European Master and Certification Program
in Risk Engineering and Management

F5-1:
Principles of Marketing

Course code: 128020
Language of instruction: English
Lecturers: Miodrag Ljubicic, Frank H. Witt (Polytechnic of Namibia)
Assessment: Defined in the module

Short description

The course will provide an overview of classical tools used in defining marketing strategy in a fast changing world. The participants will acquire methodology for practical use of the marketing mix. Also, it will help participants to better understand the purchasing process and customer decision-making process, which are presented though a number of case studies.

Objectives

The participants will:

- get an overview of all classic tools used in marketing,

- investigate the most famous theories and models and undergo a critical assessment,

- discuss the role of marketing in various sectors,

- get impulses for practical use of the "marketing mix",

- understand the basics of purchasing behavior and its influencing factors, and

- deepen their knowledge about marketing activities in practice through case studies.

Target Attendees / Participants

Students of Steinbeis Master of Business Administration

Course Content by Units

Marketing Basics:

- Marketing-overview

- Historical development of marketing

- Frameworks of marketing

- Aspects of global marketing

- Management of marketing mix

- The 4Ps - Product, Price, Place, Promotion

- Alternatives to classical instruments

- The product lifecycle

Marketing Management:

- Marketing in various sectors

- Principles of purchasing behavior

Teaching Methods

Classic lecturing

Free, interactive class discussion

Small group work

Literature

Harding, G. / Walton, P. (2000): Bluff your way in marketing (Bluffer’s Guides), 1. Auflage, Oval Books.

Kerin, R. / Hartley, S. / Rudelius, W.  (2014): Marketing, 12th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education.

Kotabe, M. / Helsen, K. (1998): Global Marketing Management, 1. Auflage, Wiley.

Kotler, P. / Keller, K. L. / Bliemel, F. (2007): Marketing-Management: Strategien fur wertschaffendes Handeln, 12. aktualisierte Auflage, Pearson Studium.

Kotler. P. / Bliemel, F. (2006 - Nachdr.): Marketing-Management: Analyse, Planung und Verwirklichung, 10. uberarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage, Pearson Studium.

Kotler, P. / Armstrong, G. / Saunders, J. (2006): Grundlagen des Marketing: Studium Economic BWL, 4. aktualisierte Auflage, Pearson Studium.

Lippmann, H. (2005): Markchancen nutzen mit Produktmanagement, 8. aktualisierte und uberarbeitete Auflage, RKW.

Meffert, H. (2000): Marketing: Grundlagen marktorientierter Unternehmensfuhrung; Konzepte, Instrumente, Praxisbeispiele; mit neuer Fallstudie VW Golf, 9. uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Gabler.

Schwerdt, A. J. (2007): Strategisches Marketing, 1. Auflage, Steinbeis Edition.

Terpstra, V. / Foley, J. (2012): International Marketing, 10th Edition, Naper Publishing Group.
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(Course profile ID: F5-1:, generated on January 15, 2025)