Information Package / Course Catalogue
Retail Management
Course Code: LYM524
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 course provides a solid historical background for understanding important current issues in retail management. The aims of the course are to provide and develop understanding of contemporary issues in retail management through case studies, class workshops and discussions.

Course Content

The course of retailing management examines how marketing and operational strategies can be utiized by retailers/service providers to establish a link to their markets. Selected topics related to the retail marketing mix will illustrate how retailers can adapt to a competitive and continually changing environment by formulating strategies which result in profitable performance. Apart from these, the cases and topics associated to international retaling wll also be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.explain the current issues about retail management
2.use the related concepts/terminology
3.explain the importance of retail industry on economic growth
4.evaluate the contemporary issues in retail management from different perspectives
5.combine their theoretical knowledge with practical knowledge.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Retail Management: A Strategic Approach (11th Edition) by Barry Berman and Joel R Evans (Hardcover Aug. 6, 2009)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to retailing, main concepts
Week 3 - Theoretical
Retail institutions by ownership and store-based strategy mix
Week 4 - Theoretical
Retail logistics and retail supply chain management
Week 5 - Theoretical
Value chain management in retailing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Logistics services for retailing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Strategic Planning in retailing and developing merchandise plans
Week 8 - Theoretical
Presentations 1
Week 9 - Theoretical
Midterms
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Retailing in developed and emerging countries
Week 12 - Theoretical
Social commerce, local commerce and mobile commerce in retailing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Omni-channel strategy and future of retailing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentations 2
Week 15 - Theoretical
Review of semester
Week 16 - Final Exam
Finals
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination135136
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
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
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
3
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
3
2
5
3
4
3
4
4
3
OÇ-4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
5
5
4
5
3
2
3
3
3
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