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    <Code>BMAN75311</Code>
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    <Title>Customer Behaviour in a Digital Environment</Title>
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    <Units>15</Units>
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    <Period>Semester 1</Period>
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  <AcademicCareer Applicant="Y" Label="Academic career" Student="Y">
    <Value>Postgraduate Taught</Value>
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  <UnitLevel Applicant="Y" Label="Unit level" Student="Y">
    <Level>Level 7</Level>
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  <StaffList Applicant="Y" Label="Teaching staff" RoleLabel="Course Unit Role" Student="Y">
    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Hai-anh Tran</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
    </StaffMember>
    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Zhiteng Feng</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
    </StaffMember>
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  <OfferedBy Applicant="Y" Label="Offered by" Student="Y">
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    <FheqLevels>
      <FheqLevel>
        <LevelNumber>1</LevelNumber>
        <LevelName>FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' </LevelName>
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    <Ects>
      <MaxUnits>European Credit Transfer &amp; Accumulation System Rating :   7.5</MaxUnits>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;This course unit is designed to immerse students in the dynamics of customer behaviour within digital environments. They will also uncover the factors influencing individuals and businesses in the online realm, delving into the dynamics of thoughts, emotions, and actions. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the digital customer journey and enhance their ability to strategize and engage customers effectively in the digital marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <UnitOverview Applicant="" Label="Course unit overview" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;This course unit is designed to immerse students in the dynamics of customer behaviour within digital environments. They will also uncover the factors influencing individuals and businesses in the online realm, delving into the dynamics of thoughts, emotions, and actions. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the digital customer journey and enhance their ability to strategize and engage customers effectively in the digital marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <Aims Applicant="Y" Label="Aims" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;This unit aims to explore the intricacies of consumer behaviour in the digital landscape. It seeks to cultivate an in-depth understanding of individual and business behaviours in the digital context, exploring the factors that shape consumers' thoughts, emotions, identities, and actions; and to outline links between customer behaviour research and marketing theory and practice in the digital domain.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <LearningOutcomes Applicant="Y" Label="Learning outcomes" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
  </LearningOutcomes>
  <Knowledge Applicant="Y" Label="Knowledge and understanding" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Knowledge and understanding&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;A1 Clearly identify and understand the complex interplay of thoughts, emotions, motivations, impulses, and perceptions within the realm of digital consumer behaviour. Individual report&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A5 Apply a diverse range of theories relevant to customer behaviour within digital landscapes. Individual report&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <IntellectualSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Intellectual skills" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Intellectual skills&lt;br/&gt;B1 Utilize theoretical knowledge to analyse and interpret digital consumer situations effectively. Group presentation&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
  </IntellectualSkills>
  <PracticalSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Practical skills" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Practical skills&lt;br/&gt;C1 Acquire the skill to extract valuable insights from academic consumer/organizational behaviour literature, particularly within the digital domain. Individual report&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;C5 Develop group work and presentation skills through practical exercises centred around consumer experience in digital contexts. Group presentation&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <TransferableSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Transferable skills and personal qualities" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Transferable skills and personal qualities&lt;br/&gt;D1 Communicate effectively through written report. Individual assessment&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;D2 Make oral presentations to non-specialist academic audiences, participating effectively in such contexts. Group presentation&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <EmployabilitySkillsList Applicant="Y" Label="Employability skills" Student="Y">
    <Skill>
      <SkillId></SkillId>
      <SkillDescription></SkillDescription>
    </Skill>
  </EmployabilitySkillsList>
  <Syllabus Applicant="Y" Label="Syllabus" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Syllabus (indicative curriculum content):&lt;br/&gt;Consumer Buying Behaviour models&lt;br/&gt;Organization Buying Behaviour models&lt;br/&gt;Understanding customer experience and the digital journey&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <TeachingMethods Applicant="Y" Label="Teaching and learning methods" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Workshops will include active learning and discussion sessions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;eLearning tools such as Mentimeter will be used in lectures to check understanding and encourage active learning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
    <Method>
      <MethodId>0</MethodId>
      <MethodName>Other</MethodName>
      <MethodWeight>100%</MethodWeight>
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    <OtherDescription>&lt;p&gt;Group presentation 40%&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;Individual report &amp;nbsp;60%&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peer Assessment in Group Work&lt;br/&gt;Please note we will use a formal peer assessment process for the group work assessment. Where deemed appropriate by the course unit leader(s), the peer assessment will be summative. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</OtherDescription>
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  <FeedbackMethods Applicant="Y" Label="Feedback methods" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <RequirementsList Applicant="Y" Label="Pre/co-requisites" Student="Y">
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      <UnitTitle></UnitTitle>
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      <Description></Description>
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    <AdditionalRequirement></AdditionalRequirement>
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  <AcademicPrograms Applicant="Y" Label="Academic programmes" Student="Y">
    <AcademicProgram>
      <Program></Program>
      <Plan></Plan>
      <Level></Level>
      <Requirement></Requirement>
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  <FreeChoice Applicant="Y" Label="Available as a free choice unit?" Student="Y">
    <Content>N</Content>
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  <Accreditation Applicant="Y" Label="Accreditation" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
  </Accreditation>
  <RecommendedReading Applicant="Y" Label="Recommended reading" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Core reading&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sethna, Z. (2023) Consumer Behaviour. Fifth edition. Los Angeles: SAGE.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;Solomon, M. R., Askegaard, S., Hogg, M. K., &amp;amp; Bamossy, G. J. (2016). Consumer Behaviour: a European perspective. 6th edition. Pearson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supplementary reading&lt;br/&gt;Chaffey, D., Ellis-Chadwick, F. and Ellis-Chadwick, Fiona. (2019). Digital marketing. Seventh edition. Harlow, United Kingdom ; Pearson Education Limited.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
    <ScheduledHours Applicant="Y" Label="Scheduled activity hours" Student="Y">
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        <ActivityType>Lectures</ActivityType>
        <Hours>20</Hours>
      </ActivityHours>
      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType>Seminars</ActivityType>
        <Hours>10</Hours>
      </ActivityHours>
    </ScheduledHours>
    <PlacementHours Applicant="Y" Label="Placement hours" Student="Y">
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        <ActivityType></ActivityType>
        <Hours>0</Hours>
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    <TotalHours Applicant="Y" Label="Independent study hours" Student="Y">
      <Hours>120</Hours>
    </TotalHours>
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    <Content></Content>
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