MKTG08045 2018 Services Marketing Management 2
The application of service marketing knowledge in the real world is the emphasis of this module. It requires the student to work as part of a team in a PBL context. The aim is to develop a critical appreciation of services marketing as it pertains to real business activities. It is expected that the student will focus on the development, design and marketing of a service idea or business. It is based on obtaining both a strategic and operational mind-set to the development and marketing of a real idea. It is incorporating the theory into the practice. The module allows the student to be creative and innovative in a service context, to challenge their own ideas and justify all decisions they make.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;
Create a brand for the project with accompanying corporate logo and tagline
Work as part of a team - calling meetings, doing presentations, preparing documents and defending decisions
Design a service - undertaking research to aid in this
Evaluate and measure the appropriateness of various marketing activities to ensuring your idea gets accepted and used
Produce business reports with supporting presentations and justifications
Teaching and Learning Strategies
One lecture per week covering recent writing and research from the field of Services Marketing.
Students work in teams of three or four developing and marketing a service/idea. Each week they do a formal presentation to their class group on what they have done since the previous week and the work they hope to complete in the following week. Much of the work occurs out of class time with the guidance of the lecturer.
A number of documents including a proposal, interim report and final report as well as weekly one page task documents have to be completed. Peer review and lecturer feedback is provided each week
A key to the PBL process is small group learning facilitated by the lecturer.
Module Assessment Strategies
Proposal document and presentation 15% (Group mark)
Weekly task documents, presentations, participation and discussion 15% (Presentations and participation are marked individually)
Interim report and/or presentation 15% (Group mark)
Final business report 50% (Group mark)
Individual reflective learning logs will be included in the final report 5%
Repeat Assessments
A service audit on a business of their choice or something comparable. This would be an individual assessment.
Indicative Syllabus
Idea generation
Professional development - report writing and professional presentations, dealing with outside organisations, conducting research, dealing with feedback from peers and reflective learning practices.
Team work
Corporate image
How to design a service - mapping, blueprinting, customer journeys etc
Benefit analysis
Marketing communications methods
Event management
Coursework & Assessment Breakdown
Coursework Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | Group PBL assignment | Project | Assignment | 100 % | OnGoing | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Full Time Mode Workload
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Workload |
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Lecture | Lecture Theatre | Lecture | 1 | Weekly | 1.00 |
Independent Learning | Not Specified | Self directed learning | 3 | Weekly | 3.00 |
Problem Based Learning | Flat Classroom | Tutorial | 3 | Weekly | 3.00 |
Required & Recommended Book List

2007-02-27 Service Management and Marketing: Customer Management in Service Competition Wiley
ISBN 0470028629 ISBN-13 9780470028629
"Professor Gronroos presents the most scholarly and provocative examination of services marketing. This book will challenge companies to rethink how they should manage their services in building their competitive strength and profitability. Gronroos continues as one of service marketing's most original and able thinkers." -Philip Kotler, S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University "Christian Gronroos is a globally recognized expert on services management and marketing. His innovative thinking and writing in this book offer fresh insights on this timely topic." -Stephen W. Brown, PhD, Carson Chair, Professor and Executive Director, Center for Services Leadership, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University "After three decades of contributions to services, Gronroos keeps pioneering the field. In this new edition he recognizes the dramatic changes in the perception of service that are in the making. It is a creative book which does not just list various service issues but adds the author's personal touch to each of them." -Professor Evert Gummesson, Stockholm University School of Business, Sweden This fully updated third edition examines customer management in service competition and focuses on adopting a service logic in marketing. Christian Gronroos explains how to manage any organization as a service business, showing how to move closer to current and future customers. The service logic is all about customer focused management and service management, using current academic research and business practice to make organizations more successful. Topics that have been updated for the new edition include:* Service and relationship perspectives* Service and relationship quality* Service management principles* Profitability and productivity in services* Integrated marketing communication* Relationship communication and branding in services* Internal marketing and service culture* Why and how to transform a product-manufacturing firm into a service business

2012-10-18 Essentials of Services Marketing (2nd Edition) Pearson Education
ISBN 9810686188 ISBN-13 9789810686185
Make it easy for students to understand: Clear, Simple Language and Visual Learning Aids
The authors use simple English and short sentences to help students grasp concepts more easily and quickly. The text consists of full-colored learning cues, graphics, and diagrams to capture student attention and help them visualize concepts.
Know Your ESM presents quick review questions designed to help students consolidate their understanding of key chapter concepts.
Make it easy for students to relate: Cases and Examples written with a Global Outlook
The first edition global outlook is retained by having an even spread of familiar cases and examples from the worlds major regions: 40% from American, 30% from Asia and 30% from Europe.
Help students see how various concepts fit into the big picture: Revised Framework
An improved framework characterized by stronger chapter integration as well as tighter presentation and structure.
Help instructors to prepare for lessons: Enhanced Instructor Supplements
Instructors Manual: Contain additional individual and group class activities. It also contains chapter-by-chapter teaching suggestions.
Powerpoint Slides: Slides will feature example-based teaching using many examples and step-by-step application cases to teach and illustrate chapter concepts.
Test Bank: Updated Test Bank that is Test Gen compatible.
Video Bank: Corporate videos and advertisements help link concept to application. Videos will also come with teaching notes and/or a list of questions for students to answer.
Case Bank: Cases can be in PDF format available for download as an Instructor Resource.
Module Resources
Harvard Business Review
MIT Sloan Management Review
McKinsey Quarterly
Journal of Marketing
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