| Course Name | Consumer Behavior |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| MTOI 230 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to gain an understanding regarding to the concepts and theories of consumer behavior. The aim is to inform students about main internal and external factors affecting the consumer buying behaviour and decisions. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The role of consumer behavior in marketing; consumer psychology, neuroscience, anthropology and sociology; consumer buying behavior and digital consumption and markets will be the main topics of the course. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Consumption society and consumer culture | |
| 3 | Consumer behavior theory | |
| 4 | Consumer Psychology: Perception | Koç, E. (2012). Algılama. In Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| 5 | Consumer Psychology: Learning & Memory | Koç, E. (2012). Öğrenme ve hafıza. In Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| 6 | Consumer Psychology: Motivation & Involvement | Koç, E. (2012). Motivasyon ve İlgilenim. In Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| 7 | Consumer Psychology: Attitudes | Koç, E. (2012). Tutumlar. In Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Consumer Psychology: Self and Personality | Koç, E. (2012). Benlik ve kişilik. In Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| 10 | Consumer Neuroscience | Kılınç, O. E., & Yavuz, Ö. (2016). “Nöro pazarlama”ya giriş. İstanbul: Ortak İleişim. |
| 11 | Consumer anthropology: Values, lifestyles and culture | Kılınç, O. E., & Yavuz, Ö. (2016). “Nöro pazarlama”ya giriş. İstanbul: Ortak İleişim. |
| 12 | Consumer Sociology: Reference Groups, Family & Gender | Koç, E. (2012). Değerler, yaşam biçimleri ve kültür. In Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| 13 | Consumer purchase decision process | |
| 14 | Student presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Koç, E. (2012). Tüketici davranışı ve pazarlama stratejileri: Global ve yerel yaklaşım. İstanbul: Seçkin. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Kılınç, O. E., & Yavuz, Ö. (2016). “Nöro pazarlama”ya giriş. İstanbul: Ortak İleişim. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
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| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 60 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 2 | 30 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 128 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to explain the scope, importance and functions of the accounting process | |||||
| 2 | To be able to recognize regulatory and supervisory agencies together with relevant and competent stakeholders in the field of accounting | |||||
| 3 | To be able to register, correct and close the financial transactions in the related accounting records within the accounting cycle | |||||
| 4 | To be able to analyze the financial statements like balance sheet and income statement | |||||
| 5 | To be able to use computer related software programs and field related computer applications | |||||
| 6 | To be able to recognize, organize, store the documents used in commercial life and to be able gain skills in office layout, archiving and personnel management | |||||
| 7 | To have the general knowledge about laws and specific legislation about taxes, social security, capital markets and foreign exchange | |||||
| 8 | To be able to explain the economic situatons by analyzing the concepts of the economic, the general functioning of the system and the relationship between the elements of the system and the economic phenomena | |||||
| 9 | To be able to develop the analytical thinking skills required for the solution of professional problems and applies the rules of mathematics and logic | |||||
| 10 | To be able to use the english at the general level of European Language Portfolio A2 to communicate effectively with his / her colleagues and to follow up necessary professional sources in his/her field | |||||
| 11 | To be able to make decisions based on the principles of professional ethics, accountability and responsibility | |||||
| 12 | To have the ability to work effectively in individual and multi-disciplinary teams and to use them in their work environment | X | ||||
| 13 | To have a broad perspective on social and academic aspects by closely following the developments in various different subjects in or out of the scope of his/her profession | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
