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MRK1001 - Marketing - Basic Course

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 4 hours A

Course content

The course aims to provide students with key basic skills through a broad presentation of the marketing discipline, develop students understanding of the topics presented and to develop students ability to apply knowledge in realistic marketing situations. There will also be an emphasis on developing a market-oriented attitude among students. The realization of these objectives means that students at the end of the course should be able to reproduce and explain the theory and solve practical marketing problems.

Topics:

The course is based on a planning perspective and the goal is to show how to proceed in planing an organization's marketing activities and develop a strategic marketing plan for a company:

  • Internal and external analyzes - from information to action
  • Development of corporate targets; vision, mission, core values and management objectives
  • Market-oriented leadership
  • Segmentation, positioning and differentiation of the product throughout the product lifecycle
  • Purchase behaviour, customer satisfaction and values (B2C and B2B)
  • Product strategy
  • Distribution strategy - the way to the consumer
  • Pricing strategy
  • Sales, communication and digital-marketing strategy
  • Relationship strategy
  • Financial implications of marketing decisions
  • Corporate social responsibility, ethical and issues of sustainability
  • Service marketing and quality
  • New market offerings
  • Marketing of "high technology products"

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

Students will acquire the knowledge necessary to understand a marketing plan using the following criteria:

  • Understand marketing's history, traditions, characteristics and place in society.
  • Understand what marketing and market orientation entails.
  • Understand key issues and methods in marketing.
  • Understand the principles for analyzing markets.
  • Understand the principles behind the development of a marketing strategy with special focus on distribution-, price, communication, product and brand strategy.
  • Understand what affects marketing efficiency and profitability.

Skills:

The student can master the relevant professional tools, techniques and forms of expression and should be comfortable with interpreting the contents of a marketing plan that addresses the market challenges businesses face. Included in this is to recommend measures that will allow the business to meet it's market objectives.

General competence:

The core of the marketing profession is the marketing plan. Markets are constantly changing and require continuous analysis of the market situation in order to develop an effective marketing strategy. Students can also convey key subject matter, such as theories, issues and solutions both in writing and orally.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, discussion and cases. Mandatory written submission of a case (group submission).

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory assignments

Further on evaluation

Mandatory: submission of case (group submission). The compulsory assignment must be passed in order to take the exam. Group size is 3-6 students. Group organization is organized. The case is a previous exam paper, and is of the same type that one can expect to receive for the exam.

Registration for exam requires that you first register in Studentweb the same semester. Mandatory activity from a previous semester can be approved by the department.

Course materials

Required:

Runar Framnes, Håvard Huse, Arve Pettersen & Hans Mathias Thjømøe (2021), Markedsføringsledelse, Universitetsforlaget, 10. utgave

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
MA110 6.0 SPRING 2005
MA110 6.0 SPRING 2005
MRK8001 7.5 SPRING 2007
SMF1196 7.5 AUTUMN 2019
SMF1196F 7.5 AUTUMN 2019
AM101108 7.5 AUTUMN 2019
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Facts

Version: A
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Industrial Management
  • Strategy and Management
  • Organization and Leadership
  • Internationalization
  • Business Econimics and Management
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
NTNU Business School

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 A 2024-12-16 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL311 lyseblå sone Sluppenvegen 14 96
SL510 Sluppenvegen 14 51
SL425 Sluppenvegen 14 5
SL274 Sluppenvegen 14 9
SL120 Sluppenvegen 14 19
SL311 grønn sone Sluppenvegen 14 68
SL311 brun sone Sluppenvegen 14 82
SL311 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 48
Summer UTS School exam 100/100 A INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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