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MMM092: Consumer Behaviour
Module code: MMM092
Module provider: Marketing and Reputation; Henley Business School
Credits: 20
Level: 7
When you'll be taught: Semester 2
Module convenor: Dr Bahram Mahmoodi Kahriz, email: bahram.mahmoodikahriz@henley.ac.uk
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Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 19 November 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
To provide an understanding into the psychological and sociological factors that influence consumer behaviour before, during and after purchase and consumption in contemporary consumer markets. To discuss the effective engagement and handling of business customers. The purpose of the module is to explore and apply consumer and business customer buying behaviour models in a contemporary context.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Recognise and analyse the key aspects and dimensions of understanding customers as individuals in terms of motivation, perception, learning attitude formation and change and their personalities.
- Recognise and analyse the key aspects and dimensions of understanding customers within their cultural and social settings by considering the influences of reference groups and families, culture and its erosion.
- Evaluate the underlying theories of consumer behaviour and apply concepts of the consumer decision making process in both consumer and business-to business markets in both high and low involvement purchasing.
- Evaluate psychographic and behavioural approaches to and practitioner models of segmentation.
- Define and create strategic marketing tools, pricing, communication and promotion responses, which are pertinent to the customer and the stage of purchase.
- Relate consumer behaviour learning to the issues of satisfaction and loyalty and service consumption and evaluation.
Additional outcomes:
Effectively organise, plan, and work both collaboratively and individually in understanding and applying the principles of critical analysis. To communicate consumer analysis effectively through both verbal and written reporting, appropriately applying buyer behaviour theory in practice in different market contexts.
Module content
- Psychological Influences- Drive & motivation, perception, learning & attitudes, personality and self concept.
- Sociological Influences- reference groups, family and culture
- Behavioural and psychographic segmentation
- Consumer and organisational buying behaviour and processes for products and services聽
- Consumer satisfaction and loyalty
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
Understanding customers, whether in consumer or business-to-business is at the heart of the marketing discipline. This module uses contributing social sciences such as psychology, sociology and economics to understand the drivers to consumer behaviour.
Understanding consumer psychology is a key requirement for effective marketing management. Marketing managers need to be able to identify and respond appropriately to different consumer audiences who vary in terms of their perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, emotions, personalities and behaviours. Changing lifestyles and values in society mean that the influence and impact of culture, family and friends play a key role in motivation and on consumer choice. The Internet has significantly increased the ease of access to product and/or service information, as well as the easier communication and transfer of information between consumers. This means that the consumer is highly knowledgeable and able to take a more proactive position in relation to the purchase process. This is leading to shifts in the power relationship between the consumer and organisations.
The processes of consumer decision making and activity, triggers of need, information search, evaluation of options, purchasing decisions, consumption of goods, and post-use evaluation, are vital to the marketer in understanding the application of marketing tools. The wider possibilities for behavioural segmentation, satisfaction and loyalty in products and services are considered.聽
Study hours
At least 25 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 20 | ||
Seminars | 5 | ||
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聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | |||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
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聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 175 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Group Assignment | 40 | 3,500 words | Week 11, Semester 2 | The project will be carried out in groups. The assignment will require a written group report equivalent of 3,500 words to be submitted in the last week of the module. |
Online written examination | Exam | 60 | 2,400 words | During the university assessment period |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Students will receive formative feedback on a number of occasions, including feedback given during the seminars, as well as lectures.
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Online written examination | Resit Exam | 100 | 2,400 words | During the university resit period |
Additional costs
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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.