Marketing

B321I Consumption in a digital world

Lecturer:

Shobhit Eusebius (PhD Research Student, University of Otago, New Zealand)

Course description: B321I
Language: English
Recommended for this semester or higher: 5
ECTS-Credits: 6
Course can be taken as part of following programs/modules: International Economics
International Business Administration
Economics and Business Administration
Prerequisite for:

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Prerequisites: Marketing B220 (101) is recommended.
Submission of an assignment is a compulsory requirement to be eligible for the exam, more details in the first lecture.
Limited attendance: 80
Course Type: Lecture (2 weekly lecture hours)
Date:

Block Course:

Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 12 c.t. a.m. - 7.30 p.m. -  HS 9 Neue Aula

Friday, May 17, 2019 from 9 c.t. a.m. - 6 p.m. - HS 9 Neue Aula

Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 9 c.t. a.m. - 6 p.m. - HS 23 Kupferbau

Modification:

Friday, July 12, 2019 from 12 c.t. p.m. - 4 p.m. in HS 22 Kupferbau instead of HS 9 Neue Aula (9 c.t. a.m. - 6 p.m.)

Registration:

Limited to 80 participants. Registration will be on a first-come-first served basis, and will open on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 9 a.m. on ILIAS. 10 places are reserved for exchange students.

Downloads: in ILIAS
Method of Assessment:

Written Exam (60 minutes)
Regular date:
Additional date:
More information on the website of the examination office (https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/129098).

Content:

The course covers the impact of digitization on the psychological, social, and cultural elements of consumer behaviour.
1. Define and describe key psychological, social, and cultural elements of consumer behaviour.
2. Define and describe the concept of self, and the impact of digitization on the concept of self.
3. Describe the impact of the digitization of the self-concept has on psychological, social, and cultural elements of consumer behaviour.

Classification:

Students will learn to define and describe the key psychological, social, and cultural elements of consumer behavior, and the impact of digitisation on these elements.

Literature:

Solomon, M. R. (2018). Consumer behavior: Buying, having, and being. Boston: Pearson.
Belk, R. W. (1988). Possessions and the extended self. Journal of consumer research, 15(2), 139-168.
Belk, R. W. (2013). Extended self in a digital world. Journal of consumer research, 40(3), 477-500.