Course: Marketing Research

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Course title Marketing Research
Course code KMG/MVA-E
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Burešová Jitka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Červová Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1.Introduction, need for marketing research, aims of the marketing research 2.Marketing information system, data-based marketing 3.Marketing research strategies 4.Primary and secondary research, classification of data 5.Quantitative and qualitative research, methods used 6.Marketing research process, methodological approach 7.Sampling 8.Methods of data collection 9.Questionnaire design 10.Questions and scaling techniques 11.Data processing and editing 12.Methods of data analysis 13.Marketing research report 14.Applied marketing research Tutorials: 1.Introduction, need for marketing research 2.Marketing research agencies, ICC/ESOMAR, client-researcher relationship 3.Case study 4.Data sources - searching for data (library, internet) 5.Secondary data analysis and presentation 6.Secondary data in research projects 7.Research process design 8.Methods of data collection - case study 9.Questionnaire design 10.Sampling, size of a sample 11.Data processing 12.Data analysis 13.Applied marketing research - video 14.Project presentation, credits

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The module gives an introduction to marketing research, explains needs for marketing research and its role in companies, discusses various types of marketing research, sources of data, describes the research process and methodology (methods of data collection, questionnaire design, sampling, methods of data analysis) as well as shows areas of applied marketing research in relation to marketing problem solutions.
On completion of the module, the student will be able: - To understand marketing research and its terminology. - To understand the role of marketing research in the strategical planning and management. - To design marketing research process and a questionnaire. - To gain practical experience in the secondary and primary data collection and analysis process. - To use the knowledge and experience outcomes for the diploma project.
Prerequisites
Pre-requisities: Study in the fields of Marketing and Statistics

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Participation on seminars exam:written
Recommended literature
  • Babka, M.:. Kde a jak hledat informace o firmách.. Management Press, Praha, 1994.
  • Bárta, V., Bártová, H.:. Marketingový výzkum trhu. Economia, Praha, 1991..
  • Foret, M., Stávková, J.:. Marketingový výzkum. Jak poznávat své zákazníky. Grada, Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0385-8.
  • Malhotva, N. K., Birks, D.:. Marketing Research, European Adition, Addison-Westley, 2000..
  • Příbová M. a kol.:. Marketingový výzkum v praxi. Grada Publishing, Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-7169-299-9.
  • Sanders, M., Lewis, P., Thornhill, A.:. Research Methods for Business Students, Pitman Publishing, 1997..
  • Wonnacot, T. - Wonnacot, R.:. Statistika pro obchod a hospodářství. Victoria Publishing, Praha, 1994..
  • Zbořil, K.:. Marketingový výzkum. Metodologie a aplikace, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Praha, 1998..


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