spring 2015
AAT-1002 Experience, Marketing and Sales - 20 ECTS

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester.

Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.


Type of course

This course can be taken as singular course.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements:
Applicants from Nordic countries: Generell studiekompetanse.

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no

Application code: 9199 (Nordic countries)


Course content

General value basis

  • The course will relate marketing, sales and experience themes to the value basis of respect and consideration for nature and culture.

Marketing

  • Traditional marketing functions: the P¿s
  • Market segmentation
  • Consumer behavior; AIDA (Attention-Interest-Desire-Action)
  • Tourism consumption

Experiences

  • Production and consumption
  • Types and levels of experiences
  • The psychological basis for experiences
  • Settings: indoors and outdoors
  • Environmental psychology
  • Experience production and design: elements and processes
  • Experience and service: storytelling, hospitality and guiding
  • Experience production and guest knowledge: markets and marketing
  • The experience economy ideology
  • Experience products and producers: visits/presentations and an analysis of production connected to content themes

Sales

  • Sales channels
  • B2C, B2B, agents, workshops, etc.
  • Internet

Value-based pricing


Objectives of the course

Knowledge

The candidate will gain knowledge of:

  • basic concepts, models and theories relating to marketing and sales, particularly relationship marketing; and
  • basic concepts, models and theories of experience production.

Skills/abilities

The candidate will:

  • be able to analyze experience products and suggest changes/improvements to existing products;
  • be able to develop a presentation, a brochure or an Internet presentation of an experience product; and
  • be able to communicate with relevant stakeholders.

Competence

The candidate will:

  • contribute in processes concerning the development of profitable experience products, marketing and sales, etc.; and contribute with a critical and reflective view of development with regard to sustainability of nature and culture, and the economic viability of destinations.


Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

Lectures:
- Weekly lectures, seminars, student presentations
- Individual/ group
- Practical training, e.g. roleplay
- Industry visits, guest lectures, etc.

Assessment

Coursework:
- Two individual written assignments/reports
- One group presentation/report

70% attendance is required in order to take the exam.

Exam:
- Individual school exam. Duration: 4hours, 40%.
- Individual written home exam. Duration: 14days, 60%.

Grading: scale A ¿ F with F for failed

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course


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  • About the course
  • Campus: Alta |
  • ECTS: 20
  • Course code: AAT-1002