Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
150400307111CONSUMER BEHAVIORElective474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The course introduces consumer behavior by marketing practices. Cognitive, cultural, economic, demographic and many different aspects are studied. Students can evaluate and determine consumer behaviour by course' field practice. Theoretical and commercial point of views are projected by contemporary case studies.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üy. Ercan İNCE
Learning Outcomes
1To perceive consumer behaviours and types of them
2To determine the stimulants and motivator of consumer behavior, its’ processes
3To understand impacts, role and concept of consumer by contemporary marketing and new economy
4To perceive consumer behaviour correspondingly with local, global, glocal and multinational common and different properties, point of views
5To learn historical and contemporary consumer behavior, evolution and stages, To be eligible to determine consumer behavior up to marketing mix and marketing theory
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Consumer behaviour, concepts, different approaches, theories, advices, perception, learning, motivation,self and personality, attitutes, references,culture, values, life styles, satisfaction and loyalty, customer relations management and related marketing information systems.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Consumer behaviour introduction, concepts and overviewnonenone
2Consumer behaviour by marketing stages, historical and contemporary marketing approachesnonenone
3Consumer markets, relational and experiential marketingnonenone
4Perception and perceptional managementnonenone
5Learning, different approaches and conceptsnonenone
6Motivationnonenone
7Attitudesnonenone
8Valuesnonenone
9Midtermnonenone
10Culturenonenone
11Marketing communicationnonenone
12Consumer decision makingnonenone
13After sale responses and customer satisfactionnonenone
14Customer relations managementnonenone
15Finalnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Erdoğan Koç, Tüketici Davranışı ve Pazarlama Stratejileri, 3.baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2011,Yavuz Odabaşı, Gülfidan Barış, Tüketici Davranışı, 2.baskı Media Cat, İstanbul, 2011.Ahmet H. İslamoğlu, Remzi Altunışık, Tüketici Davranışları, 3.baskı, Beta Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2008.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination140
Attending Lectures160
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 Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures13339
Individual Study for Mid term Examination8540
Individual Study for Final Examination5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
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