Assignment Summary:
- Watch the video above and under the YouTube videos for this week, watch videos 7, 3 and 6 - and then the rest for more information.
- Then go to a store, as discussed above, and observe.
Observation is a well-established method of real world research. It
will probably be easier and perhaps more informative if you pick on one
product line to observe and observe by brand name. In particular, look for:
- product prices,
- product packaging (design, colors, logos, etc.); and,
- product shelve placement relative to other similar products.
- Based on what you observe can you identify:
- which products/brand names compete most closely with each other? Are they placed close to each other on the shelves or far apart?
- which products/brand names are aimed at cost conscious consumers? Where are these on the store shelves for grocery stores?
- which are aimed at higher end consumers? Where are these on the store shelves for grocery stores?
- which products/brand names have a narrower market and command brand loyalty? This one could be tricky to figure out.
- Share what you find with the class on the discussion board.
- What do you think you have learned from this activity?
- What have you learned about monopolistic competition?
- Post your views to the discussion board and refer to at least two different concepts from this week’s Chapters. Your illustration of concepts MUST include an explanation why you think they are relevant to the week’s topic using specific information from the articles, videos and other research that you have done.
- Post on three different days for a minimum of three posts. Failure to meet these minimum posting requirements results in point loss
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- Include a word count on each post. All of your posts should sum to a minimum of 500 words.
- Each post submitted should be between 150 and 250 words. Keep them short, specific, and clear.
- Use paragraphs as appropriate.
- Very lengthy posts do not provide an incentive to be read.
- Remember to document all use of sources by using citations and references.These should be in APA format.
- Please review Plagiarism Powerpoints ( PLAGIARISM.ppt PLAGIARISM.ppt - Alternative Formats ) and be sure to provide references (APA.ppt), including URLs where appropriate, to all works that you cite.
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