ökb211 - Consumption and market (Complete module description)

ökb211 - Consumption and market (Complete module description)

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Module label Consumption and market
Modulkürzel ökb211
Credit points 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
Institute directory Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics Education)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme Economic Education (Bachelor) >
  • Master of Education Programme (Special Needs Education) Economic Education (Master of Education) >
Zuständige Personen
  • Schröder, Rudolf (module responsibility)
  • Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module
Students:
• learn about the principles and development of consumer research
• analyse economic, psychological and sociological explanatory approaches to consumer behaviour
• are able to critically reflect on incentives and restrictions in consumer behaviour, the impact of environmental determinants, and indicate possible actions to ensure consumer protection
• understand – in terms of neoclassical and institutional economics – determinants for pricing, possibilities and limits of model-based thinking
• analyse market forms/structures, and reflect on the impact on market competition policy;
• are able to critically reflect on markets as a coordination tool in the context of an economic order.
Module contents
Theories on consumer behaviour
• Principles of consumer research
• Explanatory approaches to consumer behaviour
• Activating and cognitive processes
• Buying decision processes
• Environmental determinants for consumer behaviour
• Consumer protection

Forms and functions of markets and pricing
• Market as a coordination mechanism
• Pricing, perfect competition
• Principles of market formation/pricing from an institutional-economics perspective
• Market forms and market structure analysis
• Competition policy
Literaturempfehlungen
Links
Language of instruction German
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency jährlich
Module capacity 30
Examination Prüfungszeiten Type of examination
Final exam of module
The form of research for conducting the module research will be determined and documented in the regular student session at the start of the semester. This will be explained to the students at the start of the courses.
Form of instruction Seminar
SWS 4
Frequency SoSe und WiSe