Information Package / Course Catalogue
Consumer Behavior
Course Code: GAST523
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

Consumer behavior; aims to examine the decisions and actions related to the purchase and use of individuals, especially economic products and services. On the other hand, it aims to examine the behavior that occurs after the purchase, as well as the process of buying decision and why they are different in what dimensions.

Course Content

Consumer behavior refers to who, what, where, from which goods and services are to be purchased, when it comes to the decisions of the individual regarding whether to buy or not to buy process.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Elvan KESER
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the effects of consumer behaviors on purchasing process
2.Describes the factors that affect processes before and after purchasing.
3.Can analyze the relation between attitude and behaviour.
4.Defines motivation theories.
5.Defines attitude shift and persuasion theories.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Consumer behavior, Buşra Engin Öztürk
2.Consumer Behaviour, Abdullah Okumuş
3.Consumer Behavior, Erdoğan Koç
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Informing and acquiring the course content and objectives.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Perception and Senses, Exposure, Attantion and Perceptual Selectivity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Subliminal Perception and persuasion
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cognitive Learning and Memory
Week 5 - Theoretical
Motivation and Motives
Week 6 - Theoretical
Involvement
Week 7 - Theoretical
Involvement and Consumer Behavior Models
Week 8 - Theoretical
Attitudes, functions, components, scales and features.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Attitudes, functions, components, scales and features.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Changing attitude strategies.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Image and personality, Brand personality and Image
Week 12 - Theoretical
Values, Life Styles, and Culture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Referans Group, Familiy and Gender
Week 14 - Theoretical
Decesion Making Process
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026