VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Department of Foreign Trade (Turkish)
SOCIAL MEDIA
RTV 240 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Corporate Communication
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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RTV 240
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Fall/Spring
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2
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0
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2
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4
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
Turkish
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Short Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Group WorkCase Study | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | It is intended to provide information about basic concepts of corporate communication and firms’ communication activities with their stakeholders such as employees, customers, shareholders, media. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Basic concepts of corporate communication, corporate communication activities performed for different purposes and for different stakeholders and basic principles to be considered in these activities are discussed. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course Introduction to Communication (concept, relationship and types) | Nafize Güngör, “İletişime Giriş”, Chapter 1 – İletişimin Anlamı, Kaynağı ve İşleyişi. 3rd edition, (Ankara, 2015), 19-138. |
| 2 | Corporate Communication (concept, historical process and corporate structure), Strategic Corporate Communication (corporate values) | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, Chapter 1 – Kurumsal İletişim Kavramına Genel Bir Bakış. 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2016), 13-25. |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management (stakeholder analysis, organisational audit) | Bilçin Tak, “İşletmelerin Sosyal Sorumlulukları ve Paydaş Grupları ile İlişkilerinin Yönetimi”, 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2010), 9-22. |
| 4 | Functions of Corporate Communication (media relations, investor relations, government relations, employee relations) | Elif Başak Sarıoğlu, “Y’leri Anla, Değiştirme - Kurumsal Hayatta Milenyum Kuşağı ve İletişim”, 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2018), 11-89. |
| 5 | Corporate Culture (corporate identity, corporate citizenship, corporate ethics) | Filiz Balta Peltekoğlu, “Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?”, 5th edition, (İstanbul, 2007), 544-563. Rob Goffee ve Gareth Jones, “Kurum Kültürü”, 1st edition, (Ankara, 2002), 13-169. |
| 6 | Corporate Image and Reputation (corporate brand management, corporate marketing, corporate advertising, public relations and sponsorship) | Filiz Balta Peltekoğlu, “Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?”, 5th edition, (İstanbul, 2007), 360-439. Gıyasettin Tayfur, “Reklamcılık”, 3rd edition, (Ankara, 2008), 205-218. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Corporate Social Media (web 1.0, web 2.0, web 3.0 and interactive marketing) | Murat Kahraman, “Sosyal Medya 101 2.0”, Chapter 2 – Kurumsal Sosyal Medya Kullanımı, 3rd edition, (İstanbul, 2014), 51-80. Aybike Pelenk Özel ve Nuray Yılmaz Sert, “Dijital Halkla İlişkiler Kavram ve Araçları”, (İstanbul, 2015), 53-77. |
| 9 | Internal and External Corporate Communication (marketing communication, financial communication and organisational communication) | Kenneth E. Clow ve Donald Baack, “Bütünleşik Reklam, Tutundurma ve Pazarlama İletişimi”, tn. R. Gülay Öztürk, 7th edition, (Ankara, 2016), 2-24. |
| 10 | Corporate Communication Tools | A. Rıdvan Bülbül, “Halkla İlişkiler”, Chapter 16 – Yazılı, Basılı ve Kitlesel Araçlar, 2nd edition, (İstanbul, 2004), 191-206. Alaeddin Asna, “Kuramda ve Uygulamada Halkla İlişkiler”, (İstanbul, 2006) |
| 11 | Corporate Social Responsibility (corporate sustainability) | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, Chapter 1 – Kurumsal İletişim Kavramına Genel Bir Bakış. 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2016), 42-45. |
| 12 | Crisis Management (corporate crisis management and message strategy) | Salim Kadıbeşegül, “Kriz Geliyorum Der! – Kriz İletişimi ve Yönetimi”, 3rd edition, (İstanbul, 2008), 55-135. İrfan Erdoğan, “Halkla İlişkiler”, Chapter 10 – Kriz İletişimi ve Yönetimi, 2nd edition, (Ankara, 2008), 257-272. |
| 13 | Presentation Week for Students’ Projects | Students will be given projects to work on a comprehensive research. The results will be presented in class and submitted as a report |
| 14 | Presentation Week for Students’ Projects | Students will be given projects to work on a comprehensive research. The results will be presented in class and submitted as a report |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, 1. Baskı, Beta Yayımcılık, (İstanbul, 2016). |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Alan T. Belasen, “The Theory and Practice of Corporate Communication – A Competing Values Perspective”. Goodman, Michael B. & Peter Hirsch, Corporate Communication: Strategic Adaptation for Global Practice. NY: Peter Lang Publishers, 2010. Goodman, Michael B. Work with Anyone Anywhere: A Guide to Global Business. San Francisco: Professional Publications, 2006. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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16
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16
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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16
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16
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| Final Exam |
1
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24
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24
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| Total |
116
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to learn the concepts of foreign trade. |
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| 2 | To be able to apply foreign trade tools. |
X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to learn world trade and structure. |
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| 4 | To be able to use the concepts of international economy. |
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| 5 | To be able to use the international trade law concepts and applications. |
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| 6 | To be able to use the concepts and applications of export and import. |
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| 7 | To be able to understand and use the structure of business contracts. |
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| 8 | To be able to learn different types of international institutions. |
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| 9 | To be able to use the application of global trade. |
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| 10 | To be able to follow the information in his/her field and communicate with colleagues in English at least a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level. |
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| 11 | To be able to communicate both verbally and written. |
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| 12 | To be able to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, and apply them in the work environment. |
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| 13 | To be able to direct his/her learning towards an advance level. |
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