Business-to-Business Marketing

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD06BNMA621
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Mäkeläinen, Ville-Pekka
Teacher Team: Mäkeläinen, Ville-Pekka
Language of Instruction: English

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
INBUS2-2015   2 spring   3.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  
INBUS2-2016   2 spring   3.0   2018-01-01   2018-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students are capable of applying the following elements of B-to-B Marketing into practical marketing situations in B-to-B environment: relationship marketing and its role in B-to-B marketing, formation of competitive advantage in B-to-B markets, organizational purchasing behavior, diffusion process of innovations and segmentation in B-to-B markets.

Student's Workload

Lectures and guided practice 24 h, independent and group work 56 h.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Contents

Relationship marketing and its role in B-to-B marketing, formation of competitive advantage in B-to-B markets, organizational purchasing behavior, diffusion process of innovations, segmentation in B-to-B markets.

Recommended or Required Reading

- Ville-Pekka Mäkeläinen: ’Basics of Business to Business Marketing’

further readings provided by the instructor

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures, group work and presentations, independent work

Assessment Criteria

1 = knows basic concepts of business to business marketing
3 = knows concepts of business to business marketing well and is able to apply those concepts well in practice
5 = knows concepts of business to business marketing very well and is able to apply those concepts very well in practice

Assessment Methods

To be announced later

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