MARKETING IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
- Course
- MRKN551 - MARKETING IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
- Department
- Marketing Management - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad ALJARAH
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with global competitive business environment and enhance their knowledge and skills required to successfully operate in a dynamic global market place. The course builds upon the primary concepts of marketing and will enable the students to practice applying those concepts to a global environment. The course also focuses on environmental concepts like cultural, demographic, economic, political, and legal factors as they affect a firm’s global success. The main topics include operational and transactional aspects of global marketing strategies on a corporate level. After successfully completing the course, the students will have a better knowledge about the myriad of activities required to compete outside the “home” country.
MARKETING IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Final Exaqm | Final | 40 |
| Midterm Exam | Midterm | 40 |
| Presentation | Presentation | 20 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Global Marketing |
| Week 2 | Global Information Systems and Market Research |
| Week 3 | Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning |
| Week 4 | Importing, Exporting, and Sourcing & Case discussion |
| Week 5 | Global Market Entry Strategies |
| Week 6 | Midterm Week |
| Week 7 | Global Marketing Mix Decisions (Product) |
| Week 8 | Global Marketing Mix Decision (Pricing) |
| Week 9 | Global Marketing Mix Decisions (Distribution) & Case discussion |
| Week 10 | Global Marketing Mix Decisions (Communication) |
| Week 11 | Global Marketing and Digital Revolution |
| Week 12 | Strategic Elements of Competitive Advantage |
| Week 13 | Leadership, Organization, and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Week 14 | Revision |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Green, M. C. & Keegan, W. J. (2020). Global Marketing . Pearson. 20th ed.
- 02 Cases
- 03 Articles from journals
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Design international marketing strategies and competitive market entry approaches based on global integration forces, expansion methods, and ethical considerations, to build sustainable advantage. SOLO 5
- L01 Design segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategies together with integrated marketing communications that balance standardization, adaptation, and digital technologies for global companies. SOLO 5
- L01 Evaluate international market entry, sourcing, and global marketing mix strategies to support global business operations. SOLO 4
- L02 Analyze the global marketing environment to formulate effective product and branding decisions for diverse global markets. SOLO 4
Program Outcomes
- 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.
- P02 PO2 Devoted themselves to be a qualified researcher and knowledge worker in their field all throughout their life and career.
- 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.
- P04 PO4 Gained key practical skills and knowledge which need to be implemented in their own research and business work environment.
- P05 PO5 Been able to implement critical and analytical thinking and analyses into their studies, research and work.
- P06 PO6 Become proficient in adopting the gained knowledge into practice and research in a critical, and analytical way.
- 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.
- P08 PO8 Succeeded in working, researching and forming partnerships with their colleagues/team members in a global environment.
- P09 PO9 Proved themselves capable of disseminating and sharing knowledge, sustainingly communicating with others, in any global workplace or research setting.
- P10 PO10 Become capable of interpreting and transferring their qualified knowledge into practice and research.
- 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |