Information Package / Course Catalogue
Customer Relations Management
Course Code: EF257
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce to the students the concepts of customer relationship management as a business philosophy and technology.

Course Content

Making sense of customer relationship management (CRM), the CRM value chain, information technology for CRM, customer portfolio analysis, customer intimacy, creating and managing networks, creating value for customers, managing the customer lifecycle: customer acquisition, customer retention and development, organizing for CRM.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Fatma ÇAKIR
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will analyse the processes of customer relationship management.
2. Students will analyse the customer relationship management processes feedbacks.
3. Students will hanve an understanding of the importance of the customer relationship management.
4.Database-based marketing practices are examined.
5.Customer relationship types and strategies are defined.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Adrian Payne, HANDBOOK OF CRM: Achieving Excellence in Customer Management, Elsevier,
2.Don Peppers, Martha Rogers, Managing Customer Relationships: A Strategic Framework, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Strategic framework for CRM
Week 3 - Theoretical
Developing strategy
Week 4 - Theoretical
multi-channel integration process
Week 5 - Theoretical
information management process
Week 6 - Theoretical
Performance evaluation process
Week 7 - Theoretical
Defining customers
Week 8 - Theoretical
Integration with customers
Week 9 - Theoretical
Integration with customers
Week 10 - Theoretical
customer relationship management tools
Week 11 - Theoretical
Privacy and customer feedback
Week 12 - Theoretical
Mass adaptation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Evaluation of CRM
Week 14 - Theoretical
general assessment
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment42216
Individual Work101120
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
5
4
3
3
4
2
2
5
OÇ-2
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-3
5
4
4
5
3
4
5
4
4
OÇ-4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026