Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the way research findings have an impact on consumption behaviour.
- how consumers make decisions;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate alternative theories of consumer behaviours;
- apply the principles of consumer behaviour to real world examples including international case studies.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically analyse and apply different techniques that are used in marketing.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 22 |
Completion of assessment task | 30 |
Revision | 20 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
Seminar | 10 |
Lecture | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Solomon, M.R. (2017). Consumer Behavior: Buying, Having, and Being, Global Edition. Pearson.
East, R., Singh, J., Wright, M., and Vanhuele, M. (2016). Consumer Behaviour: Applications in Marketing. Sage.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Lectures and Seminars
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback will be provided in seminars, office hours, and online to students completing exercises, or wanting to discuss their work in detail. Students are encouraged to contact the module leader throughout the semester to receive formative feedback.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External