Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has been through the module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• knowledge of various conceptions of the market advanced in the course literature
• can explain fundamental concepts of neo-classical and industrial economics, business strategy, sensory branding, actor-network theory and the sociology of markets
• explain fundamental concepts of material culture studies and the anthropology of markets

Skills

• can assess the competitive situation of a product, a service or a system
• can describe the life of a product, service or system on the market and map out the processes it becomes part of
• can discuss how product, service and system design plays into the enactment of markets
• can discuss the implications of globalization processes for the design and marketization of products, services and systems

Competences

• can independently take part in discussions and reflections on how markets can be created

Type of instruction

Reading and analysing texts, lectures and case presentation as well as group discussions

Exam

Exams