Syllabus MBA 5201 Consumer Behavior Altay Ayhan BAU 2019 Fall
Syllabus MBA 5201 Consumer Behavior Altay Ayhan BAU 2019 Fall
Syllabus MBA 5201 Consumer Behavior Altay Ayhan BAU 2019 Fall
Altay AYHAN
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COURSE SYLLABUS
Course objective: In this course we will learn how to understand consumer so that the
effectiveness of the marketing efforts can be improved. The course objectives can be listed as
follows:
• Understanding who the consumer is and what is his/her perspective in marketing
decisions,
• Understanding why marketers make assumptions about consumers behaviors and what
are the determinants of these assumptions,
• Understanding the very basic concepts like perception, learning and attitude formation
which are extremely significant in taking marketing decisions and the research needed
to understand these issues.
Textbook:
Consumer Behavior 8.Edition
Leon Schiffman and Leslie Lazar Kanuk 2004
Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-049175-6
Additional Books
Consumer Behavior Buying, Having, and Being 6.Edition
Michael Solomon 2004
Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-123011-5
GRADING
Project : %40
Attendance and participation : %10
Final exam : %50
COURSE POLICIES
Weeks Topics