2017-2018 / GCER0111-1

Introduction to Marketing

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

 Executive Master in industrial Management (non organisé en 2017-2018)7 crédits 

Lecturer

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

- Marketing definitions and concepts;
- An overview of strategic management in construction firms;
- Marketing strategies and marketing plans;
- Marketing information and marketing research;
- Brand management & branding in construction;
- Communicating and delivering value;
- Relationship marketing and guanxi;
- Customer relationship management in construction.
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit

On completion of this module, students should be able to develop and implement marketing strategies and marketing plans for construction firms.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of corporate management and planning skills.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Oral presentations, groupwork discussions with practical cases in real construction firms.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

Kotler, P. J. and G. M. Armstrong (2010). Principles of marketing, Pearson Education.
Boyd, D. and E. Chinyio (2008). Understanding the construction client, Wiley. com.
Cook, S., 2010. Customer care excellence: How to create an effective customer focus. Kogan Page.
Gillen, T. (2005). Winning new business in construction, Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Gummesson, E. (2008). Total relationship marketing: marketing management, relationship strategy, CRM, and a new dominant logic for the value-creating network economy, London: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Kotler, P. and W. Pfoertsch, 2006. B2B brand management. Springer.
Luo, Y., (2000). Guanxi and business. Vol. 1. 2000: World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated.
McCabe, S., (2010). Corporate Strategy in Construction: Understanding Today's Theory and Practice. Wiley-Blackwell.

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance & participation: 10%
Group Presentation 1: 15%
Group Presentation 2: 15%
Mid-term individual essay: 20%
Final essay: 40%

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Teaching language: English

Contacts

Nguyen The Quan, Faculty of Construction Economics and Management,
National University of Civil Engineering, Room 308, A1 Building,
email: quannt@nuce.edu.vn