About this course: How do we make decisions as consumers? What do we pay attention to, and how do our initial responses predict our final choices? To what extent are these processes unconscious and cannot be reflected in overt reports? This course will provide you with an introduction to some of the most basic methods in the emerging fields of consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing. You will learn about the methods employed and what they mean. You will learn about the basic brain mechanisms in consumer choice, and how to stay updated on these topics. The course will give an overview of the current and future uses of neuroscience in business.
Who is this class for: This class is for anyone with a keen interest in understanding consumer psychology and choice. Both students and practitioners with little or no prior knowledge of neuroscience are welcome. Prior training in economics, psychology or related disciplines are not mandatory but recommended.
Created by: Copenhagen Business School
Taught by: Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy, PhD in Neurobiology, Certified Neuropsychologist & Assistant Professor in Marketing & Neuroscience
Head of the Center for Decision Neuroscience, Department of Marketing at Copenhagen Business School, and Head of Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance at Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 6 weeks of study, 5-6 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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WEEK 1
What is Neuromarketing all About?
We first need to define the field – what are the key concepts, what are the key methods and reasons for employing neuroscience to study consumers and communication effects? In this module, we will introduce the topic and how some specific studies provide key i...
4 videos, 2 readings
Graded: What is Neuromarketing all About?
WEEK 2
Attention & Consciousness
In the second module of this course we are turning to the functions of the brain, and we will first focus on attention and consciousness. This module will focus on some key concepts in attention and consciousness.
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Attention & Consciousness
WEEK 3
Sensory Neuromarketing
In this module we will have contents filled on the topic of sensory neuromarketing. How are our senses affected differently as consumers? What can you do to organise your communications to better use all the senses? How does the brain actually use the senses? ...
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Sensory Neuromarketing
WEEK 4
Emotions & Feelings, Wanting & Liking
In this module, everything is about emotions and feelings, and the relationship between emotions and preference.
As we will see, our minds have a dual side: a conscious and an unconscious response and motivation, which are crucial to understanding consumer pr...
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Emotions & Feelings, Wanting & Liking
WEEK 5
Learning & Memory
This module will focus on Learning & Memory. We will determine not only that there are multiple kinds of memory, but that they also serve multiple purposes. If anything, learning is the vehicle we need to understand the most in consumer behaviour. What causes ...
3 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Learning & Memory
WEEK 6
Neuroethics and Consumer Aberrations
This module, we will focus on both the ethics of neuromarketing, as well as aberrant consumer behaviours. We see that consumer choice can sometimes become the centre focus on a person's life, be it pathological gambling, "shopaholism" or digital dependencies. ...
4 videos, 1 reading
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