2022-2023 / MARK0012-1

Basics of marketing

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in law (120 ECTS) (Econonomic and social law, minor in management)5 crédits 
 Master in management (120 ECTS) (evening classes)5 crédits 
 Master in human resources management (120 ECTS) (Management)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)5 crédits 
 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Anne-Christine   Cadiat, 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
  • Present and be able to apply marketing strategy and planning 
  • 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 3 parts:
1. Strategic Marketing 2. Market Research 3. Exercises and case studies
 

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
  • Podcasts 
  • Reference books
  • Industry and academic articles 
  • Digital content (videos, tutorials, quizzes, etc.)
 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Additional information:

Hybrid learning


  • Face-to-face or virtual 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 (facultatif) 
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).

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

20% of the final grade: exercises 
80% of the final grade: Written exam based on the whole material discussed during the class.
-MCQ (+/- 35% of the written exam) 
-Open questions (+/- 65% of the written exam) 

In addition, you can get an extra bonus point by participating to the virtual escape game. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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

Contacts

Professors

Anne-Christine CADIAT: accadiat@uliege.be 

Cécile DELCOURT: cecile.delcourt@uliege.be 

Laurence DESSART, Ph.D.: laurence.dessart@uliege.be 

 

Assistant: Youssra EL MIDAOUI youssra.elmidaoui@uliege.be 

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