Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İŞL405 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: İŞL405 Course Title: MARKETING RESEARCHES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 7
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SUZAN ÇOBAN (suzan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SUZAN ÇOBAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Students understand basic concepts and subjects of marketing research.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can produce analytical solutions to the problems of marketing. PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain the process of marketing research PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
PO-12 become skilful at maths, econometrics and statistics, making more effective decisions with econometric and statistical analysis. Furthermore, they are capable of predicting the outcomes of these decisions and interpreting the cause and effect relation.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
LO-3 Can explain methods of sampling PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
LO-4 Can describe concepts related to research PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition and types of marketing research, marketing research process and errors, secondary and primary sources of marketing research, data collection tools, scaling and grading, the concepts of sampling and sampling process, sampling methods, choice of sample size , data preparation techniques, hypothesis testing and cross-tables, regression analysis, correlation analysis.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and types of marketing research Lecturing, question-answer
2 Marketing research process and errors Lecturing, question-answer and discussion method
3 Secondary sources of marketing research Lecturing, question-answer
4 Primary sources of marketing research Lecturing, question-answer
5 Data collection tools: The process of survey and observation Lecturing, question-answer
6 Scaling and grading Lecturing, question-answer
7 The concepts of sampling and sampling process. Lecturing, question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Sampling methods Lecturing, question-answer
10 Choice of sample size Lecturing, question-answer
11 Data preparation techniques Lecturing, question-answer
12 Hypothesis testing and cross-tables Lecturing, question-answer
13 Regression analysis ve spss Lecturing, question-answer, displaying on SPSS.
14 Correlation analysis and spss Lecturing, question-answer, displaying on SPSS.
15 Factor analysis and spss and exam Lecturing, question-answer, displaying on SPSS.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Nakip, M., pazarlama araştırmaları: spss destekli, seçkin yay., ankara 2009.
Required Course instruments and materials
SPSS software, computer, textbook

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam 15 1 20
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 40

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 13 52
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 10 40
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 2 5 10
Own study for mid-term exam 5 7 35
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 5 5 25
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 206