ELE 3775 Product and Price Strategy

ELE 3775 Product and Price Strategy

Course code: 
ELE 3775
Department: 
Marketing
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Nina Veflen
Course name in Norwegian: 
Product and Price Strategy
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor - Electives
Semester: 
2018 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

The aim of this course is to make students able to fulfill the role of a product manager in a company or an organization. The course is designed to provide an understanding of elements that affect the success of products in the market place and to make students able to develop strategies for successful pricing and product management. The goal of the course is to integrate knowledge of consumer behavior, products (product classification, product/brand portfolios, product life cycle, etc.) and pricing into developing  viable product and pricing strategies.

 

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

On completing the course, student should be able to

  • develop different product and price strategies, and explain how these can influence a companies competitive advantage.
  • explain the relevance of consumer behavior for product and pricing management.
  • describe how to analyze the market to gain product relevant consumer insights.
  • describe how different aspects of product choice and pricing  impact consumers’ behavior and consequently affect choice of product and pricing strategies.

 

Learning outcomes - Skills

Students should be able to

  • classify products based on different kinds of segmentation.
  • identify a products competitive advantage.
  • perform customer, industry, and competitor analyses.
  • assess the value of product(s) based on consumer perceptions and thereby identify market segments.
  • develop a product and pricing mix.

 

Learning Outcome - Reflection

Students should after this course be aware that a sustainable pricing and product management strategy takes into account social responsibility and ethical considerations.

Course content
  • Product Management
  • Market Planning
  • Defining the Competitive Set
  • Category Analysis
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Customer Analysis
  • Repositioning of Products
  • Product Development Strategy
  • Economics & Psychology of Pricing
  • Consumer Response to Price Change
  • Price Segmentation
  • Pricing Interrelated Products
  • Interactive or Dynamic Pricing
  • Developing the Product and Price Mix
Learning process and requirements to students

The learning objectives of the course are accomplished with a combination of lectures, cases, group work, group presentations and feedback. 

One group presentations during the semester and feedback on the presentations ensure progress on the term paper. Participation in lectures is crucial to the successful completion of the term paper.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

For electives re-sit is normally offered at the next scheduled course. If an elective is discontinued or is not initiated in the semester it is offered, re-sit will be offered in the electives ordinary semester.

Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Required prerequisite knowledge

The course is based on the knowledge of marketing that the students have acquired from other marketing courses in their studies.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Invigilation
Weight: 
30
Grouping: 
Individual
Support materials: 
  • BI-approved exam calculator
  • Simple calculator
  • Bilingual dictionary
Duration: 
3 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
ELE 37751
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
70
Grouping: 
Group/Individual (1 - 3)
Duration: 
1 Semester(s)
Exam code: 
ELE 37752
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam organisation: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
33 Hour(s)
Prepare for teaching
25 Hour(s)
Examination
60 Hour(s)
Group work / Assignments
82 Hour(s)
Presentation, preparation for presentations, group work, research, information gathering and analysis.
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.