2018-2019 / MARK0012-1

Basis of marketing

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in law, professional focus in management5 crédits 
 Master in management (120 ECTS) (evening classes)6 crédits 
 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Cécile Delcourt, Laurence Dessart

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims to present the principles of marketing.
More specifically, this course aims to achieve the following objectives:

  • Highlight the context and the marketing challenges companies face
  • Show the importance of customer orientation
  • Provide a 3-step process (including: strategic analyses, strategic decision-making process, implementation of the decisions) to be able to conduct a marketing plan
  • Apply the marketing concepts to real business issues
  • Tease the sense of observation related to marketing issues
  • Provide the necessary tools and process to conduct marketing research
 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course is divided into 5 parts:




  • Part 1: Context, challenges
  • Part 2: Customer orientation 
  • Part 3: Marketing plan (1) Analysing 
  • Part 4: Marketing plan (2) Deciding and acting 
  • Part 5: Marketing research
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Activities

  • Lectures with examples
  • Discussions and interactions 
  • Workshops
  • Case studies
  • Group project 
Ressources
  • Power point slides
  • Reference books
  • Industry and academic articles 
  • Digital content (videos, tutorials, quizzes, etc.)
 

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

  • Face-to-face sessions on Saturday mornings during the first semester
  • Meeting hours
  • Digital learning
  • Market research (in group)  

Recommended or required readings

The course material will be available at :
http://lolahd.hec.ulg.ac.be
Textbook of reference
Livre de base en marketing management: Philip Kotler, Kevin Keller, et al. Marketing Management (2015), 15ème édition. This book exists in French and English. Older editions are suitable too (12-13-14ème édition).
Market research books
Giannelloni, J.-L., Vernette E. (2015), Etudes de marché, 4ème édition, Vuibert. Older editions are suitable too
or   Malhotra, Naresh et al. (2014), Etudes Marketing, 6ème édition. This book exists in French and English. Older editions are suitable too (4 ou 5th ed).

Assessment methods and criteria

30% of the final grade: group work on market research
70% of the final grade: Written exam based on the whole material discussed during the class. -MCQ (+/- 40% of the written exam)  -Open questions (+/- 60% of the written exam) 
The exam will be scheduled in December 2018 - date tbc

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

All documents and useful information will be provided through Lola: http://lolahd.hec.ulg.ac.be

Contacts

Laurence DESSART 
Ph.D., Assistant Professor E-mail: Laurence.Dessart@uliege.be