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
Marketing management
ID (subject code)
BMEGT20MN54
Type of subject
Contact lessons
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
2
Practice
0
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
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 - HU; angol - ENG
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms
Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description

Objectives

The aim of the course is to give the participants an introduction to the fields of management and marketing, to understand their basic concepts, and to find out the specifics and possibilities of combining these two areas within the organization. The subject would like to provide better understanding of the features of management functions, the characteristics, rules and life cycle of organizations, with the specificities of these factors. Another goal is to understand the essence of the information available to marketers, to provide guidance on the processing and analysis of data available from consumers and the business market. Students will also gain insight into market segmentation, positioning and analysis of market competitors, combining management tools with the key features of corporate marketing strategy. During the discussion of the topics we refer to the applicable management and marketing methods based on their impact on the organization’s efficiency.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. are familiar with all the key elements of the concept of business administration and management, and understand the relationships between them.
  2. have the ability to overview the interactions of the functional units of the organization, their operational practices, especially in the field of marketing.
  3. have confident methodological knowledge in different areas of management and marketing, understanding the application possibilities and combinations of the learned methodologies.
Skills
  1. are able to compare the basic theories and concepts related to the management functions with the related marketing concepts, to elaborate rational arguments, and also to form and to defend their opinion in the different stages of management and marketing communication.
  2. are able to recognize the connection between different processes in the field of marketing and management, and to select and design commonly usable methodologies.
  3. use professional phrases of management, the terminology of the management and marketing fields, and the phrases of the professional vocabulary.
Attitude
  1. accept that organizational features are historically and socially defined and constantly variable.
  2. accept the historical and contemporary diversity of the Hungarian and European management and marketing tools and undertake to the represented values.
  3. are open to all forms of professional innovation, inclusive, but not without reflection, to theoretical, practical and methodological innovations in both marketing and management fields.
  4. consciously represent the methods used in their own profession and accept the different methodological features of other disciplines.
Independence and responsibility
  1. being in a professional working community are capable of performing, designing, organizing and managing complex tasks in accordance with the professional requirements.
  2. organize their work with appropriate autonomy and responsibility in their own organizational structure.
  3. are self-contained, constructive and assertive in forms of collaboration within and also out of the organization (especially in marketing and management fields).

Teaching methodology

Lectures, optional self and group work, presentations.

Materials supporting learning

  • Kötelező irodalom a tantárgyhoz készített jegyzet, a tanuláshoz felhasználható az előadásokon bemutatott slide show.
  • Compulsory literature is the written material designed for the course, and the slideshows.

General Rules

The learning outcomes stated in 2.2 are evaluated in the form of a midterm written performance measurement.

Performance assessment methods

The course has midterm examination, and for the assessment of knowledge, one midterm (50 points) is written. During the academic semester it is possible to receive extra scores (max. 10 points, for which a minimum of 50% has to be reached from the midterm).

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

  • Performance evaluation: 100
  • Active participation: 20
  • Total: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100
Very good 90-94
Good 77-89
Satisfactory 64-76
Pass 50-63
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

1) Midterm retake/improvement option: once, at a time announced in advance by the lecturer. 2) In case of the retake/improvement, the result achieved on the retake/improvement test counts as the final result. (Even if less points are achieved) Intention to participate at the retake/improvement must be reported to the lecturer by e-mail 3 working days before writing the retake/improvement. 3) There is no other option for obtaining the mid-term requirement except for rewriting it at the midterm date and at the specified retake/improvement date. 4) Due to the nature of active participation, it cannot be retaken or improved.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
participation in contact lessons 28
preparing for the midterms 62
total 90

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 04.03.2024.

Topics covered during the term

Subject includes the topics detailed in the course syllabus to ensure learning outcomes listed under 2.2. can be achieved. Timing of the topics may be affected by calendar or other circumstances in each semester.

Lecture topics
1. Introduction to Marketing Management
2. Analysing Marketing Information
3. Consumer Markets and Consumer Buying Behaviour
4. Business Markets and Business Buyer Behaviour
5. Marketing Strategy, Competitive Strategies
6. Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning, 4 Ps

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
Dr. Veres István egyetemi adjunktus veres.istvan@gtk.bme.hu

Approval and validity of subject requirements