Syllabus

Title
0915 Consumer Touchpoint Management
Instructors
Renato de Sousa Castro Regis, M.Sc.Ph.D.
Contact details
Renato.Regis@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/16/21 to 10/01/21
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Bachelor Programs
Specialization in Business Administration Course II - Marketing and Consumer Research
Course II - Marketing and Consumer Research
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Tuesday 10/12/21 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM TC.4.01
Tuesday 10/19/21 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM TC.4.01
Tuesday 11/02/21 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM TC.5.27
Tuesday 11/09/21 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM TC.4.03
Tuesday 11/16/21 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM TC.3.21
Tuesday 11/23/21 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 11/30/21 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 12/07/21 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 12/14/21 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Online-Einheit
Tuesday 12/21/21 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM Online-Einheit

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Contents

In this course, students will develop a sound understanding of a company’s or organization’s touchpoints with their (prospective) customers along the entire customer journey.

Insights about the most important touchpoints are vital. They enable a company to provide value to its customers. Specific topics to be covered within the broad frame of touchpoints with customers will include the strategic management of brands and marketing communication. Students will, for instance, learn about different brand architectures and strategies, how to position brands, how to measure brand equity and how branding decisions affect consumers. Moreover, students will get acquainted with a wide range of tools and methods to coherently communicate a brand’s or company’s message to consumers.

Students will learn how to choose and evaluate communication instruments and contents based on communication objectives and target audience.

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Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should have an overview of a customer's journey and a company's or organization's touchpoints with customers.

Moreover, students will:

  • have an understanding of how to build, strategically develop and sustain strong brands
  • be able to critically evaluate branding strategy and suggest improvements
  • be familiar with a wide range of marketing communication tools and learn to distinguish different types
  • choose marketing instruments that are suitable for specific communication objectives
  • have first ‘hands-on’ experience in assessing a brand's efforts and providing strategic recommendations
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Attendance requirements

Attendance is required according to the usual rules at WU.

The attendance requirement is met if a student is present at least 80% of the time.

During the distance learning period, students are required to be online with their cameras on. An attendance report will be extracted from Microsoft Teams.

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Teaching/learning method(s)

The course combines interactive lecture elements with group and individual tasks.

The course stresses a practical ‘hands-on’ approach, therefore apart from discussions of real-life examples and case study analyses, the students will have a chance to work on a practice project as well as get in touch with practicioners.

Attendance and participation are compulsory throughout the course. 

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Assessment

Subject to change before the 30th of Septmeber

Assessments reflect the learning goals of this module.

Overall, students can achieve a maximum of 100 points, divided into individual and groups tasks.

Individual assessment:

  • Initial report on customer journey and touchpoints - 15 points
  • Homework - 15 points
  • Exam - 30 points

Group assessment - Group project involving the mapping of touchpoints, brand identity elements and communication of a chosen brand.

  • Group project presentation - 25 points
  • Group project report - 15 points

Grading scheme:

1 excellent (sehr gut) - >=90

2 good (gut) - >=80; <90

3 satisfactory (befriedigend) - >=70; <80

4 pass (genügend) - >=60; <70

5 fail (nicht genügend) - <60

 

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Availability of lecturer(s)

Via email (renato.regis@wu.ac.at) or upon request.

Last edited: 2021-09-16



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