Study programme 2015 - 2016
Programme component of Master's Degree in Management à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics
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Teacher(s)
UW-MM-SCGEST-001-MCompulsory UEARNONE LaurentW727 - Marketing et Communication
    Language
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    HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
      Français0000044
      AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
      W-MAKO-020?%

      Objectives of general skills

      • Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
        • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
        • Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
        • Contribute to the development of innovative tools and solutions.
      • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
        • Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
        • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
        • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
      • Act in an international and multicultural context.
        • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
        • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing in at least one other language other than French, on issues, analyses and projects.
        • Demonstrate an open mind and adaption.
      • Understand interactions between companies and their socio-economic environments.
        • Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge and methodological approaches to understand and explain interactions between companies and their environment.
        • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
        • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.

      UE's Learning outcomes

      At the end of this course, students will be able to understand and apply the basis of marketing strategies at the international scale. The course covers the various variables of strategic and operational marketing and explains the specificities of their adaptation to the international context. Cultural influences will also be highlighted.

      UE Content

      Students will learn about choices of foreign market entry, market testing (process and key dimensions to be considered), segmentation, international product and brand management (including positioning), international pricing, and international communication.<br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   1) The company general strategy and the export process <br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   2) Market studies and market selection at the international level<br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   3) Cultural issues in marketing in different countries<br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   4) Segmenting, Targeting, and Positioning in an international context<br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   5) The selection of the mode of entry<br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   6) Marketing mix at the international level : - Internationale product strategy - Internationale price strategy - International place strategy - International promotion strategy<br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" />   7) Cases of international marketing planning

      Prior experience

      This is an advanced course. Students should have attended a marketing course such as Fondements de Marketing/Principles of Marketing and have a sound understanding of the key principles of marketing.

      Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

      • Presentation and works
      • Written examination

      Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

      • N/A

      Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

      • Presentation and works
      • Written examination

      Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

      • N/A

      Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Mode of delivery

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Required Reading

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Required Learning Resources/Tools

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Recommended Reading

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Other Recommended Reading

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Term 1 Assessment - type

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Term 1 Assessment - comments

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Term 2 Assessment - type

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Term 2 Assessment - comments

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Term 3 Assessment - type

      AA
      W-MAKO-020

      Term 3 Assessment - comments

      AA
      W-MAKO-020
      UE : Programme component - AA : Teaching activity
      (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term