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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

Course
BUSN535 - CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Department
Master of Business Administration - English - Master
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
0
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Dr. Umar SALEEM
Prerequisite
-
Keywords
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Course Description

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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Item Type Weight (%)
Final-Term Final 40
Research Article (Case) Project 60
Total 100

Course outcomes

  1. 01 Understand the role of consumer behavior in the marketing process
  2. 02 Understand how consumers make purchase decisions and Identify the links between purchase decision models and market segmentatio
  3. 03 Acknowledge of the development of each part of the marketing mix in relation to           consumer behavior and appreciate the link between quality and customer satisfaction

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Chapter 1 Consumer Behavior: Its Origins and Strategic Applications
Week 2 Chapter 3 Market Segmentation
Week 3 Chapter 4 Consumer Motivation
Week 4 Chapter 5 Personality and Consumer Behavior
Week 5 Chapter 6 Consumer Perception
Week 6 Chapter 7 Consumer Learning
Week 7 Chapter 8 Consumer Attitude Formation and Change
Week 8 Mid-Term Exams
Week 9 Chapter 9 Communication and Consumer Behavior
Week 10 Chapter 10 Reference Groups and Family Influences
Week 11 Chapter 11 The Influence of Culture on Consumer Behavior
Week 12 Chapter 14 Cros-Cultural Consumer Behavior
Week 13 Chapter 16 Consumer Decision Making Process
Week 14 Revision
Week 15 -

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Schiffman L. G. & Wisenblit J. (2019). Consumer Behavior 12E Pearson Prentice Hall
  2. 02 Solomon, M. R., & Russell, C. A. (2026). Consumer behavior (15th ed.). PPearson Prentice Hall.
  3. 03 Articles from journals

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 Explain the role of consumer behavior in the marketing process SOLO 3
  2. L02 Discuss how consumers make purchase decisions  SOLO 5
  3. L03 Plan marketing strategies for the consumer market SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 PO1 Become competent in searching and comprehending the relevant academic articles, interpreting the information learnt or obtained via various channels and absorbing exceptional knowledge in their field.
  2. P02 PO2 Devoted themselves to be a qualified researcher and knowledge worker in their field all throughout their life and career.
  3. P03 PO3 Demonstrated that they developed their individual capabilities through written projects, assignments and presentations that they will independently implement both in academia and work contexts.
  4. P04 PO4 Gained key practical skills and knowledge which need to be implemented in their own research and business work environment.
  5. P05 PO5 Been able to implement critical and analytical thinking and analyses into their studies, research and work.
  6. P06 PO6 Become proficient in adopting the gained knowledge into practice and research in a critical, and analytical way.
  7. P07 PO7 Become experts in using information technology tools for their studies, research and workplace in an ethical and safely environment by sharing and transferring their knowledge.
  8. P08 PO8 Succeeded in working, researching and forming partnerships with their colleagues/team members in a global environment.
  9. P09 PO9 Proved themselves capable of disseminating and sharing knowledge, sustainingly communicating with others, in any global workplace or research setting.
  10. P10 PO10 Become capable of interpreting and transferring their qualified knowledge into practice and research.
  11. P11 PO11 Dedicated themselves to applying advanced academic studies and enrolled themselves in work or non-work projects related to environmental approaches and ethical issues.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - -