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
- -
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
- 01 Understand the role of consumer behavior in the marketing process
- 02 Understand how consumers make purchase decisions and Identify the links between purchase decision models and market segmentatio
- 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
- 01 Schiffman L. G. & Wisenblit J. (2019). Consumer Behavior 12E Pearson Prentice Hall
- 02 Solomon, M. R., & Russell, C. A. (2026). Consumer behavior (15th ed.). PPearson Prentice Hall.
- 03 Articles from journals
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Explain the role of consumer behavior in the marketing process SOLO 3
- L02 Discuss how consumers make purchase decisions SOLO 5
- L03 Plan marketing strategies for the consumer market SOLO 4
Program Outcomes
- P01 PO1: Become knowledge workers who whose focus will be on continuous learning as their competitive advantage by learning new methods and skills which they can use both in their lives and workplace, especially in health sector.
- P02 PO2: Developed various skills and acquired the necessary knowledge which are required to keep improving themselves by working independently.
- P03 PO3: Become among the best professionals in the health care industry due to their developed skills and gathered knowledge which will set them apart from the competition.
- P04 PO4: Been able to apply appropriate methods and analytical procedures to analyze health-related issues faced by the organizations and empirically investigate and propose creative and valid solutions based on this analysis.
- P05 PO5: Learnt to use technology in class and research in an ethical and secured manner by implementing these skills in their professional and private lives.
- P06 PO6: Gained the ability to apply theories and use appropriate management tools and methods collaboratively in order to develop strategic decisions which are specific to unique health management contexts.
- P07 PO7: Practiced and mastered communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals from different cultures within and outside the academia and organizations.
- P08 PO8: Been able to implement the learnt skills and knowledge, by developing research-based solutions to current regional and global health issues.
- P09 PO9: Developed enthusiasm and awareness about the environment by associating health and management theories with ethical and environmental approaches in order to further study and investigate critical health managerial issues.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.22 |
| L02 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.56 |
| L03 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.33 |