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Market Research

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Introduction

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students know the state-of-the-art principles, approaches and techniques of quantitative and qualitative (psychological) market research in theory as well as their implementation.

Prerequisites for the course

none

Course content

he course in Market Research deals with the reappraisal of one’s own fundamental principles and approaches of a research process. In addition to the definition of market research, fundamental areas such as tasks, areas of application and significance are theoretically prepared. Subsequently, the comprehensive research process is treated in its individual aspects theoretically and on the basis of a project: Prob-lem definition, research design, planning and implementation (pilot studies, pre-tests, sampling, briefings), data collection; data entry and cleansing, evaluation; interpretation, final report.

Recommended specialist literature

•Fuß, A., Wilder, R., and Kreis, H. (2018). Marktforschung: Datenerhebung und Datenanalyse, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
•Raab, G., Unger A., and Unger, F. (2018). Methoden der Marketing-Forschung: Grundlagen und Praxisbeispiele, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
•Koch, J., Gebhardt, P., and Reidmüller, F. (2016). Marktforschung: Grundlagen und praktische Anwendungen, Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
•Grunwald, G., and Hempelmann, B. (2012). Angewandte Marktforschung : Eine praxisorientierte Einführung. München: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam and project work

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

4

Share of e-learning in %

15

Semester hours per week

2.5

Planned teaching and learning method

Integrated course, group work, case studies, discussions, e-learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Name of lecturer

Dr. Markus Holzweber

Academic year

Key figure of the course/module

MFO1

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

none