Course: Psychology in Marketing Communications

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Course title Psychology in Marketing Communications
Course code KUMK/MK7PS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, Czech, Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šramová Blandína, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- advertising models, analysis of advertising communication; - definition of basic psychological concepts in relation to marketing communication; - possibilities of applying information on the functioning of cognitive processes (perception, attention) in marketing communication; - possibilities of applying information on the functioning of cognitive processes (learning, memory) in marketing communication; - the possibilities of applying information about the functioning of emotions and motivation in marketing communication; - psychology of colours and its use in marketing communication; - personality structure and its use in marketing communication; - persuasion, manipulation and ethics in marketing communication; - decision-making processes; cognitive shortcuts; - nudging, the concept of behavioural economics, its use in marketing communication; - psychological aspects of the communication process; - the use of psychology in the development of individual means of marketing communication; - use of psychological methods and techniques in research on the effectiveness of marketing communication.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Analýzy, syntézy, dedukce, indukce, analogie, konvergence, abstrakce, komparace, kreativity, cílevědomosti.
Analýzy, syntézy, dedukce, indukce, analogie, konvergence, abstrakce, komparace, kreativity, cílevědomosti.
Skills
Kriticky myslet a aplikovat informace do marketingových komunikací.
Kriticky myslet a aplikovat informace do marketingových komunikací.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Have an overview of ad analytics models
Have an overview of ad analytics models
Define the personality structure as a recipient of MK
Define the personality structure as a recipient of MK
Knowledge of the forms of persuasive behaviour
Knowledge of the forms of persuasive behaviour
Knowledge of a nudge behaviour
Knowledge of a nudge behaviour
Knovledge of the research methods used in the psychology of advertising
Knovledge of the research methods used in the psychology of advertising
Skills
Define and describe ad analysis models
Define and describe ad analysis models
Characterise forms of persuasive action
Characterise forms of persuasive action
Design a nudge communication campaign
Design a nudge communication campaign
Apply a research method: interview, questionnaire, semantic profile, projective methods
Apply a research method: interview, questionnaire, semantic profile, projective methods
Create a presentation on the chosen topic based on professional resources
Create a presentation on the chosen topic based on professional resources
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Collin, Catherine. Kniha psychologie. Praha: Knižní klub, 2014. ISBN 978-80-242-4316-0.
  • Du Plesis, Erik. Jak zákazník vníma reklamu. Computer Press. 2007.
  • Frey, Petr. Marketingová komunikace: nové trendy 3.0. 3. rozš. vyd.. Praha: Management Press, 2015. ISBN 80-247-0254-1.
  • Pelsmacker, Patrick de; Joeri van den Bergh a Maggie Geuens. Marketingová komunikace. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 80-247-0254-1.
  • Vysekalová, J., Mikeš, J. Reklama, jak dělat reklamu. Praha: Grada, 2007.
  • Vysekalová, Jitka. Emoce v marketingu: jak oslovit srdce zákazníka. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 9788024748436.
  • Zelinka, Stanislav. Psychologie a marketingové komunikace. Zlín : Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2015. ISBN 9788074545290.


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