative approach for real-life business situations.

X
5

To be able to demonstrate leadership skills in different business situations.

6

To be able to interpret the reflections of new technologies and softwares to business dynamics.   

7

To be able to integrate knowledge gained in the five areas of business administration (marketing, production, management, accounting, and finance) through a strategic perspective.

X
8

To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to business administration.

9

To be able to work efficiently and effectively as a team member.

10

To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating business decisions.

11

To be able to collect data in the area of business administration and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

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