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