Syllabus

Title
0842 Marketing Insights
Instructors
Assoz.Prof PD Dr. Monika Koller, Melanie Regber, MSc (WU)
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
08/31/26 to 09/21/26
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Wednesday 10/14/26 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM D2.0.374
Wednesday 10/21/26 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM D2.0.173 FLEX Video
Wednesday 10/21/26 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM D2.0.374
Wednesday 11/04/26 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM D2.0.374
Thursday 11/05/26 11:00 AM - 06:00 PM Extern
Wednesday 11/11/26 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM D1.1.078
Wednesday 11/18/26 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM D2.0.374
Wednesday 12/02/26 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM D2.0.374
Thursday 12/03/26 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM Extern
Wednesday 12/16/26 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM D1.1.078
Contents

This course allows students to gain insights into timely topics. The course captures the most current issues in contemporary marketing and consumer research. Hence, its content may change every semester as we invite different international experts from academia and practice to share their knowledge with our students. “Marketing Insights” provides a platform for in-depth and critical discussions of marketing and consumer research questions that are of academic, applied and societal relevance. It challenges students to apply their customer-centered knowledge to a broader context of real-world problems. Moreover, it adds to their professional training in marketing and consumer research.

Field trips, workshops and guest talks:

  • LOOP, Vienna Office
  • Henkel
  • Nespresso
  • Waterdrop
Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to strengthen competencies in the following areas:

  • Application of core topics in Marketing
  • Receiving insights into the Marketing of selected companies
  • Discussion platform with leading decision makers in the national and international Marketing landscape
  • Working with and analyzing multimedia resources
  • Working on real cases and learning how to apply theoretical knowledge in practice
Attendance requirements

This is an interactive course and many assignments can only be completed if you attend the sessions.

Important: Please only enroll in this course, if you are sure you can attend all sessions. Thank you!

Students who miss sessions will have a disadvantage in completing assignments. If you attend less than 80% of the overall course time, you cannot be graded.

Teaching/learning method(s)

A detailed agenda and further information about all sessions including the excursions and guest talks as well as the tasks and assessment will be provided in the first session.

The didactic approach of this course is a mix of theoretical-conceptual input and applied elements.

The course consists of the following components:

  • Group work and presentations
  • Working with internationally relevant academic papers
  • Working with multimedia resources
  • Critical discussions of current topics
  • Guest talks
  • Excursions and m.core real world experience
Assessment
  • Everything is possible video (15%)
  • My favorite fact in marketing video (30%)
  • Case study (25%)
  • Case studies Loop and tba (10% each = 20%)
  • Mini reflection note (10%)

Grade key:

90,00 - 100,00%: Excellent (1)
80,00 - 89,99%: Good (2)
70,00 - 79,99%: Satisfactory (3)
60,00 - 69,99%: Sufficient (4)
0 - 59,99%: Fail (5)

Readings

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Unit details
Unit Date Contents
1 14.10.

Kick-Off and Introduction 

2 21.10.

Conceptual Overview

3 04.11.

Guest Talk Waterdrop

4 05.11.

Field Trip and Workshop Henkel

5 11.11.

Guest Talk and Workshop Nespresso

6 18.11.

Time for your Everything is Possible Activity

7 02.12.

tba

8 03.12.

Fieldtrip LOOP

9 16.12.

Short Film Festival

Last edited: 2026-08-24



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