Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500207103PUBLIC RELATIONS RESEARCH AND CAMPAIGN ANALYSISCompulsory474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To convey the strategic planning and management process required to develop and execute the communication campaign.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Hakan Irak
Learning Outcomes
1Demonstrate the ability to conduct research that will form the basis for a communication project.
2Develops the most appropriate communication mix (advertising, public relations, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling) and tactics suitable for this mix.
3Can plan all steps (situation and stakeholder analysis, goal setting, target audience determination, strategy and tactic creation, media plan, budgeting and measurement-evaluation) in a campaign process.
4It can take an active role in the campaign creation process, which will provide pre-sector experience.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
NONE
Course Contents
The content of this course is designed to provide an overview and understanding of the strategic planning and management process necessary to develop and execute a communication campaign.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction. Informing about the content of the lesson Towards the 'big idea': Idea-finding exercise Forming groups Case analysis (examination of positive, negative and missing aspects)
2Making agency presentations and receiving feedback Discussing the concept of 'consumer insight'
3Discussing the concept of 'consumer insight' Integrated Campaign Planning Steps: Identifying BPI current headlines and sharing them with groups Step 1: Situation Analysis
4Revised agency presentations and feedback Advertising appeals Sharing the campaign brief of the term project
5De-brief Identifying secondary research content Step 2: Identifying stakeholders and target audiences
6De-brief Identifying secondary research content Step 2: Identifying stakeholders and target audiences
7Presentation of secondary research results Determination of primary research content Step 4: Determination of Campaign Strategy
8Midterm Exam
9Presentation of 'Big Idea' and strategy 5. Design of campaign tactics Case study
10Tactics Step 6: Establishing the budget
11Presentations of post revision tactics Step 7: Implementation. Step 8: Campaign evaluation
12Campaign presentation including media plan and budget Quiz-BPI current issues presentation
13Final Presentations
14Final Presentations
Recommended or Required Reading
Ogden J.: Developing a Creative and Innovative Integrated Marketing Communication Plan (1st Ed. Prentice Hall,1998)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
NONE
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination188
Final Examination41456
Attending Lectures11414
Self Study11414
Individual Study for Mid term Examination21428
Individual Study for Final Examination11414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)134
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