This course is part of the Business and Marketing Strategies Specialization

Alan Bradshaw

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Business and Marketing Strategies SpecializationUniversity of London

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What does it mean to be a consumer in a consumer society? In this MOOC we think about marketing in terms of what marketing does rather than how we do it. It's not just a case of how we buy the products that are sold to us, but how we are affected by those products and the services that we encounter.  
This course prepares students for a more analytical understanding in the role that marketing activities play in shaping our consumer cultures and lives. Rather than pose the question of how ‘we’ can sell more stuff to consumers, this course asks, what does it mean to be regarded as a consumer in this moment of history?

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Business and Marketing Strategies Specialization

Beginner Level

Students should have a capability for being able to explore ideas from a wide range of subjects and not expect the course to have narrow parameters.

Approx. 17 hours to complete

English

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Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 4 of 4 in the

Business and Marketing Strategies Specialization

Beginner Level

Students should have a capability for being able to explore ideas from a wide range of subjects and not expect the course to have narrow parameters.

Approx. 17 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Alan Bradshaw

Professor

School of Management

575 Learners

2 Courses

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University of London

The University of London is a federal University which includes 17 world leading Colleges. With extensive experience in distance learning since 1858, University of London has enriched the lives of thousands of students, delivering high quality degrees across the globe. Today, University of London is a global leader in flexible study, offering degree programmes to over 45,000 students in over 190 countries, delivering world-leading research across the world. To find out more about University of London, visit www.london.ac.uk

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This course is related to the 100% online Bachelor of Science in Marketing from University of London. It will provide you with a preview of the topics, materials and instructors so you can decide if the full online degree program is right for you.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

6 hours to complete

Week 1: Markets, ideology and gender

6 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 24 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

6 hours to complete

Week 2: Digital consumer culture

6 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 54 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Week 3: Consumers and the environment

6 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 30 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

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