Market Awareness for International Communication, 6 credits
Marknadsmedvetenhet för internationell kommunikation, 6 hp
TEAE19
Main field of study
Graphic Design and CommunicationCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Christina GrundströmDirector of studies or equivalent
Daniel EllströmEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 40 hRecommended self-study hours: 120 h
Available for exchange students
YesCourse offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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6KGDK | Graphic Design and Communication, Bachelor's Programme | 5 (Autumn 2022) | 2 | 1 | English | Norrköping, Norrköping | E |
6KGDK | Graphic Design and Communication, Bachelor's Programme (Management) | 5 (Autumn 2022) | 2 | 1 | English | Norrköping, Norrköping | E |
Main field of study
Graphic Design and CommunicationCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G2XSpecific information
Exchange students at LiU; The course is only available to exchange students within the area of Graphic Design and Communication.
Course offered for
- Bachelor's Programme in Graphic Design and Communication
Prerequisites
Basic courses in market communication, brand management, project management including agile methods, and knowledge of scientific writing including analysis techniques within the management area, or equivalent.
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course, the students shall:
- have basic knowledge about and be able to describe how companies internationalize
- be able to describe and apply basic theories and models involving market awareness
- be able to describe and apply basic theories and models explaining cultural differences, particularly regarding communication
- be able to analyse a client, the client's intended customers, the client's competition, any cultural differences, and the communication options to establish this client's communication needs when entering an international market
- be able to document such analysis in a scientific report with internal, conceptual, and external validity, applying deductive analysis where the recommendations focus on convincing the client about the suitability of the proposed communication strategy
- be able to present the documented analysis to the client, taking professional and scientific ethics within the management area into consideration
- be able to apply basic planning tools in an international collaborative context
Course content
Internationalisation of organizations
Market analysis of communications needs when internationalising
Basics in methodology (for market awareness)
Analysis of a client's communication needs when internationalising
Scientific writing and ethics (management area)
Teaching and working methods
Mini lectures (and/or podcasts), links to web-based material and required readings as seminar prepration
(Online) seminars to discuss theory
A (multi-national) group assignment to determine the international communication needs for a client entering a foreign market, resulting in a scientific report, which is fed back to the client.
(Online) tutoring including serving as a discussant
Examination
PRA2 | Project work | 5 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
UPG1 | Individual assignment | 1 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The course contains seminars with required and active attendance, and activities which must be completed to enable participation at subsequent seminars with required attendance.
Submission of the examining assignment for PRA2 and UPG1 after the deadline results in in F for PRA2 and UPG1 unless an by the examiner acceptable excuse is presented in writing to the examiner no later than the deadline.
The course grade is calculated as an average of PRA2 and UPG1.
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
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- If teaching language is “Swedish”, the course as a whole could be given in Swedish, or partly in English. Examination language is Swedish, but parts of the examination can be in English.
- If teaching language is “English”, the course as a whole is taught in English. Examination language is English.
- If teaching language is “Swedish/English”, the course as a whole will be taught in English if students without prior knowledge of the Swedish language participate. Examination language is Swedish or English depending on teaching language.
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Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingCourse literature
Other
List of suggested and required readings within the following areas:
- market awareness/business intelligence
- brand management in an international context
- internationalization
- culture/cultural differences in relation to market communication
- communication/IMC
- methodology
A list with mandatory and optional literature. Any mandatory books are from previous mandatory courses.
Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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PRA2 | Project work | 5 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
UPG1 | Individual assignment | 1 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The course contains seminars with required and active attendance, and activities which must be completed to enable participation at subsequent seminars with required attendance.
Submission of the examining assignment for PRA2 and UPG1 after the deadline results in in F for PRA2 and UPG1 unless an by the examiner acceptable excuse is presented in writing to the examiner no later than the deadline.
The course grade is calculated as an average of PRA2 and UPG1.
Course syllabus
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Timetabling
Courses are timetabled after a decision has been made for this course concerning its assignment to a timetable module.
Interruption in and deregistration from a course
The LiU decision, Guidelines concerning confirmation of participation in education (Dnr LiU-2020-02256), states that interruptions in study are to be recorded in Ladok. Thus, all students who do not participate in a course for which they have registered must record the interruption, such that the registration on the course can be removed. Deregistration from or interrupting a course is carried out using a web-based form Forms
Cancelled courses and changes to the course syllabus
Courses with few participants (fewer than 10) may be cancelled or organised in a manner that differs from that stated in the course syllabus. The Dean is to deliberate and decide whether a course is to be cancelled or changed from the course syllabus.
Guidelines relating to examinations and examiners
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Forms of examination
Principles for examination
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The examination schedule is based on the structure of timetable modules, but there may be deviations from this, mainly in the case of courses that are studied and examined for several programmes and in lower grades (i.e. 1 and 2).
Examinations for courses that the faculty programme board has decided are to be held in alternate years are held three times during the school year in which the course is given according to the principles stated above.
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Retakes of other forms of examination
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Course closure
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Registration for examination
In order to take an written, digital or computer-based examination, registration in advance is mandatory, see decision in the university’s rule book https://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/622682. An unregistered student can thus not be offered a place. The registration is done at the Student Portal or in the LiU-app during the registration period. The registration period opens 30 days before the date of the examination and closes 10 days before the date of the examination. Candidates are informed of the location of the examination by email, four days in advance.
Code of conduct for students during examinations
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Retakes for higher grade
Students at the Institute of Technology at LiU have the right to retake written examinations and digital and computer-based examinations in an attempt to achieve a higher grade. This is valid for all examination components with code “TEN”, “DIT” and "DAT". The same right may not be exercised for other examination components, unless otherwise specified in the course syllabus.
A retake is not possible on courses that are included in an issued degree diploma.
Grades
The grades that are preferably to be used are Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass not without distinction (4) and Pass with distinction (5).
- Grades U, 3, 4, 5 are to be awarded for courses that have written or digital examinations.
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Examination components
The following examination components and associated module codes are used at the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
- Grades U, 3, 4, 5 are to be awarded for written examinations (TEN) and digital examinations (DIT).
- Examination components for which the grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) may be awarded are laboratory work (LAB), project work (PRA), preparatory written examination (KTR), digital preparatory written examination (DIK), oral examination (MUN), computer-based examination (DAT), home assignment (HEM), and assignment (UPG).
- Students receive grades either Fail (U) or Pass (G) for other examination components in which the examination criteria are satisfied principally through active attendance such as tutorial group (BAS) or examination item (MOM).
- Grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) are to be used for the examination components Opposition (OPPO) and Attendance at thesis presentation (AUSK) (i.e. part of the degree project).
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For mandatory components, the following applies (in accordance with the LiU Guidelines for education and examination for first-cycle and second-cycle education at Linköping University, http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/917592):
- If special circumstances prevail, and if it is possible with consideration of the nature of the compulsory component, the examiner may decide to replace the compulsory component with another equivalent component.
For possibilities to alternative forms of examinations, the following applies (in accordance with the LiU Guidelines for education and examination for first-cycle and second-cycle education at Linköping University, http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/917592):
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Plagiarism
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Other
List of suggested and required readings within the following areas:
- market awareness/business intelligence
- brand management in an international context
- internationalization
- culture/cultural differences in relation to market communication
- communication/IMC
- methodology
A list with mandatory and optional literature. Any mandatory books are from previous mandatory courses.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I | U | A | Modules | Comment | ||
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1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING | ||||||
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level) |
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1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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PRA2
UPG1
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I: Put internationalization in a context. U: Internationalization of organisations, market analysis of communication needs when internationalizing (how interpret 5C - client, customers, competition, culture and communication - in an international context, where emphasis lies on the latter two). A: Expected to apply key terminology and skills from Market Communication and Analysis, Brands and Value Creation, and courses with project management content. |
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1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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PRA2
UPG1
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I: Links to recent research to complement required reading. U: Skills in scientific writing with internal, conceptual and external validity with deductive approach. (Some of literature within core area to be less than five years old.) A: Builds on scientific knowledge gained in Brands and value creation. |
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2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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PRA2
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I: Relates required skills to what will be required for a thesis (80 % of thesis level). U: Analysis of communication needs when internationalisation (problem analysis->limitations of study incl. suggestions for future studies), A: Problem solving techniques from Market communication and Analysis, Measurement techniques from User Experience and Interaction Design |
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2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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PRA2
UPG1
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U: Independent choice of literature (based on a recommendation list) |
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2.3 System thinking |
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PRA2
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I: International business intelligence, U: Business intelligence for a brand and communication (apply 1.3 and 1.5), prioritize. A: Business intelligence from Market communication and analysis, and Brands and value creation. |
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2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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PRA2
UPG1
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U: Reinforcing taking initiatives, endurance, adaptability, creative (scientific) thinking, critical thinking and integration of knowledge, project planning. Taking client requests into consideration. A: Knowledge from previous courses such as market communication, brand management incl. presentation techniques, project management including agile methods. |
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2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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PRA2
UPG1
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U: professional and scientific ethics within the management area (ICC/ESOMAR code of conduct), taking responsibility in a group |
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3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
3.1 Teamwork |
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PRA2
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U: Group work with assigned roles, mandatory group contract |
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3.2 Communications |
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PRA2
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I: Relates to requirements for thesis and program goals. U: Written and oral scientific and popular science presentations, provide feedback, brief to pitch. A: How to deliver a pitch from Market communication and analysis |
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3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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PRA2
UPG1
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U: All lectures, seminars and examination in English |
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4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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PRA2
UPG1
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I: history behind and sustainability issues related to internationalization, U: link the task to some of the UN sustainability goals. |
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4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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PRA2
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U: Internationalization as part of a company's strategy, A: new methods to communicate (brands) |
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4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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PRA2
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U: Understanding and adapting to culture(s). A: Understanding and adapting to target group(s) |
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4.4 Designing |
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PRA2
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U: Use analysis of communication needs as a basis for a pitch. A: Use knowledge from Brands and brand analysis. |
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4.5 Implementing |
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4.6 Operating |
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5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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PRA2
UPG1
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U: Reflection on ethics and sustainability |
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5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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PRA2
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U: What a "client pitch" covers. A: Use of popular science presentation techniques from TEAE15 |
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