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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SAK205BHealthcare MarketingCompulsory236
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To reveal the importance and developments of Health service marketing by stating the basic concepts and issues in the service sector and service marketing.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1 The concept of service sector and service marketing is comprehended.
2 Service quality measurement methods are acquired.
3 Expected quality and perceived quality concepts are evaluated.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The concepts of "Service", "Health Service Sector", "Service Marketing", the characteristics of services, the importance and growth reasons of the service sector today, the classification of services, the features of services, the place and importance of marketing in service businesses, marketing strategies and service policies for service businesses, service businesses for marketing mix, new approaches in service marketing: service quality, relational marketing.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Service, service sector, service marketing concepts, characteristics of services, the scope of the service sector, the features that distinguish the service sector from other sectors, the definition of service marketing, the importance of the service sector today
2Classification of services in terms of marketing purposes, whether they are for profit or not, according to production technology, in terms of market and service provider, in terms of strategic marketing and whether they are public based
3The place and importance of marketing in service businesses, factors that increase the importance of the service sector, marketing strategies and service policies in the service sector
4Marketing mix for service businesses: Service as a product, examination of the service product at four levels and expanded service delivery, product mix strategies in services. Factors affecting pricing decisions and pricing approaches in service businesses
5Marketing mix for service businesses: Promotion - advertising, sales development, personal selling, direct marketing, internet, public relations and sponsorship - and distribution channel options and applications for service businesses
6Participants, process and physical evidence in service marketing
7Mid term Exam
8The importance of capacity and demand management in service businesses, demand management strategies, capacity management
9Developments, marketing activities, demands, processes and competition conditions in major issues in the service sector such as health, tourism, banking, entertainment
10Service quality dimensions in service marketing, service quality model, improvement of service quality
11Relationship marketing in service marketing, importance and characteristics of relational marketing, customer life cycle, customer retention in relational marketing, customer retention strategies
12Financial and economic impacts of services, services and profitability
13Customer retention methods and cost
14Problems, innovations and developments encountered in the service sector and marketing of services
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
A. Hamdi İslamoğlu, Burcu Candan, Kenan Aydın, Şenol Hacıefendioğlu, Hizmet Pazarlaması, Beta Publisher Ayşe Sevgi Öztürk, Hizmet Pazarlaması Kuram Uygulama ve Örnekler, Ekin Publisher
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11414
Final Examination11414
Makeup Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Question-Answer14228
Observation14114
Brain Storming14114
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7214
Individual Study for Final Examination11717
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)186
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High