Course: Fundamentals of marketing and public relations

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Course title Fundamentals of marketing and public relations
Course code KRL/KMAR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + On-line Activities
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mastík Jiří, Mgr.
  • Kotíková Halina, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Definition of basic terms. Marketing mix. - 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), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
This course presents a complete overview of the basic principles and use of marketing and PR. It presents marketing tools and their use and acquaints students with current trends in marketing and PR.
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
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
- Successful completion of 5 sub-tasks for independent work, each task is graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points - Successful completion of a written test containing 14 multiple choice questions, with only one answer being correct. The test is conducted online. To pass the course, students must obtain: - a minimum of 50% for the assignments (minimum 25 points) - a minimum of 50% correct answers in the written test
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