Introduction to Marketing 1 (2op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

This course is an introduction to modern business marketing. It introduces basic marketing concepts, theories and language with a focus of understanding the role and the needs of the customer in consumer business and business-to-business marketing.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge about the significance and role of marketing
in business management.
• Describe the value creation process for customers by understanding
customer needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of modern marketing mix in theory and
practice.
• Write a marketing plan for their business.

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

• What is marketing and what do marketers do?
• How to create customer value and experience?
• How to analyse marketing environment and collect marketing information?
• What are products, services and brands?
• How to do pricing?

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

October 11, 2016 (period exam)

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

1) Participation in the class: 1/2 of the overall grade
2) Exam: 1/2 of the overall grade.

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

- Interactive lecture
- Reading
- Case studies
- Exercises

Oppimateriaalit

Course book: Principles of Marketing, Scandinavian Edition (2nd edition). Kotler, Armstrong, Parment (2016)

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Lectures 3 hours a week, individual work at least 4 hours a week

Sisällön jaksotus

Week 35 (P. Mayor)
1) What is marketing

Weeks 36-37 (T. Andersson)
2) Analysing the marketing environment
3) Managing marketing information
4) Understanding consumer and buyer behaviour
5) Customer-driven marketing strategy

Weeks 38-39 (P. Mayor)
6) Products, services and brands: bringing customer value
7) New product development and product life cycles
8) Pricing

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

There are no alternative ways to pass the entire course. It will be possible to repeat the individual exam on additional exam dates later.

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Course contents will be applied to the own practice firm

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

The course will start on the last week of August.
The course requires a substantial amount of self-study in between the lecture times.

Arviointikriteerit - tyydyttävä (1-2) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course sufficiently. Student understands the basic principles of marketing. Student recognizes and is able to explain and use the basic concepts and models of marketing. Student is passive in class and/or has not completed the class tasks regularly. Exam result is 1-2.

Arviointikriteerit - hyvä (3-4) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course well although the skills and competences need further development. Student is able to explain and apply the concepts of marketing well. The grade of the exam is 3-4. Student is quite active in class and has completed the class tasks most of the time.

Arviointikriteerit - kiitettävä (5) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course excellently. The student masters the concepts and models of marketing in an excellent manner. Student is able to conduct fluent and reasoned analysis and has good capabilities to apply the learning. The grade of the 4-5 and the individual exercises and the participation inthe class are grade 5. Student is active in class and has completed the all the class tasks.