Information Package / Course Catalogue
Marketing Principles
Course Code: ULT221
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

Teach basic concepts and components of marketing.; Understand the consumer behavior and expectations.; Know how to satisfy the needs of the consumers.; Define basic principles and concepts of marketing. Be able to analyze consumer and industrial markets,; Explain the relationships between Macro and micro-environmental factors and marketing,; Recognize marketing information systems and marketing research applications. ; Explain market segmentation, positioning and target market selection,; Recognize marketing mix strategies that are used by marketing managers.

Course Content

Basic concepts, changes in marketing, market and types of marketing, marketing planning principles, micro and macro environment of marketing, consumer markets, institutional markets, international markets, the market measurement, the principles of target market segmentation, marketing mix, product and services, price, place and distribution channels, promotion, case studies and application.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Funda ODUNCUOĞLU
Lec. Güneş Açelya SİPAHİ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend concepts and phenomena that lay the foundation of marketing,
2.To be able to comprehend and interpret consumer behavior, and shape it through marketing programs.
3.To be able to analyze the position of marketing components and their interactions in the marketing process.
4.To be able to analyze marketing activities of a firm and craft marketing programs.
5.To be able to appreciate the events and changes in the business world critically and rationally through marketing lenses,
6.To be able to learn strategic planning and the process of building a strategic plan and its implementation
7.To be able to learn strategic planning and the process of building a strategic plan and its implementation.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Marketing Principles -Abdullah OKUMUŞ (e-book) Istanbul University
2.Marketing Principles-Suphan Nasır (e-book) Atatürk University
3.Marketing Principles- İsmet MUCUK
4.Marketing Principles- Kotler and Armstrong
5.Marketing Principles - Cemal Yukselen
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition, scope, and development of marketing
Week 2 - Theoretical
Marketing environment and marketing strategies
Week 3 - Theoretical
Marketing research and information systems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Customer behavior
Week 5 - Theoretical
Market segmentation, target market, and positioning
Week 6 - Theoretical
Product
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pricing
Week 8 - Theoretical
Distribution channels
Week 9 - Theoretical
Marketing communications
Week 10 - Theoretical
Personal sales and sales development
Week 11 - Theoretical
Advertising and Public Relations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Digital Transformation and Marketing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Services marketing
Week 14 - Theoretical
International marketing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132365
Individual Work130339
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026