This document outlines a course on consumer behaviour. The course aims to help students understand consumer behaviour in household and business markets and how it relates to marketing strategy. It covers topics like consumer decision making models, external influences on behaviour like culture and groups, internal influences like motivation and personality, cross-cultural behaviour, consumer influence, emerging trends, and uses case studies and a live project. Student work is evaluated through components like assignments, a class test, an extra credit exam, and a final exam.
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This document outlines a course on consumer behaviour. The course aims to help students understand consumer behaviour in household and business markets and how it relates to marketing strategy. It covers topics like consumer decision making models, external influences on behaviour like culture and groups, internal influences like motivation and personality, cross-cultural behaviour, consumer influence, emerging trends, and uses case studies and a live project. Student work is evaluated through components like assignments, a class test, an extra credit exam, and a final exam.
This document outlines a course on consumer behaviour. The course aims to help students understand consumer behaviour in household and business markets and how it relates to marketing strategy. It covers topics like consumer decision making models, external influences on behaviour like culture and groups, internal influences like motivation and personality, cross-cultural behaviour, consumer influence, emerging trends, and uses case studies and a live project. Student work is evaluated through components like assignments, a class test, an extra credit exam, and a final exam.
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This document outlines a course on consumer behaviour. The course aims to help students understand consumer behaviour in household and business markets and how it relates to marketing strategy. It covers topics like consumer decision making models, external influences on behaviour like culture and groups, internal influences like motivation and personality, cross-cultural behaviour, consumer influence, emerging trends, and uses case studies and a live project. Student work is evaluated through components like assignments, a class test, an extra credit exam, and a final exam.
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Course Code: MMS 203 Credit Units: 03
Course Objective: To identify and understand the consumers behaviour both household market and business market. It makes a connection between customer behaviour principles and the elements of marketing strategy. Allowing the students to see how an understanding of customer behaviour is crucial to successful marketing programs. Course Contents: Module I: Understanding Consumer Behaviour Introduction, Consumer Behaviour & Decision Making Model, Customer Profile. Segmentation, Criterion for effective segmentation, Criterion for effective Targeting, implementing segmentation strategies Module II: Consumer Research Consumer Research Process. Module III: External Influences on Consumer Behaviour Culture & Subculture, Social Class - Lifestyle Profiles of the Social Classes, Group Influence - Understanding the power of Reference Groups, Household Consumption Behaviour - Family Decision Making & Consumption Related Roles. Module IV: Internal Influence on Consumer Behaviour Needs & Motivation - Dynamics of Motivation, Motivational Research, Learning - Behavioural Learning Theories, Personality Factor - Theories of Personality, Brand Personality, Self& Self Image, Attitude - Structural Models of Attitudes, Attitude formation, Strategies of Attitude Change, Perception - Dynamics of Perception, Consumer Imagery. Module V: Cross Cultural Consumer Behaviour: An International perspective Cross- Cultural Consumer Analysis, Alternative Multinational Strategies, Cross Cultural Psychographic Segmentation, Marketing Mistakes. Module VI: Consumer Influence Dynamics of Opinion Leadership, Diffusion of Innovations. Module VII: Consumer Decision Making & Beyond Consumer Decision Making Process, Consumer Decision Making Models, Problem Recognition & Decision Making, Post-Purchase Behaviour. Module VIII: Emerging Trends Integrating the concepts with other functions of Management Live project to be undertaken starting with conception of idea to final execution. Case studies Latest emerging trends and practices. Examination Scheme: Components C A CT EE Weightage (%) 10 5 15 70 Text & References: Text: Schiffman, Leon G, & Kanuk , Leslie Lazar, 2004, Consumer Behaviour, Prentice Hall of India References: Assael, Henry, Consumer Behaviour, Asian Books Pvt. Ltd Laudon, David L,& Bitta, Albert J Della, Consumer Behaviour, Tata McGraw Hill Leudquest, 2004, Consumer Behaviour Biztantra Publication Batra, Satish K., & Kazmi, S H H, Consumer Behaviour, Excel Books