Course detail

Marketing

FAST-GV52Acad. year: 2013/2014

Marketing as a business philosophy. Strategic marketing. Analysis of the market, surroundings, competitors. SWOT analysis, analysis of firm’s opportunities and threats. Company objective assignment. Typical variants of marketing strategies. Importance of the market. Marketing mix. Product policy. Distributive policy. Communicative policy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Leonora Marková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The results include both general indicators, which are used for rapid evaluation of contracts and detailed evaluation of various aspects of marketing in the construction industry. Obtaining a broad spectrum of knowledge in marketing with a focus on current concepts of business philosophy in construction. The lectures are completed with examples of companies which focus on customer satisfaction. The course is aimed to familiarize students with a variety of concepts and approaches to manage marketing terminology and an overview and practical experiences. The ability to work in distribution policy, procurement and acquisition opportunities in construction.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of construction firm economic principles.

Co-requisites

Not required

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures and self-study assignments. Attendance at lectures is optional.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit conditions:
1. Attendance - Max 1 absence. Otherwise the credit will not be granted in any case.
2. Seminar work
• Students will create teams (about 2 people)
• Work teams will choose a topic for which they will write an essay in the range of min. 15 pages.

Course curriculum

1. Entrance into the industry marketing.
2. Basic terms and principles.
3. SWOT analysis of the civil engineering in the Czech republic, definition, examples of use.
4. Market surroundings and process of reproduction.
5.–6. Specifications of marketing in the civil engineering.
7.–8. Strategic decision-making processes, strategic operations used in the firm.
9.-10. Marketing research – methods and operations.
11. Marketing managed firms – outlets and principles.
12. Marketing audit of the civil firm.
13. Used elements of communicative mix in the civil engineering.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get ability to work in distribution policy, contract acquirement and opportunities in construction production.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

PLESKAČ, Jiří a SOUKUP, Leoš: Marketing ve stavebnictví. Praha: GRADA Publishing, a.s., 2001. ISBN 80-247-0052-2. (CS)

Recommended reading

KOTLER, Philip a AMSTRONG, Gary: Principles of Marketing. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall., 2001. ISBN 0-13-029368-7. (EN)
Mc. CARTHY, Jerome a PERREAULT, Jr.William: Basic Marketing - A Global-Managerial Approach. Boston:IRWIN, 1993. ISBN 0-256-0509-5. (EN)
Mc. CARTHY, Jerome a William PERREAULT, Jr.William: Applications in Basic Marketing. IRWIN: Boston, 1995. ISBN-10: 0072521341. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch GI , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Leonora Marková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction into the marketing.
2. Basic terms and principles.
3. SWOT analysis of the civil engineering in the Czech Republic, examples of use.
4. Marketing mix, strategic decision processes in the firm.
5-6. Specifics of marketing in construction
7-8. Strategic decision processes, strategic processes used in firm praxis.
9-10. Marketing research - methods and processes.
11. Marketing management in the firm - assumptions and principles.
12. Marketing audit of the construction firm.
13. Used elements in communication mix in construction.