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Submission – 10th May 2021

Test Specification Table

CLO1 Apply the major behavioural concepts that form the Final Examination
foundation of consumer behaviour (C3, PL02)
CLO2 Identify the decision-making process by which Individual Assignment
consumers arrive at purchase decisions (A4, PL010)
CLO3 Integrate the relevant consumer behavioural theories Individual Assignment
and concepts to design effective marketing strategies
(A4, PL09)

Individual Assignment (60%)

  Question Vs Taxonomy
  Affective Level
Question
No. Topic 1 2 3 4 5 6 PLO
  S
SQ SQ SQ SQ SQ
Q
Decision-Making Process, Role of Motivation,
1 Attitude, Personality, Learning, Effect of Culture 50% 10
and Reference Groups

2 Consumer Behavioural Theories and Concepts 50% 9

100
  Total
%

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

This is an individual assignment. This assignment will carry 60% of your module marks.

Students should be able to:

1. Identify the decision-making process by which consumers arrive at purchase decisions. Apply relevant
theories and concepts to business scenarios.

2. Integrate the relevant consumer behavioural theories and concepts to design effective marketing
strategies.

You will be assessed at 100% for this individual assignment and the marks will be weighted at 60% for
the overall marks of this module.

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Introduction

According to the list of topics given below, and using sources such as academic journals, Fortune, Business
Week, the Wall Street Journal, etc., you are to select a “real world” marketing or current consumer
behaviour related issue that interests you. It could also be an organisation or company that interest you. You
should also emphasise under what area the problem or focus is and make sure the issue addresses a specific
topic or a specific area. For example, you may choose a topic related to middle-class consumers and look at
a specific issue such as “Prestige Goods and Ostentatious Consumption” or “Consumer Motivation and
the Phenomenon of Middle Aged Harley Bikers”.

Some examples of consumer behavior issues include: (1) How Do Marketers Shape Young Consumers' Self
Concept?, (2) Which Type of Consumers Collect Certain Products? (e.g. Antique Cars), (3) Understanding the
Psychology and Consumption Behaviour of Malaysians and (5) Experiential Marketing and Appealing to
Consumers' Senses.

You should then analyse, evaluate, and critique the marketing issue in terms of the concepts and theories we
have covered in class. Then, you are to provide your recommendations.

The aim is to analyse the consumer behaviour inherent in some real-world situations and develop marketing
recommendations based on that analysis.

List of Topics

1. A Comparative Analysis of the Buying Habits between Men and Women

2. Digital and Physical Shopping Experience
3. Impact of Experiential Marketing on Consumer Behaviour
4. Understanding the Digitally Connected Generation Z Consumers
5. The Rise in Social Responsibility
6. The Growing Impact of Internet Marketing on Consumer Behavior
7. Cultural Diversity and Consumer Behaviour: Highlighting the Impact and Major Concerns
8. Changes In Consumer Behavior Brought On By The Pandemic
9. Relying on Celebrity Endorsement as a Marketing Strategy
10. Green Marketing

A. Introduction

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Provide a background of the topic and explain the purpose of the study.

B. Consumer Behaviour Issues/Problem

You should identify ONE specific consumer behaviour issue that is relevant to the marketing topic you have
chosen. It is important to be quite specific in your problem definition (e.g., Are the issues related to consumer
attitudes, cognitive decision making, or perception?).

C. Consumer Analysis and Applications of Relevant Theories

The heart of your project is your creative analysis of the basic consumer behaviour issues involved in your
marketing problem. You should identify and apply any THREE (3) relevant concepts, models, and theories
discussed during the semester (e.g. learning, perception, decision-making, learning, motivation, attitude
formation, social influences, etc.). By using these concepts; study, understand and explain the issues you are
focused on.

D. Marketing Recommendations

Be sure to discuss the marketing recommendations that you would make based on your analysis of relevant
consumer behaviour phenomena. For instance, how would you package your product in a way that maximises
impact given what you know about attention and perception? How would you promote your product given the
level of involvement your target market has in your product and the decision-making process your target
consumers follow? How should companies change their marketing strategies to improve product positioning,
enhance the consumer experience with the product, and enhance their level of satisfaction?

E. Conclusions and Marketing Implications

Conclude by considering the implications of your analysis, discussion or recommendations for marketers and
consumers. What does your recommendation imply, or involve, or suggest? For example, your
recommendations may be unconventional and require further research by others. The conclusion might make a
new but related point that the ideas, on the whole, suggest that such an integration is (or isn't) possible for the
problem identified. Avoid summarising your research paper.

You will be evaluated on your choice of consumer behaviour issues being relevant to the marketing problem,
the use of specific concepts from the textbook and class discussions, and the strategies that you recommend.
Assume that the audience for your paper has read the textbook and other readings for this module and attended
the class lectures/discussions.

Submission of the Assignment

1. It will be an online submission.
2. References of any materials in electronic format need to be attached with your written assignment.
3. Late submission will require students to submit an extenuating circumstance (EC) to the academic board for
deliberation.

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Marks allocation
A. Introduction 10 marks
B. Identification of the problem or issues of 30 marks
consumer behaviour aspects
C. Analysis of consumer behaviour issues 30 marks
including application of relevant theories
D. Marketing conclusion and recommendations to 20 marks
resolve the consumer behaviour problem
E. Usage of appropriate citation and reference 10 marks
according to Harvard Referencing Style.
Total 100 marks

Requirements

The assignment must adhere to the academic documentation standards.

Style
 You are to write the citations and references following the Harvard Referencing Style.
 You are required to use Times New Roman as the font type
 Your headings and subheadings need to be presented in font size 16 and font size 14 respectively.
Other writing will be in font size 12.
 Vertical/line spacing is to be 1.5 line spacing.
 You are required to provide page numbers to your pages.
 You need to provide line spacing between paragraphs.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to provide quality work, you should not limit your references to only web
sources. Your writing should include references to academic journal (electronic or non-electronic) and special
report.

Assignment Structure
Your document should incorporate the following items:
 A cover page
 Table of contents
 Content (with proper headings and subheadings)
 References
 Appendix optional)

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Documentation Requirements

Cover Page
The assignment cover page should contain information as stated below in order:
 APU Logo
 Assignment Description (Individual Assignment)
 Assignment Title (follow the title stated in the question)
 Student Name
 Student Id No.
 Module Name and Code
 Lecturer Name
 Intake Number
 Submission Date
 Word Count

Originality
You must use enough of your own words to convince that you understand what you are writing. There must be
evidence of originality in your writing reflected by the effort of paraphrasing and the use of own personal
expression in your analysis and evaluation. You should not submit a “copy and paste” work as you may only be
awarded at most a PASS even though proper citations and references are given.

Quantity versus Quality

You must ensure that your writing is clear and concise as quantity does not always guarantee quality.
Therefore, you should not expect that by writing more will enable you to get a high mark unless the information
is presented with clarity and relevance with a high degree of analysis and evaluation.

Assignment Performance Criteria

Marks are awarded based on the following criteria:

Grade Assessment Guidelines

- Evidence of research effort from the number of relevant references exceeding the
minimal requirements of the assignment.
- Evidence of a high degree of depth in analysis and evaluation.
Distinction
- Excellent use of language with minimal or no grammatical errors and spelling
75% and
mistakes.
above
- The answer shows the competent reference to different concepts.
- Format is followed properly and both citations and references are written in consistent
manner in adherence to Harvard Referencing Style.
Credit - Good knowledge and understanding of the theories and concept of the module. Both
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theories and concept are relevantly and accurately applied.

- Evidence of analysis and evaluation.
- Assignments follow the proper format with page number, correct arrangement of the
assignment components, evidence of headings and subheadings, clear paragraphing of
65% - 74%
ideas and all elements of the cover page are present.
- Good use of language with minimal spelling and grammatical mistakes.
- Evidence of references following the Harvard Referencing Style System written
consistently and presented in alphabetical order.
- Evidence of basic knowledge and/or understanding of the theories and concepts of the
module. However, explanation discussion is limited or unclear.
- Limited analysis and evaluation.
Pass
- Students display some understanding of the theories and concepts but there are parts of
50% - 64%
inaccuracy and irrelevance in the answer.
- References are present but not written consistently according to Harvard Referencing
Style.
- Citations are missing in some part of the assignment where they are required.
- The answer fails to address the issues within the question.
- Lack of or no analysis and evaluation evident in the answer.
- An improper layout such as no page numbering, absence of headings and subheadings,
missing elements in the cover page.
- The answer is highly fragmented. Ideas fail to flow cohesively when read.
- Lack of originality in writing evidence by “cut and paste” work (which can be reflected
by information written in point form or bulleted format at various places of the
Fail assignment; substantial usage of quoted information directly taken from the source;
0% - 49% evidence of irregularity in the use of language giving suspicion of copying, etc.)
- Evidence of many grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.
- Citations are missing in parts of the answer where they are required or/and they do not
have the relevant references presented at the end of the assignment. Citations and
references are presented in an inconsistent format and are not written in adherence to
the Harvard Referencing Style. References are not from the relevant sources of
authority (e.g. such as students make reference to www.wikipedia.com)
- Less than the minimal references are given showing lack of effort in doing research.

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