Courses Master Display 2021-2022

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Course title Research Methods in Services Marketing
Course code EBC4138
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1 30-8-2021 15-10-2021 X X
Level Advanced
Coordinator Elisabeth Brüggen
For more information: e.bruggen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
The learning objective of this course is for students to obtain knowledge about how to structure and write a good (services) marketing article. Students learn to apply theoretical concepts and models to their research ideas. Furthermore, typical scientific research approaches are discussed and applied.
Description
Students learn how to determine the contributions of a paper, how to position a paper, and how to write up hypotheses. Students discuss papers on contemporary (services) marketing topics. Students need to study the assigned papers and discuss and expand on their content.
Literature
A literature list containing academic journal articles (Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Service Research, etc.) to be discussed in this course will be provided.
Prerequisites
Students should know the material covered in a regular services marketing course or a course similar to the 1st year Research master Business Research introduction course in marketing. They should also have knowledge obtained in marketing principles and marketing management courses as well as in a course on multivariate statistics.
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Papers / Research
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Attendance
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 Year 2 Adv Disc Course(s): Marketing
Master Business Research - No specialisation Year 2 Free Elective(s)
Master Business Research - Operations Research Year 1 Elective Course(s)
Master Business Research - Operations Research Year 2 Elective Course(s)