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MAN-30058 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 18 April 2024

MAN-30058 - Marketing Insights - ISP
Coordinator: Griff Round Tel: +44 1782 7 33090
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module provides students taking Marketing programmes within Keele Business School with the opportunity to pursue an independent research project.The module explores current modes and methods organisations use to develop marketing insights. It enables students to explore an area of particular interest to them through an independent piece of consumer research and the analysis and reporting of findings. Overall the module will develop understanding and skills for undertaking marketing research both for organisations and in an academic context.

Aims
Marketing insights has two key aims: to explore key debates regarding the practice of generating marketing knowledge and insights, and to generate marketing insights through a study of consumers and how they respond to and engage with marketing and marketers. It enables students to critically evaluate areas of specific interest to them and further develop understanding and skills for undertaking marketing research.

Intended Learning Outcomes

explain and critically assess the key means by which marketing insights are generated within organisations.: 1,2
design a workable independent research proposal.: 1
implement the above proposal and analyse the findings in a scholarly manner.: 2
critically evaluate consumer research methods in relation to different research paradigms.: 1,2

Study hours

Workshops 8 hours
Proposal Presentation Forum 8 hours
Proposal Supervision 4 hours
Independent Supervision 4 hours
Independent Study 126 hours


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 20%
Presentation of research proposal
Students will present a proposal of their intended fieldwork project to include a short review of relevant literature, key research questions, methodology and timescale. Presentations are usually 15 minutes in duration with 5 minutes at the end for questions.

2: Research Report weighted 80%
4000-word research report
A 4000-word research report based on an independent piece of marketing research.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 18 April 2024