Marketing (MKTG) 406
Consumer Behaviour (Revision 6)
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online or grouped study.**
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)
Prerequisite: MKTG 396 or an equivalent introductory marketing course.
Centre: Faculty of Business
MKTG 406 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
Consumer behaviour is a discipline that examines how and why people make purchases. This marketing discipline applies knowledge from such areas as psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics to describe and understand how consumers are likely to behave in many different consumption situations.
Knowledge of consumer behaviour principles allows marketers and other managers to become more effective because they have a better understanding of their customers. They can better predict consumer purchase decisions, determine the needs of target markets, and understand how consumers perceive and make use of marketing information. An awareness of consumer behaviour may also assist individuals in understanding their own buying decisions.
Consumer behaviour is a changing and interesting area because new research findings improve our understanding of consumers. It is likely you will be surprised and challenged by some of the concepts presented in the course.
Outline
Lesson 1: An Introduction to Consumer Behaviour
Lesson 2: Perception
Lesson 3: Learning and Memory
Lesson 4: Motivation and Values
Lesson 5: The Self
Lesson 6: Personality and Lifestyles
Lesson 7: Attitudes
Lesson 8: Attitude Change and Interactive Communications
Lesson 9: Individual Decision Making
Lesson 10: Buying and Disposing
Lesson 11: Group Influences and Opinion Leadership
Lesson 12: Household Decision Making
Lesson 13: Income and Social Class
Lesson 14: Age Subcultures
Lesson 15: Canadian Identity and Ethnic Subcultures
Lesson 16: Cultural Influences on Consumer Behaviour
Lesson 17: Creation and Diffusion of Culture
Evaluation
To receive credit for MKTG 406, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50%) on the Final Examination and an overall course grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Assignment 1 | Midterm Exam | Assignment 2 | Final Exam | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
15% | 15% | 35% | 35% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Note:The examinations for this course must be taken online at an invigilated location. It is your responsibility to ensure a computer with an Internet connection and a current web browser is available for your use at the invigilation centre.
Course Materials
Textbook
Solomon, M. R., Zaichkowsky, J. L., & Polegato, R. (2011). Consumer behaviour: Buying, having, and being (5th Can. ed.). Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-1384323
Other Materials
All other course materials will be accessed online. The course materials for this course are shipped as a shrink-wrapped package. If the shrink wrap is broken, the materials are not returnable.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the MKTG 406 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.
Online Exam
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 6, February 16, 2011.
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