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Marketing Research B

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Course Unit Code116-0528/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
PrerequisitiesCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit Title
116-0302Marketing Research A
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SIW009Ing. Markéta Zajarošová, Ph.D.
MIT0085Prof. Mgr. Maciej Mitrega, PhD.
Summary
The aim of the subject is to extend knowledge about marketing research meaning. Furthermore, students should be acquainted with certain statistical methods, which are used in research practice. The students should gain practical experiences by means of working on their own research project.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Characterize basic statistical terms, methods and analysis used for data analysis in marketing research.
2. Classify methods and data analysis used in qualitative and quantitative research.
3. Analyse data from questionnaire's survey with the use of software SPSS.
4. Discuss possibilities of marketing research methods application for solving particular issues.
5. Recommend measures to improve current state on the basis of carried out data analysis.
Course Contents
1. Classification of research types. Structure of research methods.
2. Creation of a selection sample. Classification of selection techniques. Calculation of sample size.
3. Hypothesis testing. The essence of hypothesis testing, null hypothesis, assumptions. Chi-square test.
4. Hypothesis testing. T-tests of means. ANOVA.
5. Correlation analysis. Correlation coefficients. Limitations of examining correlation.
6. Regression analysis. Linear regression. Logistic regression. Probability and Chance.
7. Factor analysis. Exploratory factor analysis. Factor rotation. Factor scores.
8. Cluster analysis. Distance measurement methods. Methods of cluster analysis. Cluster profiling.
9. Discriminant analysis. Discriminant analysis model. Classification results.
10. Multi-criteria methods. Multi-criteria evaluation of variants. AHP method, Saaty method.
11. Qualitative research I. Group interview. In-depth interview.
12. Qualitative research II. Projective techniques. Ethnography. Netnography. Mystery shopping.
13. Introduction to academic writing.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BURNS, A. C., A. VEECK and R. F. BUSH. Marketing Research. 8th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2017. ISBN 978-1-292-15326-1.
MALHOTRA, N. K., D. NUNAN and D. F. BIRKS. Marketing Research: An Applied Approach. 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2017. ISBN 978-1-29210315-0.
McCORMICK, Keith et al. SPSS Statistics for Data Analysis and Visualization. Indianapolis: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-00355-7.
BURNS, A. C., A. VEECK and R. F. BUSH. Marketing Research. 8th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2017. ISBN 978-1-292-15326-1.
MALHOTRA, N. K., D. NUNAN and D. F. BIRKS. Marketing Research: An Applied Approach. 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2017. ISBN 978-1-29210315-0.
McCORMICK, Keith et al. SPSS Statistics for Data Analysis and Visualization. Indianapolis: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-00355-7.
Recommended Reading:
HACKLEY, Christopher E. Qualitative Research in Marketing and Management: Doing Interpretive Research Projects. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 978-1-138-33219-5.
MALHOTRA, Naresh K. Essentials of Marketing Research: a Hands-on Orientation. Boston: Pearson, 2015. 432 p. ISBN 978-1-292-06016-3.
SILVERMAN, David. Qualitative Research. 4th ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4739-1657-9.
HACKLEY, Christopher E. Qualitative Research in Marketing and Management: Doing Interpretive Research Projects. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 978-1-138-33219-5.
MALHOTRA, Naresh K. Essentials of Marketing Research: a Hands-on Orientation. Boston: Pearson, 2015. 432 p. ISBN 978-1-292-06016-3.
SILVERMAN, David. Qualitative Research. 4th ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4739-1657-9.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined