Course: Consumer Behaviour

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Course title Consumer Behaviour
Course code KOD/SCHO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šalamoun Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pícha Kamil, doc. Ing. Ph.D., MBA.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Consumer behaviour and marketing 2. Purchasing process 3. Rationality and irationality in consumer behaviour, consumer engagement 4. Marketing research of consumer behaviour - qualitative and quantitative 5. Geodemography 6. Social influences 7. Households and families 8. Self-perception nad lifestyle 9. Perception 10. Learning and attitudes 11. Emotion and archetypes 12. Segmentation, customer metrics, marketing mix 13. Consumers markets dynamics Seminars: 1. Introduction, semestral work assignments 2. Recent trends in consumer behaviour 3. Heuristics in purchasing behaviour 4. Irationality 5. Secondary data 6. Qualitative research, semiotics 7. Quantitative research, scaling, data mining 8. Geodemography (gender, geomarketing) 9. Culture, subcultures, reference groups 10. Family life-cycle 11. VALS segmentation 12. Case studies (brands, ethics) 13. Presentations of seminar works 14. Presentations of seminar works

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Project-based learning, Practical training
Learning outcomes
The knowledge of consumer behaviour enables organizations to improve their marketing strategies and market segmentation. The students will especially understand consumer psychology, the thinking processes and choices of consumers with regard to various products and brands, the influences of environment (media, culture, family, reference groups etc.), the various decision-making processes including bounded rationality and engagement influences. The proper methods of qualitative and quantitative research in the scope of consumer behaviour are involved too.
Students understand the basic theories and aspects of consumer behaviour, trends and research methods. They are able to gather and use primary and secondary data about consumer behaviour, perform market segmentation and setup customer metrics.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Test, Seminar work

Recommended literature
  • Ariely, D. Jak drahé je zdarma: proč chytří lidé přijímají špatná rozhodnutí: iracionální faktory v ekonomice i v životě?. Praha, 2009.
  • Bárta, V. & Bártová, H. Homo Spotřebitel. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-245-1822-0.
  • Bártová, H., Bárta, V., Koudelka, J. Spotřebitel (chování spotřebitele a jeho výzkum). Praha, 2007.
  • Cialdini, R. Zbraně vlivu: Manipulativní techniky a jak se jim bránit. 2012.
  • Evans, M., Jamal, A., Foxall, G. Consumer Behaviour. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2006.
  • Schiffman, L.G., Kanuk, L.L. Nákupní chování. Brno: Computer Press, 2004.
  • Vojtko, V., Mildeová, S. Dynamika trhu. Praha: Profess Consulting, 2007.
  • Vysekalová, J. Chování zákazníka. Praha, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Management of Commerce (1) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter