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BU5050: VALUES AND MARKETS (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 11:18


Course Overview

The Value and Markets course is designed to allow participants to investigate key theories that underpin views about marketing. On the course delegates will be introduced to different approaches, theories and techniques utilised in marketing planning and marketing management. For example, delegates will be introduced to topics including; the characteristics of buyers and buyer behaviour (decision processes and roles), the marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion), services marketing, implementation and control, relationship marketing and international marketing.   

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Russell Williams

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Master of Business Administration in Energy Management (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course aims to provide students with a critical understanding of the nature and articulation of the marketing function within modern organisations, and an appreciation of the relative contribution of specific marketing tools to the development of a market orientation. It will set marketing management within the overall context of strategic planning. Building on the underpinning marketing concepts, the course will develop students’ in-depth understanding of the structure and articulation of marketing within a range of diverse organisational settings, including, consumer, industrial, service and voluntary sectors. Specifically the course will encourage students to adopt a systems perspective in addressing key marketing techniques and approaches, and recognise the close inter-relationship between marketing and other management functions in modern organisations.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st attempt:

800 word briefing note/group presentation (50/50% split) (30%)

1800 word reflective assignment (40%)

Individual Poster/300 word executive summary (30%)

Resit: Failed individual elements must be resubmitted and achieve a passing grade of D3 or above. In the case of a failed element being required to be resubmitted course grade is capped at D3.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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