Study Trip: Integrated Excursion Project - Marketing
level of course unit
2. Master study cycle
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students:
• become familiar with companies and institutions during a study trip lasting several days.
• are able to compare national and multinational companies from a profitability point of view and analyze practical cases.
• are able to work on management challenges in the field of marketing or finance actively and with their previously-acquired specialist and methodological knowledge, develop and present strategic solution proposals and deal construc-tively with feedback from the companies.
prerequisites and co-requisites
4th semester: Specialization in International Marketing Management course of the 1st year of study
course contents
• Study trip lasting several days with a visit to one or more companies or institutions
• Students are confronted with current and specific challenges
• Students analyze the situation and work out potential solutions, which are presented and discussed with the company representatives
recommended or required reading
• Hollensen, Svend: Marketing Planning. Pearson (latest edition)
• Kotler, Philipp et al.: Marketing Management. Pearson (latest edition)
• West, Douglas et al.: Strategic Marketing – Creating Competitive Advantage. Oxford University Press (latest edition)
• 1-2 current journal articles (e.g. American Marketing Journal, Marketing Review St. Gallen)
assessment methods and criteria
Term paper, presentation
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
3
eLearning quota in percent
15
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2
planned learning activities and teaching methods
excursion
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
4
name of lecturer(s)
Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter Dietrich
course unit code
05.MV.SIM.4
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory elective
work placement(s)
none