602.421 (13S) Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2

Sommersemester 2013

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First course session
19.06.2013 09:00 - 15:00 Z.1.09 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM-Grundlagen 3 + MIM-Vertiefung 2
Type Lecture - Colloquia (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 32 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 19.06.2013
Seniorstudium Liberale Yes

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Course Information

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Method of Tuition: Lectures, discussions, watching DVD, case study, and group projects

Conditions of admission

STEOP/ STEP, (Vorlesung + Proseminar MUF)

Course content

Youth is a global market for products, services, and ideas. Youth in the current course refers to the population aged between 10 and 24. The course aims to equip students to make informed decisions about marketing to youth or regarding suggestions made about limiting marketing to youth. The course will examine the interplay of the youth segment, the media scene, and the market environment. Based on research evidence, the students will identify issues related with youth and media usage, and the roles of personal as well as marketing communication on youth’s consumption. The course will focus on the youth in the Asian and in particular, the Chinese cultural context.

Topics

  • Lecture topic 1. The youth market; developmental needs; socializing agents
  • Lecture topic 2. Media usage, and media effects
  • Lecture topic 3. Analysis of media contents for youth; semiotic analysis
  • Lecture topic 4. Advertising appeals; marketing in social media and public space
  • Lecture topic 5. Undesirable consequent of marketing: obesity and body image

Teaching objective

COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (CILOS): CILO 1. Explain the characteristics of youth market and the types of media contents that target youth CILO 2. Identify various factors that have an influence on youth’s responses to marketing communications CILO 3. Select appropriate media and communication strategies to appeal to the youth target CILO 4. Develop a social responsible attitude to marketing communication to the youth segment

Other materials

Students are required to bring the following items to the class for discussions: A video-clip (3 minutes) of a TV program popular among adolescents; A collection of 10-15 television commercials broadcast at or near children and adolescents’ television program hours; At least three web sites popular among adolescents; a hard copy of youth magazine

Literature

Textbook: Chan, K. (2010), Youth and Consumption, City University of Hong Kong Press, Hong Kong E-book is available on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047DW7AM Reference: Bergstrom, M. (2012). All eyes east: Lessons from the front lines of marketing to China’s youth, Palgrave MacMillan, NY Other readings and video in addition to the textbook Chan, K. (2011) Advertising and body image: the impact of slimming ads on adolescents. Interview with Anthony Fung, Chinese University of Hong Kong, DVD, 15 minutes. Chan, K., Ng, Y.L., and Luk, E. (2013, forthcoming) “Impact of celebrity endorsement in advertising on brand image among Chinese adolescents”, Young Consumers Chan, K., Ng, Y.L., and Williams, R.B. (2012) What do adolescent girls learn about gender roles from advertising images? Young Consumers, 13(4), 357-366. Kirsh, S.J. (2010) Media effect theories, in S.J. Kirsh, Media and Youth: A developmental Perspective, West Sussex, U.K., John Wiley & Sons.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination topic(s)

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

• Quizzes based on reading assignments: 40% • Group assignment: A case study on communicating media literacy among young consumers: 30% written report; 20% presentation • Class attendance/partic:10%

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 05W.5)
    • Subject: Foundation course - Marketing and International Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS1/2.2 Vorlesung mit Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Kurs ( 2.0h VP, VK / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 05W.5)
    • Subject: Foundation course - Media Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS1/2.3 Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Proseminar ( 2.0h PS, VP / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Marketing (Compulsory elective)
      • Special Topics in Consumer Behavior ( 2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 05W.7)
    • Subject: Foundation course - Marketing and International Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS1.3 Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Proseminar ( 2.0h PS, VP / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 05W.7)
    • Subject: Foundation course - Media Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS1.3 Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Proseminar ( 2.0h PS, VP / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 05W.7)
    • Subject: Advanced course: Marketing and International Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS2.2 Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Proseminar ( 2.0h PS, VP / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 05W.5)
    • Subject: Marketing and International Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS1.3 Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Proseminar ( 2.0h PS, VP / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 05W.5)
    • Subject: Foundation course - Media Management (Compulsory elective)
      • BS1.3 Proseminar oder Vorlesung mit Proseminar ( 2.0h PS, VP / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 602.421 Special Topics in Consumer Behavior / MIM basics 3 + MIM consolidation 2 (2.0h VK / 3.0 ECTS)

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Wintersemester 2021/22
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Wintersemester 2020/21
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Wintersemester 2019/20
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Wintersemester 2018/19
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Wintersemester 2017/18
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Wintersemester 2016/17
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Wintersemester 2015/16
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Wintersemester 2014/15
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Sommersemester 2014
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Wintersemester 2013/14
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Wintersemester 2012/13
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Wintersemester 2011/12
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Wintersemester 2010/11
  • 602.412 VP MIM-Grundlagen 3a: Übung/ Medienmanagement: International Advertising (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)