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ISL 472 - Digital Marketing

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · International Trade and Finance (English) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 University Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Gör. Mehmet Zahid POYRAZ

Course Objective

This course provides an introduction to digital marketing. The course covers all major digital platforms such as mobile, social media and search engines. We will learn how to effectively use different vehicles such as email, SMS text, search engines, mobile, YouTube, Pinterest, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter.

Course Content

Strategic E-Marketing and Performance Metrics, The E-Marketing Plan, Ethical and Legal Issues

Required Resources

·      Digital Marketing, Dave Chaffey, Fiona Ellis-Chadwick Pearson, 2022 8th edition

Recommended Resources

·      Journal of Consumer Psychology

·      Journal of Consumer Marketing

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. explore the future development of digital marketing
  2. understand the major tools of digital marketing
  3. learn to develop, implement, and evaluate digital marketing plan
  4. understand how digital marketing strategies fit with companies’ overall marketing strategy

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%60 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudyCase Study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm188
Quiz248
Assignment248
Practice177
Final11010

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Strategic E-Marketing and Performance MetricsRelated Chapter
2The E-Marketing PlanRelated Chapter
3Global E-Marketing 3.0*Related Chapter
4Ethical and Legal IssuesRelated Chapter
5E-Marketing ResearchRelated Chapter
6Consumer Behavior OnlineRelated Chapter
7Segmentation, Targeting, Differentiation, and Positioning StrategiesRelated Chapter
8Midterm ExamAra Sınav
9Understanding social media and e-mail marketingRelated Chapter
10Understanding mobile marketingRelated Chapter
11Understanding content marketingRelated Chapter
12Price: The Online ValueRelated Chapter
13The Internet for DistributionRelated Chapter
14Customer Relationship ManagementRelated Chapter
15PresentationsRelated Chapter
16Final ExamFinal Sınavı