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[ 973GMCPMARK10 ] KS Master Course Dimensions of Marketing Theory and Managerial Application

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Es ist eine neuere Version 2016W dieser LV im Curriculum Master's programme Management and Applied Economics 2018W vorhanden.
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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
6 ECTS M1 - Master's programme 1. year Business Administration Gerhard Wührer 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
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Pre-requisites (*)keine (die Zulassung zum Studium vorausgesetzt)
Original study plan Master's programme General Management 2013W
Objectives The postgraduate course "Dimensions of Marketing Theory and Managerial Application" builds on base-knowledge marketing courses from the Bachelor's degree program. The course provides students with an in-depth overview of state-of-the-art trends under the philosophy of science and encourages methodological discussions in marketing science. The expansive specialized course materials focus on original resources enabling students to integrate different theoretical marketing approaches as well as understand their commonalities and characteristics.
Subject The postgraduate course "Dimensions of Marketing Theory and Managerial Application" addresses the theoretical fundamentals of marketing and their applications in practice, augmented with current trends dealing with the perspectives of advancement from different theoretical approaches. The course examines different approaches found in German-speaking and English-speaking marketing sciences in detail. Various controversial positions are argued with respect to detailed marketing phenomena as well as propositions considering foundation and application of marketing knowledge which have been stated by the exponents of the different approaches over time.
Criteria for evaluation The instructor will calculate your grade as follows:

  • Continual update of concept maps, contribution to in-class discussion and completion of Marketing Journey Itinerary (MJI) until end of the semester, due date will be given – satisfactory analysis reflection, 90 points
  • Final examination – 60 points

Students must earn more than 50 % of the total overall points available in order to pass the course.

Methods Reading assignments of related articles and book chapters in marketing theory and application. Development and discussion of a map of critical concepts (CMAPs) in marketing. Writing essays based on article material dealing with developments in the scientific domain. Critical reflection of lead concepts and suggestions for improvement and revision. Marketing journey itinerary (MJI) will be the individual outcome for each student.
Language English
Study material Articles provided by instructor;

Maclaran, P. et al. (Eds.); The SAGE Handbook of Marketing Theory, Los Angeles-London-New Delhi-Singapore-Washington DC, 2010 Tadajewski/Brownlie (Eds.); Critical Marketing. Issues in Contemporary Marketing, Chichester, West Sussex 2008 Homburg/Kuester/Krohmer; Marketing Management. A Contemporary Perspective, London etc. 2009

Moon, B. M et al. (Eds.); Applied Concept Mapping. Capturing, Analyzing and Organizing Knowledge, Boca Raton - London - New York, 2011

Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 200
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority