FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of Public Relations and Advertising

PRA 349 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Communication Agency for Designers II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PRA 349
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Problem Solving
Case Study
Q&A
Critical feedback
Simulation
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to provide Fine Arts - Design Faculty, New Media and Communication, Cinema and Digital Media students with working in an on-site, real-time 'simulation' agency to be conducted as an applied course. The course aims to graduate “young people with 1-year real agency experience who have created a portfolio of work”.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • acquire basic professional behavior norms by experiencing working in the creative department of the advertising agency.
  • display their work for "accounts / customers" in certain product and service categories and corporate communications.
  • apply the theoretical professional knowledge acquired in the fundamental courses of the departments.
  • display original and reputable business portfolios to relevant persons and organizations in post-graduation job applications and interviews.
  • organize career planning for the advertising industry.
Course Description In this course, students will take responsibility within the agency according to the position they want to work at, manage the communication and workflow process with new clients, produce creative work as a group and individually, and present these works to clients.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Planning the projects for the semester
2 Systems for thinking and developing an advertising idea Rossiter, J.; Langner, T.; Ang, L. (2003): “Visual creativity in advertising: a functional tipology”. ANZMAC 2003 Conference Proceedings. Adelaide 1-3 December 2003, 105-113. Kilgour, M., & Koslow, S. (2009). Why and how do creative thinking techniques work?: Trading off originality and appropriateness to make more creative advertising. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 37(3), 298-309.
3 Systems for thinking and developing an advertising idea Koslow, S., Sasser, S. L., & Riordan, E. A. (2006). Do marketers get the advertising they need or the advertising they deserve? Agency views of how clients influence creativity. Journal of Advertising, 35(3), 81-101.
4 Functions and processes of "New Business"
5 Meeting with clients and receiving briefs
6 Working on briefs Arden, P. (2006). Whatever you think think the opposite. London: Penguin. 1-47.
7 Working on briefs Arden, P. (2006). Whatever you think think the opposite. London: Penguin. pp. 48-101.
8 Working on briefs Arden, P. (2006). Whatever you think think the opposite. London: Penguin. pp.103-140.
9 Client presentations Johar, G. V., Holbrook, M. B., & Stern, B. B. (2001). The role of myth in creative advertising design: Theory, process and outcome. Journal of Advertising, 30(2), 1-25.
10 Client presentations-continued
11 Client presentations-continued
12 Portfolio works
13 Performance evaluation
14 End-of-year exhibition
15 Review of the semester
16 Review of the semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Arden, P. (2006). Whatever you think, think the opposite. London: Penguin. ISBN-13 : 978-1591841210.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Alan Krieff, How to start and run your own advertising agency, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1993. ISBN-13 : 978-0070352193.

Herbert S Gardner, The Advertising Agency BusinessCrain, Chicago, 1976. ISBN-13 : 978-0844231679

Nancy Vonk, Janet Kestin, Pick Me – Breaking into Advertising and Staying There, Wiley, Hoboken NJ, 2001. ISBN-13 : 978-0471715573.

Fishel, Catharine. Inside the Business of Graphic Design: 60 Leaders Share Their Secrets of Success. Simon and Schuster, 2002. ISBN-13 : 978-1581152579

Crow, David. Visible signs: an introduction to semiotics in the visual arts. Vol. 40. ava publishing, 2010. ISBN-13 : 978-2940411429

Jon Steel, Perfect Pitch – The Art of Selling Ideas and Winning New Business, Wiley, NY, 2007. ISBN-13 : 978-0471789765.

Pete Barry,  The Advertising Concept Book – A Complete Guide to Creative Ideas, Strategies, Thames & Hudson, London UK, 2008. ISBN-13 : 978-0500290316.

David Ogilvy, Ogilvy on Advertising, Vintage, NY, 1985. ISBN-13 : 978-0394729039.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
1
50
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
10
1
10
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
16
16
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
30
30
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically interpret theories, concepts, methods, instruments and ideas that form the basis of Public Relations and Advertising field.

X
2

To be able to collect and use necessary data to produce content in the field of Public Relations and Advertising with scientific methods.

3

To be able to use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Public Relations and Advertising in practice.

X
4

To be able to use analytical thinking skills in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.

5

To be able to convey creative ideas and solution suggestions supported by scientific data in written and oral form to stakeholders.

6

To be able to take responsibility as individual and group members to solve problems encountered in the practice of Public Relations and Advertising field.

X
7

To be able to develop solutions that favor public good and raise awareness by having knowledge about regional, national and global issues and problems.

8

To be able to relate the basic knowledge of other disciplines supporting the field of Public Relations and Advertising with his/her own field of expertise.

9

To be able to use the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired by following regulations, innovations, changes, current developments, and occupational health and safety practices closely in the field of Public Relations and Advertising; in a lifelong manner and for individual and social purposes.

10

To be able to collect, interpret and share data by considering social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.

11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Public Relations and Advertising and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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