AOS120 Marketing

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Frode Alfnes

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:125 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in autumn parallel.

About this course

The course covers basic concepts and theories in marketing, with an emphasis on the consumer market.

  • Marketing, marketing management and marketing planning
  • Marketing Plan, segmentation, relationships, product concept
  • Price, marketing communications and marketing network
  • Brands, brand architecture, brand communication and brand management
  • The purchasing process, consumer attitudes and buying behavior in businesses
  • Factors affecting the business, market knowledge

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The student

  • has a basic understanding of the marketing process
  • are familiar with key concepts, theories and methods of marketing
  • are familiar with examples of marketing in some firms

Skills:

The student

  • can find, assess and refer to information relevant to marketing
  • can present this so that it sheds light on basic issues in marketing
  • can participate in the solution of simple marketing challenges in practice

General competence:

The student

  • can apply marketing knowledge and skills individually and in cooperation with others
  • is able to reflect and think critically about basic marketing issues
  • Learning activities
    On campus lectures. Semester project in groups. Self study.
  • Syllabus
    Markedsføring - Verdibasert forventningsledelse av Supphellen, M., Thorbjørnsen, H. og Troye, S. V. (2. utg., 2023) or a similar textbook.
  • Assessment method
    3 hours final written on-campus exam which counts 100% of the grade.

    School exam Karakterregel: Letter grades Hjelpemiddel: A1 No calculator, no other aids
  • About use of AI

    Written School Exam: K1 - Use of AI Not Permitted. See guidelines for use of artificial intelligence (AI) at NMBU.

    Group Assignment: K2 - Specified Use of AI in Accordance with guidelines for use of artificial intelligence (AI) at NMBU.

    AI may be used in the following ways for the group assignment in this course:

    AI can be utilized for brainstorming and language editing in the group assignment. The use of AI must be documented with a brief explanation of which programs were used and how they were applied in the text. The group is responsible for the final content of the text after completing the language editing process.

    Descriptions of AI-category codes.

  • Examiner scheme
    An external examiner will assess the curriculum and the exam. Grades will be set by the internal examiner or an external examiner.
  • Mandatory activity

    Participation in and submission of the semester project is mandatory.

    Approved mandatory activity from the last time the course was held will be approved.

  • Teaching hours
    Lectures and seminars minimum 26 hours
  • Reduction of credits
    5 ECTS overlap with AOS120F and AOS121-B.
  • Admission requirements
    Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (GSK)