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Marketing

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Decker

© Universität Bielefeld

Basic information

Included in the modules

Prerequisites

  • none (however, having attended marketing lectures and/or having knowledge in quantitative research methody would be highly beneficial)

Course language

  • English

SWS

  • 3

LP

  • 5

Method of examination

  • Presentations plus written paper

Planned Number of Participants

  • 12
  • Topics will be worked on in groups of three to four students each.

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Brief Description

This seminar focuses on current issues in marketing research. The basis for addressing each topic will involve designing, conducting, and evaluating empirical studies, documenting the findings in the context of the respective topic. The emphasis is on replicating an empirical primary study to verify the respective research results.

Topics

The announcement of specific seminar topics and their allocation will take place during the kick-off event.

Literature on the Fundamentals of the Seminar

Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten

Marketing

Marktforschung

Branding

Topic-Relevant Literature

After the allocation of topics, students will receive the relevant base literature from their respective supervisors. Additionally, conducting one's own literature research is essential! In this context, it's especially important to systematically review articles from current research (e.g., Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Marketing Letters, Marketing ZFP, among others) and evaluate them in the context of the relevant topic.

Application Process

Mandatory registration and inclusion of the seminar in your schedule via eKVV are required for participation! Applications can be submitted via the online registration form from February 27, 2024, to March 17, 2024, until 11:59 PM via the Online-Anmeldeformular! Participant announcements will be made via eKVV.

Please note the instructions in the registration form. Only complete applications will be considered in the allocation of seminar places!möglich! Die Bekanntgabe der Teilnehmer erfolgt per eKVV.

General Notes on the Content and Organization of the Seminar

  1. Additional office hours with supervisors are intended for documenting the progress of the project and discussing any outstanding questions or possible improvements.
  2. The written documentation of seminar papers should follow the Formalia für Seminar-, Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten and should not exceed 20 to 25 pages for the conception and evaluation of the empirical study (excluding an unlimited appendix for diagrams, source codes, data tables, etc.). The focus should be on the quality, not the quantity, of the content!
  3. The source codes generated for data evaluations, as well as the used or produced input and output files, must be submitted electronically. 
  4. The overall grade will be based on the evaluation of each presentation and the written documentation.
  5. A prerequisite for successfully completing the seminar is that participants are able to provide topic-related contributions on request at all event dates.
  6. Please note that attendance is mandatory at the kick-off event and all presentation dates. Unexcused absences will result in exclusion from the seminar and failure.

Schedule

The following dates are planned:

Final submission date for the papers:

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