spring 2018 AAT-1002 Experience, Marketing and Sales - 20 ECTS

Type of course

The course is a part of Year Programme and Bachelor's degree in Arctic Adventure Tourism and can only be taken by the students of the Year programme or the Bachelor in Arctic Adventure Tourism.

Course overlap

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

REI-1002 Experience, Marketing and Sales 20 stp

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
  • Experience 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.
  • 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.

Practical training: Test labs in cooperation with businesses.


Assessment

Coursework:

- One individual written assignment/report

- One group assignment, including a presentation/report

- 70% attendance in all student activities and lectures is required in order to take the exam. Accordingly, the mandatory assignments must be approved before the student can take the exam.

Exam:

- Individual written home exam. Duration: 14 days.

The written exam, presentations and assignments must be completed in English.

Grading: scale A  to E for passed exam, F for failed.

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course in case of F.


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