Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Marketing and Market Research in Healthcare SKY647 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 10.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Lecture presentation-lecture-discussion
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Yusuf ÖCEL
Instructor(s) Doç. Dr. Yusuf ÖCEL (Güz)
Goals To students; To be able to determine the marketing principles, market segmentation, marketing mix elements that adopt the social marketing approach in health service providers, to create a marketing mix for the target market, to gain the planning, application and control skills necessary in the customer relationship management and marketing process, the behaviors and decision-making processes of the health institutions consumers. is to teach how to identify.
Course Content An Overview of Marketing, Service Marketing, Development and Healthcare Sector, Definition of Customer and Consumer Behavior in Healthcare Institutions-I, Definition of Customer and Consumer Behavior in Healthcare Institutions-II, Marketing Information System and Marketing Research in Healthcare Institutions, Market Segmentation in Healthcare Institutions, Target Market Selection, Product and Product Development in Health Institutions, Price and Pricing Strategies in Health Institutions, Promotion and Promotion Strategies in Health Institutions, Distribution and Distribution Channels in Health Institutions, Process in Health Institutions, physical evidence and human
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 To learn the applicability of marketing principles in health institutions theoretically.
2 To be able to follow and contribute to the literature about marketing in health institutions.
3 To be able to have managerial level knowledge with customer-oriented and social marketing understanding in health institutions.
4 Ability to conduct research and study independently and as a group.
5 To be able to express ideas and research results about marketing in health institutions orally and in writing.
6 Assuming professional responsibility and behaving ethically in health institutions
7 To be able to determine strategies in the constantly changing and developing health service sector.
8 Being sensitive to new approaches in health institutions.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction of the course, basic concepts of marketing Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
2. Week Marketing Overview Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Service Marketing, Development and the Healthcare Industry Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Research, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Definition of Customer and Consumer Behaviors in Health Institutions-1 Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Research
5. Week Definition of Customer and Consumer Behaviors in Health Institutions-2 Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Research
6. Week Marketing Information System and Marketing Research in Health Institutions Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Research, Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Market Segmentation in Health Institutions, Target Market Selection Interview, Research, Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Topic repetition Preparation, After Class Study, Research
9. Week Product and Product Development in Health Institutions Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Research
10. Week Price and Pricing Strategies in Health Institutions Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
11. Week Promotion and Promotion Strategies in Health Institutions Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Research, Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Distribution and Distribution Channels in Health Institutions Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Research
13. Week Process, physical evidence and human in health institutions Presentation (Preparation), Interview, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
14. Week General evaluation Research, Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Interview
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to identify the health needs of the community and the demand for health services
2 Ability to develop service delivery models that can meet the health needs of the community and the demand for healthcare services
3 Ability to conduct economic and financial analysis of healthcare services
4 Ability to manage human resources and provide leadership
5 Ability to evaluate and improve the quality of healthcare services
6 Ability to assess and enhance health outcomes
7 Proficiency in using statistical analysis, reporting, interpretation, and decision-making
8 Ability to use information management systems in the effective, efficient planning, evaluation, and improvement of healthcare services
9 Ability to apply marketing principles and methods to meet the community's healthcare needs effectively, with quality, efficiency, and equity
10 Ability to follow healthcare regulations and legal frameworks and apply them in line with ethical principles
11 Ability to work effectively, efficiently, and ethically with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders within and outside the institution
12 Ability to monitor and implement developments in health policies
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY10 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY12 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Philip Kotler , Joel Shalowitz , And Robert J. Stevens., 2008 “Strategic Marketing For Health Care Organizations”, Jessey Bass, A Wiley İmprent, San Francisco.
  • Şahin Kavuncubaşı, Selami Yıldırım, 2012 “Hospital Health Institutions Management” Siyasal Publishing House, Ankara.
  • Yavuz Odabaşı, Gülfidan Barış, 2002, “Consumer Behavior” MediCat, İstanbul.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 30 2 60
Research 30 2 60
Interview 14 2 28
Presentation (Preparation) 14 1 14
Other Activities 11 1 11
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 2 10 20
Homework 2 1 16 16
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 255
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 10.0