BE513-6-AU-SO:
Services Marketing

The details
2017/18
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 15 December 2017
15
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Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
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Key module for

BSC N501 Marketing,
BSC N502 Marketing (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N504 Marketing (Including Placement Year)

Module description

This module is designed to introduce students to the recent developments in marketing theory and practice. The module will cover key subject areas in services marketing. The module is structured around several important themes of services marketing including: new perspectives on marketing in the service economy, consumer behaviour in services, applying the 4Ps of marketing to services, service development and design, management of service quality, customer relationship management in services, and implementing profitable service strategies.

This module intends to provide students with a critical understanding about the differences of marketing intangible services and tangible products and managing distribution channels in service and product firms.

Module aims

No information available.

Module learning outcomes

No information available.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

The learning and teaching methods for the module will use a combination of: - Lectures from the departmental staff - Seminars - Discussion of case studies and journal articles - Class exercises: individual and group work - Signposting to additional resources Lectures & Seminars The lectures will be developed around the key concepts as mentioned in the indicative course content and will use a range of live examples and cases from business practice to demonstrate the application of theoretical concepts. Class exercises will be built into the lectures to develop critical analytical and problem solving skills. The lectures will follow a weekly format of 2 hours per week for 9 weeks across the autumn term. Each lecture session will comprise of 1 hour of lecture time and 1 hour of seminar time.

Bibliography

  • Wirtz, Jochen,.Services marketing : people, technology, strategy / Jochen Wirtz, Christopher Lovelock..
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Individual Report    100% 
Exam  Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period) 

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
50% 50%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
0% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Young-Ah Kim, email: yakim@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Young Kim
yakim@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
Yes
No
No

External examiner

Prof Sunil Sahadev
The University of Salford
Professor of Marketing
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 19 hours, 19 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).

 

Further information
Essex Business School

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