Applied Marketing Analysis
15 credits
A general introduction to the various schools of social science is provided, theoretically as well as practically. Additionally, the course contains a short introduction to project work and to methods of collecting data such as questionnaires, interviews, focus groups etc. This part of the course will be based on practical examples intended to provide the students with a tangible knowledge of the market research. Topics covered include:
specification of the need for information in connection with marketing decisions
identification of relevant information and sources of information to illuminate the marketing conditions relevant in relation to the problems
to make use, to a certain degree, of qualitative and quantitative methods in correlation with an elucidation of the market conditions that are relevant in relation to the project
assessment of the found market information in comparison with a general marketing strategy
Växjö – the student city with a living campus
Just south of Växjö’s city centre you will find Linnaeus University’s campus. In Växjö, many students choose to live on campus.
Here you will have five minutes’ walking distance to friends, restaurants, lecture rooms, gym, grocery store, the University Library, nature trails, and student pubs. If you live in another part of Växjö, you can quickly get to the university by bus or bicycle.
With its 90 000 inhabitants, Växjö is one of the fastest growing cities in Sweden. Here you will find the famous Småland entrepreneurship spirit and a lot of companies, for instance within the IT industry – perfect for when you are looking for an internship position or a job. Växjö is also a picturesque city where you are always close to forests and water.
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