Course: Service Marketing

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Course title Service Marketing
Course code KMO/MTGS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Turchyn Liuba, magistr kand.ekon.věd, dipl.spec.
  • Pichlík Lukáš, Ing. MBA
  • Tlučhoř Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the marketing of services Specifics of services marketing Services definition, importance of services and their typology Specific characteristics of services and their marketing - examples Supply and demand on the services market, customer decision-making Marketing research in the field of services Marketing strategies of companies and other subjects in service sector Marketing mix in companies and other subjects in service sector Role of human factor in services Implementation of marketing tools - practical examples Marketing specifics of companies and other subjects in service sector

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, E-learning, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Task-based study method, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe basic micro- and macroeconomic indicators, structures and relations
to describe basics of marketing
Skills
to use ČSN 690 and 690-2 norms (quotations) in accord to Faculty of Economics standards (University of West Bohemia)
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to identify specific attributes of services and services marketing
to explicate the specifics of marketing management of companies and other subjects in service sector
to distinguish various approaches to the marketing mix and propose a content of its particular tools
Skills
to apply marketing tools, skills and processes in activities of companies and other subjects in service sector
to apply gained knowledge, methods and procedures to particular tasks when working individually
to discuss particular practical examples, analyse texts and present appropriately results of individual work
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Group discussion
Competences
Discussion
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Portfolio
Skills
Portfolio
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Competences
Portfolio
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Bruhn, Manfred; Meffert, Heribert. Handbuch Dienstleistungsmarketig : Planung - Umsetzung - Kontrolle. Wiesbaden : Springer Gabler, 2012. ISBN 978-3-8349-3660-8.
  • Cimler, Petr. Příklady aplikací marketingu. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-505-4.
  • Hazdra, Adam. Skvělé služby : jak dělat služby, které vaše zákazníky nadchnou. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4711-8.
  • Hesková, Marie. Teorie, management a marketing služeb. České Budějovice : Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87472-25-5.
  • Jakubíková, Dagmar. Marketing v cestovním ruchu: Jak uspět v domácí i světové konkurenci. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4209-0.
  • Jakubíková, Dagmar. Marketing v cestovním ruchu: jak uspět v domácí i světové konkurenci. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4209-0.
  • Kotler, Philip; Keller, Kevin Lane. Marketing management. 14., global ed. Boston : Pearson Education, 2012. ISBN 978-0-273-75502-9.
  • Kotler, Philip; Keller, Kevin Lane. Marketing management. 14. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4150-5.
  • Lovelock, Christopher H.; Wirtz, Jochen. Services marketing : people, technology, strategy. 7th ed. Boston : Pearson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-273-75606-4.
  • Morrison, Alastair M. Marketing and managing tourism destinations. Second edition. 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-89729-8.
  • Morrison, M. Alastair. Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations. London, New York: Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-041567250-4.
  • Tučková, Zuzana. Ekonomika služeb. Vyd. 1. Praha : Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7478-006-6.
  • Vlaštíková, Miroslava. Marketing služeb : efektivně a moderně. 2., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5037-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Retail Management (2015) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer