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Code: 257300
Module title: Market Research
Version: 1.0 (11/2019)
Last update: 26.09.2022 12:12:18
Person responsible for content: 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 Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2023
Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2025
Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2020
Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2021
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 timetable: SoSe+WiSe (summer and winter semester)
Module level:Bachelor/Diplom
Duration:1 semester
Language of Instruction:English
Place where the module will be offered:Zittau

ECTS Credits: 5
Student workload (in hours): 150

Number of hours of teaching:
total
subdivided into
4
2
Lecture
2
Seminar/Exercise
0
Laboratory work
0
Other
Self study time (in hours):
sum
subdivided into
105
20
Preparation of contact hours
60
Preparation of exam
25
Other

Learning and teaching methods:Lecturing, group works, Interviews, experiments
Further information: free for all


Exam(s)
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 Goals
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.


Prerequisites: Marketing, basics of statistics, Basic Knowledge of Excel
Optional: 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.