Information Package / Course Catalogue
Consumer Behaviors
Course Code: İŞLE532
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master'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 give graduate students both theorical and practical knowledge about consumer behaviors which constitute the most dynamic part of marketing science. Explicating how these behaviors form and what factors affect these behaviors, explaining the roles and importance of these behaviors are sub-goals of this course.

Course Content

The importance and role of consumer behaviors in marketing, traits of consumer behaviors, models of consumer behavior, various factors affecting the consumer behaviors

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ece ARMAĞAN
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concept of Consumer and Consumer Behavior
Week 2 - Theoretical
Consumer Behavior Models
Week 3 - Theoretical
Needs and Consumption
Week 4 - Theoretical
Motivation, Perception and Learning
Week 5 - Theoretical
Consumer Attitudes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Personality and Lifestyle
Week 7 - Theoretical
Personality and Lifestyle
Week 8 - Theoretical
Culture
Week 9 - Theoretical
Culture
Week 10 - Theoretical
Social Classes and Groups
Week 11 - Theoretical
Situational Factors
Week 12 - Theoretical
Situational Factors
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diffusion of Innovation and Positioning
Week 14 - Theoretical
Purchase of Organizational Behavior
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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3
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5
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3
OÇ-2
4
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5
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5
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3
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5
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2
5
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3
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5
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5
2
OÇ-6
4
5
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5
3
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5
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026