Studiengänge >> Integrierte Managementsysteme 2025 M.Sc. >> Market Research |
Code: | 257300 |
Module title: | Market Research |
Version: | 1.0 (11/2019) |
Last update: | 02.02.2023 |
Responsible person: | Prof. Dr. phil. Zips, Sebastian Sebastian.Zips@hszg.de |
Offered in 9 study courses: | Business Administration (B.A.) valid from class 2024 | European Business (B.A.) valid from class 2025 | Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2020 | Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2021 | Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2023 | Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2025 | International Business Communication (B.A.) valid from class 2021 | International Business Communication (B.A.) valid from class 2022 | Sustainable Business Administration (B.A.) valid from class 2024 |
Semester according to time table: | SoSe+WiSe (summer and winter semester) |
Module level: | Bachelor/Diplom |
Duration: | 1 semester |
Status: | elective core module (specialization) |
Place where the module will be offered: | Zittau |
Language of Instruction: | English |
Workload* in | SCH ** | |||||||||||||
hours | ECTS Credits |
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* | Overall workload per module (1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 30 hours) |
** | One semester credit hour (SCH) corresponds to a workload / class meeting of 45 minutes per week in a semester |
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Learning and teaching methods: | Lecturing, group works, Interviews, experiments |
Further information: | free for all |
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Assessment | Major exam (presentation) | 100.0% |
Syllabus plan/Content: |
Market Research: Basic terms in market research, methodological basics. Use of data from databases and statistics. Conception, implementation, evaluation of online surveys. Evaluate Data Set by using SPSS or R. Preparing a report and presenting the results. Geomarketing: Basic principles and objectives in geomarketing Evaluating regional statistics Drawing up sales area maps |
Learning Outcomes: | |
Subject-specific skills and competences: | After successful completion of the course, students will be able to: - name basic terms of market research and methodological basics (factual level). - find information about markets, trends and customer wishes in statistical databases. (Problem-solving skills, analytical skills, market-environment orientation). - design, carry out and evaluate a customer survey (conceptual skills, planning skills, project work, organisational skills, systematic approach). - prepare a reportand present it using digital media (Holistic thinking, media and digital orientation, result-oriented action). - name basic terms and objectives of geomarketing (factual level) - find information on area-specific trends, economic conditions, customer wishes in regional statistical databases (Problem-solving ability, analytical skills, market-environment orientation). |
Generic competences (Personal and key skills): | After successful completion of the course, students will be able to: - to independently familiarise themselves with common measurement methods and assess their suitability for a specific application." - to think and act in an interdisciplinary manner. - to organise their own work process effectively. |
Pre-requisites: | Marketing, basics of statistics, Basic Knowledge of Excel |
Optional pre-requisites: | Experience with SPSS or R, Online survey tools |
Literature: | Field, A. 2017. Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS. Sage Publications Harrison, Matthew et al. 2016. Market Research in Practice: An Introduction to Gaining Greater Market Insight. Kogan Page. Sarstedt, M. 2018. A Concise Guide to Market Research: The Process, Data, and Methods Using IBM SPSS Statistics (Springer Texts in Business and Economics). Wiesbaden. |