Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Marketing
Course Code: BAS117
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to enable students to learn the fundamental concepts, strategies, and tools of digital marketing; and to equip them with the knowledge and skills to plan, analyze, and evaluate digital marketing processes by understanding search engine optimization, digital advertising, content marketing, social media, mobile marketing, customer relationship management, marketing analytics, and AI-powered digital marketing applications.

Course Content

In this course, we will cover the fundamental concepts of digital marketing, digital marketing strategies, the digital customer journey, website management and user experience, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, content marketing, social media marketing, influencer marketing, electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM), mobile marketing, email marketing, customer relationship management (CRM), marketing analytics, AI-powered digital marketing applications, ethics and data security in digital marketing, and current digital marketing practices, all illustrated with case studies.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mustafa Seçkin AYDIN
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the fundamental concepts of digital marketing, digital marketing strategies, and digital marketing tools.
2.Analyzes search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), content marketing, and social media marketing practices.
3.Evaluates the use of customer relationship management (CRM), mobile marketing, and marketing analytics in digital marketing activities.
4.Interprets AI-powered digital marketing applications, data security, and ethical principles in the context of digital marketing processes.
5.Develops digital marketing strategies for businesses by analyzing current digital marketing practices and case studies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Digital Marketing, Damian Ryan, Kültür Publishing, 2017.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Introduction, the development of digital marketing, the differences between traditional and digital marketing
Week 2 - Theoretical
Digital marketing strategy, digital customer journey and digital marketing plan
Week 3 - Theoretical
Website management, user experience (UX), conversion rate optimization (CRO)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Fundamentals of search engines, SEO and SEM
Week 5 - Theoretical
SEO practices, Google Ads and PPC advertising
Week 6 - Theoretical
Content marketing and storytelling
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social media marketing and social media strategies
Week 8 - Theoretical
Influencer marketing and electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mobile marketing and mobile app marketing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Email marketing, CRM and marketing automation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Measuring digital marketing performance (Google Analytics, KPIs, conversion metrics)
Week 12 - Theoretical
AI-powered digital marketing applications and personalization
Week 13 - Practice
Ethics, GDPR, data security, and sustainability in digital marketing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current digital marketing case studies and industry practices
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment33215
Reading4028
Individual Work43220
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1459
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026