Information Package / Course Catalogue
Masters of Advertising
Course Code: HİR370
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 primary objective of this course is to enrich students’ professional vision by examining the perspectives of national and international advertising pioneers who have shaped the history of advertising, as well as their contributions to the field and their pioneering campaigns. In line with this objective, the course aims to ensure that students master the theoretical and strategic foundations of the fields of communication, public relations and advertising, and are able to explain the development of advertising using an analytical and critical approach.

Course Content

The course examines national and international advertising schools of thought, advertising masters, creative advertising approaches, historical development, case studies of advertising campaigns, and student portfolio projects.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Knows how advertising is evolving in the world and in Turkey.
2.Identifies the major national and international schools of thought, masters, and methods that have shaped the history of advertising.
3.Analyzes the historical development of advertising in the world and in Turkey within the context of period-specific strategies and creative approaches.
4.Evaluates campaigns designed by prominent advertising masters (such as David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Eli Acıman, etc.) using a critical approach within the framework of current strategic communication principles.
5.Synthesizes the creative techniques of different advertising schools (e.g., brainstorming, shock advertising, brand mascots) to design an advertising project and portfolio.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Elden, M. & Bakır, U. "Reklam Ustaları 1". Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık, 2014.
2.Elden, M. & Çelik, M. "Reklam Ustaları 2". Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık, 2017.
3.Elden, M. & Akyol, Z. "Reklam Ustaları 3". Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık, 2021.
4.Baransel, N. "Eli Acıman: Sevmediği Sözcük Reklam, Aşık Olduğu Mesleği Reklamcılık". İstanbul: Doğan Kitap, 2004.
5.Sezer, K. "Reklamın Sokak Çocuğu Ersin Salman". İstanbul: Reklamcılık Vakfı Yayınları, 2005.
6.Merter, E. "Cumhuriyet’i Afişleyen Adam: İhap Hulusi Görey 110 Yaşında". İstanbul: Literatür Yayınları, 2008.
7.Merter, E. "Usta İşi". İstanbul: Garaj Yayınları, 2018.
8.Ogilvy, D. "Bir Reklamcının İtirafları". İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları, 2008.
9.Sezer, K. "Ege Ernart: Bir Öncü Reklamcı ve Sıradışı Yaşamı". İstanbul: Reklamcılık Vakfı Yayınları, 2008.
10.Davutoğlu, N. "Ada’da Zaman". İstanbul: Epsilon Yayınları, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Albert Lasker and Modern Advertising
Week 2 - Theoretical
Claude Hopkins and Scientific Advertising
Week 3 - Theoretical
Bernice Fitz- Gibbon and Retail Advertising
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Alex Osborn and Brainstorming Technique
Week 5 - Theoretical
Leo Burnett and Mascots in Advertising
Week 6 - Theoretical
William Bernbach and Creative Revolution
Week 7 - Theoretical
David Ogilvy: The Father of Advertising
Week 8 - Theoretical
Oliviero Toscani and Shockvertising
Week 9 - Theoretical
Comparative Analysis of Advertising Schools: Comparison of sales-oriented, scientific, creative, image-based and socially engaged advertising approaches
Week 10 - Theoretical
Father of Turkish Advertising: Eli Acıman
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Man Who Promoted Turkish Republic: İhap Hulusi Görey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Advertising Industry's First Top Executive: Faruk Atasoy
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Advertising Association's First Female President: Nesteren Davutoğlu
Week 14 - Theoretical
Serdar Erener, the Genius of Advertising
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Project120424
Reading141014
Midterm Examination112214
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026