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Services Marketing

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Course Unit Code116-0303/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HLU40Ing. Miluše Hluchníková, CSc.
Summary
The subject is focused on a characterization of service market,
marketing management and marketing tools in service organisations. The
aplication of marketing brings a differences to the elements of services
marketing. The main part of subject is aimed on marketing mix concept use in
the service industry.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
After finishing the subject student be able:
- To characterize the services market, its specifics.
- To identificate the differences between targible goods sale and services sale.
- To compile full services offer of company including the package of services.
- To make a decision on the using of expanded marketing mix tools in services company.
- To modify the marketing management process in the services industry.
Course Contents
1. Characteristics of services industries. Classification of services.
Services development, factors of services development.
2. Consumer behavior in services. Characteristics of services. Differences
between goods and services. Customer perceptions of services. Customer
evaluation of services.
3. Principles of services marketing. Deficiencies in marketing management.
Evolution trends of services marketing. The services marketing mix.
Internal, external and interactive marketing
4. The service product, four levels of the service product. The service
offer, service elements, service forms, service levels.
5. Customer satisfaction measurement. Measurement of factor importance.
Method of perceived gap. Method of satisfaction pyramid. Position map
according to the satisfaction and factor importance.
6. Packaging the services product. The product life-cycle. Assortment in
services industrie organization.
7. Pricing the services.
8. Distribution and delivery of services.
9. Promotion of services.
10.People in services. Internal marketing. Control systems of personnel
service quality. Customers levels.
11.Physical evidence. Management of physical evidence. Creation services
atmosphere.
12.Processes in services. Balancing service offer and demand. Productivity in
services industries.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KOTLER, Philip a Gary ARMSTRONG. Principles of Marketing. London: Pearson Education, 2017. 736 p. ISBN 978-0134492513.
RAŠOVSKÁ, Ida a Kateřina RYGLOVÁ. Management kvality v cestovním ruchu. Praha: Grada, 2017. 192 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5021-7.
VAŠTÍKOVÁ, Miroslava. Marketing služeb - efektivně a moderně. 2. aktual. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014. 268 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5037-8.
KOTLER, Philip a Gary ARMSTRONG. Principles of Marketing. London: Pearson Education, 2017. 736 p. ISBN 978-0134492513.
RAŠOVSKÁ, Ida a Kateřina RYGLOVÁ. Management kvality v cestovním ruchu. Praha: Grada, 2017. 192 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5021-7.
VAŠTÍKOVÁ, Miroslava. Marketing služeb - efektivně a moderně. 2. aktual. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014. 268 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5037-8.
Recommended Reading:
JAKUBÍKOVÁ, Dagmar. Marketing v cestovním ruchu. Praha: Grada, 2012. 320 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4209-0.
KOTLER, Philip a Kevin KELLER. Marketing management. Přel. T. Juppa. 14. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013. 814 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4150-5.
ZEITHAML, V., M. J. BITNER and D. GREMLER. Services Marketing. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018. 544 p. ISBN 978-0078112102.
JAKUBÍKOVÁ, Dagmar. Marketing v cestovním ruchu. Praha: Grada, 2012. 320 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4209-0.
KOTLER, Philip a Kevin KELLER. Marketing management. Přel. T. Juppa. 14. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013. 814 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4150-5.
ZEITHAML, V., M. J. BITNER and D. GREMLER. Services Marketing. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018. 544 p. ISBN 978-0078112102.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit40 0
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)0
                Written examinationWritten examination60 0