I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
SERVICE MARKETING
ID (subject code)
BMEGT20MN06
Type of subject
Contact lessons
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
2
Practice
0
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
mid.term grade
Number of credits
3
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Szalkai Zsuzsanna
Position
associate professor
Contact details
szalkai.zsuzsanna@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Department of Management and Business Economics
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar és angol, HU - EN
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Elective subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Management and Leadership MSc (in English) from 2019/20/Term 1

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 2

Programme: Master’s programme in Management and Leadership from 2019/20/Term 1 (Autumn term start)

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Master’s programme in Management and Leadership from 2020/21/Term 2 (Spring term start)

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Engineering Manager Msc - Management specialisation for students starting from 2016/17/Term 1

Subject Role: Elective for the specialisation

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Management compulsory elective block

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 2

Programme: Engineering Manager Msc - Management specialisation

Subject Role: Elective for the specialisation

Recommended semester: 0

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Education Committee of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (Valid from: 08.11.2021.)

Objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce the services market and the features of service marketing. The specifics of the application of marketing tools in the field of services and management techniques will be discussed.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. 1. Knows the conditions and methods of establishing and developing economical operation.
  2. 2. Knows the operating principles of organizations as purposeful systems.
  3. 3. Knowledge of technical, management and management activities and their relationships.
  4. 4. Knows the theory and methodology needed to start up and manage production and service companies.
Skills
  1. 1. Ability to apply the acquired knowledge and practical application of problem-solving techniques in the technical field.
  2. 2. Ability to review production and service processes from a technical, economic, human and another societal point of view, and to communicate between professionals.
  3. 3. Able to create and implement business plans, perform technical and economic decision-making tasks and decision-making, and develop and implement innovation strategies.
  4. 4. Able to co-ordinate tasks requiring multidisciplinary technical knowledge and to direct their implementation.
  5. 5. Creativity, flexibility, good communication, reasoning, cooperation, problem-solving skills.
Attitude
  1. 1. Commit to professional and ethical values associated with your area of expertise.
  2. 2. Seek to design and execute its tasks on a professional level, individually or in teams.
  3. 3. It is characterized by continuous learning skills, broad and thorough literacy, advanced analyzing and synthesiz-ing ability, sensitivity to the environment, as well as health promotion.
  4. 4. Strong ethical stance, critical and self-critical.
  5. 5. Suitable for collaboration, teamwork and, after proper practice, performing independent leadership roles.
  6. 6. Respects the professional opinions and achievements of others.
Independence and responsibility
  1. 1. Characterized by initiative, responsibility, and decision-making.
  2. 2. Appreciate the work of their subordinates, share their critical remarks with them to promote their professional de-velopment, and educate their colleagues on responsible and ethical practices.
  3. 3. It shall independently monitor technical, technological, economic, financial, legal and social developments in its area of expertise.

Teaching methodology

Lectures, teamwork on case studies, projects.

Materials supporting learning

  • Kötelező irodalom a tantárgyhoz készített jegyzet, a tanuláshoz felhasználandó az előadásokon bemutatott prezentációk.
  • A tantárgyhoz kapcsolódó jegyzet és a prezentációk: https://edu.gtk.bme.hu, a tantárgy neve alatt letölthetőek.
  • Compulsory literature is a note taken for the subject, and presentations made during the lectures to be used for learning.
  • Notes and presentations related to the subject are available: https://edu.gtk.bme.hu under the subject name. Additional supplementary material used for case studies is provided by the lecturer online or printed.

General Rules

The subject is continuously assessed, and two midterm exams (35 and 35 points) are used to assess knowledge, covering topics of nearly the same difficulty and weight. The remaining 30 points are for further group submissions based on team working.

Performance assessment methods

A detailed description of performance tests during the term: The subject is continuously assessed, 2 midterm exams are used to assess knowledge (35-35 points). Further assessment is based on a group exercise where students can test their knowledge through case studies. Teams can earn 30 points in the course of the work, divided as follows: • 20 points based on the result of the team working and • 10 points for the written essay.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • summary performance evaluation and partial performance evaluation (ac-tive participation): 35%
  • summary performance evaluation and partial performance evaluation (ac-tive participation): 35%
  • summary performance evaluation and partial performance evaluation (ac-tive participation): 30%
  • summary performance evaluation and partial performance evaluation (ac-tive participation): 100%

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Issuing grades

%
Excellent > 91-100
Very good 87–90
Good 75–86
Satisfactory 63–74
Pass 50–62
Fail > 50

Retake and late completion

1) Replacement/repair of midterm exams: 14th week of training 2) During the last week of the term, we will allow for the replacement/repair of both enclosed spaces, but according to the relevant points of the TVSZ, a maximum of one enclosed space may be replaced. 3) In case of repair, the result achieved on the replacement midterm(s) will count towards the final result. (Can get worse!) 4) The correction - based on the original 2 midterms - is counted by the re-writing of midterms by students who have achieved at least a sufficient grade. 5) There is no other way to obtain the mid-term ticket, except for their closed places and their replacement at the specified time

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
participation on contact lessons 28
preparation for assessment(s) 50
preparation of homework 12
total 90

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Topics covered during the term

To achieve learning outcomes described in point nr. 2.2, the subject consists of the following thematic blocks. In the courses offered during each semester, these topic items are scheduled according to the calendar and other factors.

Lecture topics
1. Introduction to Service Marketing
2. Quality of service
3. Marketing strategies for service companies
4. Investigating consumer behavior and customer retention
5. Service Product, Price, Sales and Communication Policy
6. Manage the human factor, material elements and service process
7. Services design
8. Other management approaches to reduce bilateral risk
9. Teamwork (eg case studies, simulation practice)

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
Kovács István mesteroktató / senior lecturer kovacs.stefan@gtk.bme.hu
Orbulov Vanda PhD hallgató / PhD student orbulov.vanda@gkt.bme.hu

Approval and validity of subject requirements