Postgraduate Course: Business to Business Marketing (BUST11033)
Course Outline
| School | Business School | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Business Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course focuses on how businesses identify and competitively satisfy the needs of other businesses.  It is a radically different challenge than marketing to end users (consumers).  Business goods go through numerous transactions and transformations before they are ready to be ultimately sold to consumers (for example sand=>silicone=>semiconductor chips=>computer mother boards=>personal computers).  Although a common body of marketing knowledge applies, important differences exist between consumer and business marketing, especially the nature of the markets, demand patterns, buyer behaviour and buyer-seller relationships. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Block 5 (sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
27/04/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
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 Lecture Hours 20,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Knowledge and Understanding: 
After completing the course, the student will be able to: 
-Appreciate the dynamic and complex nature of the business marketplace. 
-Understand the important differences between consumer and business markets and the implications for marketing management. 
-Recognise the implications the specific nature of business-to-business organisation has on marketing. 
-Critically appraise the marketing strategies and operations of business marketers. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Students will be assessed by means of: 
 
Team-based Mini-Case Write-ups          25% 
Individual Participation                25% 
Individual Case Submission              50% 
 
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Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | MBA B2BM | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Anthony Kinder 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3858 
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Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854 
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