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 1. Develops and deepens his / her knowledge in the field of tourism and hotel management based on his / her undergraduate qualifications.
- P02 2. Have knowledge about management and organization issues in the field of Tourism and Hotel Management.
- P03 3. Has knowledge about production management and marketing in Tourism and Hotel Management.
- P04 4. Tourism and Hotel Management, accounting and finance issues.
- P05 5. Evaluate the concepts, ideas, data, and information in the sectoral and academic fields and solve the problems.
- P06 6. Understands the interaction between disciplines related to tourism.
- P07 7. Evaluate the sectoral conjuncture and make predictions about the future, determine strategic goals and targets, plan and implement them.
- P08 8. Can prepare projects for the sector; take an active role in the programming, evaluation and execution phases.
- P09 9. Have cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning, problem-solving and decision making, understanding, and language production.
- P10 10. Learn how to learn by learning from their mistakes by making solutions to the problems they face and adopt the principle of lifelong learning.
- P11 11. Analyze the business, its competitors, the sector and the sectoral competitiveness through various graphs, matrices and tables.
- P12 12. Knows at least one foreign language which is valid in the field of tourism management.
- P13 13. Has sufficient knowledge about the sector and business issues such as occupational safety, worker health, social security, quality and sustainability.
- P14 14. Has knowledge about his / her field and can transfer his / her knowledge, predictions, and thoughts orally and in writing.
- P15 15. Can apply all stages of tourism industry-related businesses from investment decision to operate.
- P16 16. Strategic, tactical and operational aspects of business management; comprehend local, national, international and global dimensions.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P15 | P16 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |