Course detail

Marketing and Management

FAST-CV64Acad. 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

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

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, practical classes and self-study assignments. Attendance at lectures is optional, but attendance at classes is compulsory.

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. Introduction into the marketing. Basic terms.
2. SWOT analysis of the civil engineering in the Czech republic, examples of use.
3. Strategic decision-making processes, strategic operations used in the firm.
4-5. Marketing research – methods and operations. Principles
6-7. Identification of principles and methods of leadership and management.
8-9. Effectivness, principle of growth and change, paradigm
10. Planning, organisation and time management, priorities, delegation of authorities and responsibility. Human resources, creating and transformation of relationships, creating teams

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Gain ability to work in distribution policy, contract acquirement and opportunities in construction production. Questions of basic management principles, leadership and management of fellow-workers in construction companies.

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

Cooper John, Lane Peter: Marketingové plánování. Praha: GRADA Publishing, a.s., 1999. ISBN 80-7169-641-2. (CS)
Horáková Helena: Strategický marketing. Praha: GRADA Publishing, a.s., 2000. ISBN 80-7169-996-9. (CS)
Kotler, Philip: Marketing podle Kotlera. Praha: Management Press, 2000. ISBN 80-7261-010-4. (CS)
Kotler Philip: Marketing a management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0016-6. (CS)
Pleskač Jiří, Soukup Leoš: Marketing ve stavebnictví. Praha: GRADA Publishing, a.s., 2001. ISBN 80-247-0052-2. (CS)

Recommended reading

Jerome Mc. Carthy, William Perreault, Jr.: Basic Marketing - A Global-Managerial Approach. IRWIN, Boston, 1993. ISBN 80-85605-29-5. (EN)
Jerome Mc. Carthy, William Perreault, Jr.: Applications in Basic Marketing. IRWIN, Boston, 1995. ISBN-10: 0072521341. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch M , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction into the marketing. Basic terms.
2. SWOT analysis of the civil engineering in the Czech Republic, examples of use.
3. Marketing mix, strategic decision processes in the firm.
4-5. Marketing research – methods and processes.
6-7. Identification of principles and methods of leadership and management.
8-9. Effectiveness, principle of growth and change, paradigm
10. Organization and planning, time management, priorities, delegation of authorities and responsibility. Human resources, creating and transformation of relationships, creating teams

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Marketing and its role in business development
Marketing Planning
Marketing Research
Industrial markets and buying behavior of organizations
Marketing in the public sector
Methods of Marketing Communications
Distribution processes
Marketing analysis in construction
Marketing strategy
Less well known "P" of marketing mix