MAN-30058 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module provides students taking Marketing programmes within Keele Business School with the opportunity to pursue an independent research project.The module explores current modes and methods organisations use to develop marketing insights. It enables students to explore an area of particular interest to them through an independent piece of consumer research and the analysis and reporting of findings. Overall the module will develop understanding and skills for undertaking marketing research both for organisations and in an academic context.

Marketing insights has two key aims: to explore key debates regarding the practice of generating marketing knowledge and insights, and to generate marketing insights through a study of consumers and how they respond to and engage with marketing and marketers. It enables students to critically evaluate areas of specific interest to them and further develop understanding and skills for undertaking marketing research.

Intended Learning Outcomes

explain and critically assess the key means by which marketing insights are generated within organisations.: 1,2
design a workable independent research proposal.: 1
implement the above proposal and analyse the findings in a scholarly manner.: 2
critically evaluate consumer research methods in relation to different research paradigms.: 1,2

Study hours

Workshops 8 hours
Proposal Presentation Forum 8 hours
Proposal Supervision 4 hours
Independent Supervision 4 hours
Independent Study 126 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment