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Description of Individual Course Units


Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course Unit Year of Study Semester Number of ECTS Credits
9204117262019 Service Marketing in Logistics 1 2 4,00

Yüksek Lisans


Turkish


The objective of this course is to search concepts, characteristics and techniques of services marketing for an exceptionally broad range of service categories and industries.Also strategies and programs of service marketing will investigate as an aim of course.



1 To be able to understand key principles, concepts and terms associated with services marketing – including the differences between services and goods marketing, and the concept of the 8 Ps
2 To be able to construct a flowchart identifying the service processes from the customer and provider perspectives
3 To be able to understand and apply aspects of productivity, quality and delivery of service marketing

Distance Learning


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This course will introduce the core principles, concepts and marketing strategies specific to the services sector. It will explore service processes and delivery, customer loyalty, pricing, communications and capacity by studying businesses in a variety of service industries. We will also expand the 4 Ps concept to include 8 Ps for the services sector. The course involves both individual and group work, with an emphasis on application to provide a strong understanding of the fundamentals of services marketing.


Week Subjects (Theoretical) Teaching Methods Preparatory
1 Services Marketing: Concepts
2 Consumer Behavior in a Services Context
3 Positioning Services in Competitive Markets
4 Developing Service Products: Core and Supplementary Elements
5 Distributing Services through Physical and Electronic Channels
6 Setting Prices and Implementing Revenue Management
7 Promoting Services and Educating Customers
8 Midterm
9 Designing and Managing Service Processes
10 Balancing Demand and Productive Capacity
11 Service Environment
12 Managing People for Service Advantage
13 Managing Relationships and Building Loyalty
14 Complaint Handling and Service Recovery
15 Improving Service Quality and Productivity
16 Final

• Lovelock C., “Services Marketing, 5/E”, Yale University, Visiting Professor Jochen Wirtz, National University of Singapore, Prentice Hall, (2004). • Payne A., “The Essence of Services Marketing”, Cranfield School of Mgt., Cranfield, UK, Prentice Hall PTR, (1993) • Lovelock C., “Services Marketing, 5/E”, Yale University, Visiting Professor Jochen Wirtz, National University of Singapore, Prentice Hall, (2004).


Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".


Term (or Year) Learning Activities Quantity Weight
Midterm Examination 1 100
Total 100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities Quantity Weight
Final Examination 1 100
Total 100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities 40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities 60

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Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination 1 2 2
Final Examination 1 2 2
Attending Lectures 16 3 48
Individual Study for Mid term Examination 10 2 20
Individual Study for Final Examination 20 2 40
Reading 8 1 8
Total Work Load (hours) 120

PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 PO 8 PO 9 PO 10 PO 11 PO 12 PO 13 PO 14 PO 15 PO 16
LO 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
LO 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 5 4
LO 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 3 3
* Contribution Level: 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High