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Course title Consumer Psychology
Course code EBC4079
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
2 28-10-2024 15-12-2024 X X
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Cara de Boer
For more information: c.deboer@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Students will be able to:
* Predict how factors like relativity, ownership, social influence, arousal, and social market norms may influence consumer behavior
* Understand that consumers do not always act "rational"
* Make suggestions as to how marketers may benefit from consumer "irrationalities"
* Critically interpret research findings on the topic of irrational consumer behavior
* Identify the most appropriate statistical test for analyzing basic experimental data
* Identify the most appropriate experimental design for a specific research question
* Design a high-quality questionnaire
* Understand the different sampling procedures and measurement scales that are used in consumer research
* Work in teams
* Provide constructive feedback
* Organize and facilitate tutorials on the topic of irrational consumer behavior
Description
The Consumer Psychology course is a specialized course in the Strategic Marketing Master program that seeks to explore the fundamental issues of conducting scientific research in the area of consumer behavior. Being able to investigate how consumers behave and understand why they do so is the key contribution of Marketing to business practice. Managers who really understand their consumers develop better products and promote their products more effectively. The course Consumer Psychology focusses on a set of psychological constructs relevant for consumer behavior. Every week we discuss one relevant topic in consumer psychology, such as self-control, financial constraint, or nudges, and explore its impact on consumer behavior. As a bonus you will also learn how much fun consumer science can be, and gain a unique insight into how consumer psychology can affect your personal life, your business life, and the way you look at the world.
Literature
The course uses mostly academic papers to gain insights into consumer psychology
Prerequisites
This course is in transition for the master Business Research.
See the Master Education and Examination Regulations for more information.

The following rule applies to master Business Research students who started the programme prior to academic year 2024-2025.
TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC4079):
The master Business Research has been discontinued.
Courses of the Business Research master’s programme will continue to be offered until and including academic year 2025-2026 with exam opportunities running until and including 2026-2027.


PREREQUISITES:
All students who are admitted to the Master of Science in International Business can follow this course. Exchange students with a Bachelor degree in Business, or with another Bachelor degree including a minor in Marketing are also admitted. This course assumes basic knowledge of consumer behaviour at an introductory marketing level.

An advanced level of English.
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Papers / Groupwork / Research
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Assignment / Presentation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Business Research - No specialisation Transitional Regulation
Master Business Research - Operations Research Transitional Regulation
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Master International Business - Accounting and Business Information Technology Elective Course(s)
Master International Business - Entrepreneurship and Business Development Elective Course(s)
Master International Business - Managerial Decision-Making and Control Elective Course(s)
Master International Business - Information Management and Business Intelligence Elective Course(s)
Master International Business - Marketing-Finance Compulsory Course(s)
Master International Business - Organisation: Management, Change and Consultancy Elective Course(s)
Master International Business - Strategic Corporate Finance Elective Course(s)
Master International Business - Strategic Marketing Compulsory Course(s)
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Master International Business - Sustainable Finance Elective Course(s)
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