Course: Basics of marketing

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Course title Basics of marketing
Course code KRL/MRKT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kotíková Halina, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Definition of the term marketing. The development of marketing. The definition of basic terms. Marketing and the New Economics. - Marketing mix. 4P a 4C. - Product. A complex product and its components. The life cycle of a product. The creation of an assortment. - Distribution. Distribution articles/links and distribution routes. Types of wholesale and resale by a retailer and their organization. - Price as a marketing instrument. Ways of setting and changing prices. - Marketing communicative mix. Advertisement. " ". Direct marketing and Sale Support. Personal Selling. - A marketing information system. Sources of data. Market research. Qualitative and quantitative research. - Marketing analysis. SWOT analysis. - Targeted marketing. Segmentation of a market, the basis thereof and the criteria for the segmentation of a market and its advantages. Market targeting and market location. - Examples of marketing strategies. - Modern trends in marketing. Viral marketing, guerrilla marketing, internet and mobile marketing.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course presents a complete overview of the basic principles and use of marketing. It presents marketing tools and their use and acquaints students with current trends in marketing. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course, students will: - master of basic marketing terminology, - be familiar with the basics of marketing, - know individual marketing tools and ways of using them, - orient themselves in new marketing trends.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisities are required - just to be interested in the content of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

- Seminar paper according to an assignment and in compliance with the FTK UP Publication Guidelines. The requirements for the seminar paper will be communicated by email. - Presentation of a film titled Český sen. - Successful completion (70%) of a written test (open-ended questions).
Recommended literature
  • Kotíková, H., & Zlámal, J. (2006). Základy marketingu. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.


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