BUSS H3006 - Strategic Service and CX Excellence

Module Title:Strategic Service and CX Excellence
Credits: 5
NFQ Level:8
Module Delivered In 13 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: The learning outcomes detailed above will be achieved through the following teaching methodologies; • Lectures: communication of knowledge and ideas from lecturer to student. Students will be encouraged to engage in active discussion of the material during lectures. • Problem Solving Exercises; Students will be working in small team on an assigned project. They will apply the theory to their project on a topic by topic basis. • Class Discussion / Debate; All classes will involve active engagement and discussion with the material. • E- Learning; There will be on-line learning materials provided. • Self Directed Independent Learning; Students will evaluate the CX provided by a service company. This will require independent learning. It will develop their research, project management, written and oral communication skills.
Module Aim: Customer Experience (CX) is the newest and fastest growing discipline in the corporate world today (Gartner).The course aims to provide the student with an understanding of the unique challenges of managing & marketing service and to provide them with the knowledge to identify, analyze and solve problems encountered in this area. The retention and building of strong customer relationships through quality service are at the heart of the course content.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Evaluate the Customer Experience / ‘moment of truth’ for a service company and propose solutions
LO2 Assess the role and importance of Customer Experience management for service companies.
LO3 Apply strategic service marketing management concepts and approaches in service organisations.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
1. Introduction to Service Marketing & CX
The Service Sector, The Service Dominant (S-D) Logic, Examination of the characteristics of services, the similarities and differences. Overview of the resulting marketing implications and challenges. Classification schemes for services, B2B, B2C, and non profit. Service networks & integrators, Conceptual frameworks for analyzing the service encounter, The Extended Services Marketing Mix.
2. The Service Experience & CX/ UX design
Define Service Experience & ‘Remarkable’ CX, The Moment of Truth, Touchpoints for Service Encounters - Omnichannel. (Offline and Online) CX in Ireland and internationally. Benchmarks. Define UX, Fundamentals of optimal Omnichannel Service Design, Double diamond framework, Customer Journey Mapping,
2.2 Services in the digital age:
Design elements of UX, Factors in Designing Online service encounters, Stages of the online encounter, Impact of the internet on traditional retailing, Benefits of the internet on the face to face encounter. Academic Models on customer adoption of online services, m services, impact of social media on the customer experience, Benchmarks and Best practice.
3. CX Quality – Measurement & Management
3.1 Define SERVICE QUALITY, Service quality dimensions, 6 Emotional Drivers of CX, Strategic Importance of Service quality, Service quality versus Customer Satisfaction, Frameworks for measuring Service quality, Quantitative & Qualitative approaches, CSAT, Customer Effort Score, Net Promoters Score, Service quality Gap Models, Zone of tolerance. Measuring e Service quality: SITEQUAL, Webqual, E- Servqual, E-S-Qual, Barriers to buying on line. Service quality Information Systems, Best Practice and Benchmarks.
3.2 CUSTOMER CARE & SERVICE RECOVERY:
Strategic Importance, 8 Pillars of Customer Care, Evolution of Customer Care, Effective management of Face to Face, Telephone, Web Service Recovery. Social Customer Care. Best Practice and Benchmarks.
4. Strategic Service & CX Frameworks
Relationship Marketing, Customer Retention Strategies, Service Culture and Effective Service Leaders, CX Excellence Audit, 12 steps to implementing CX Excellence, The Winning Wheels of Service, The Service Profit Chain.
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment20.00%
Project80.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Essay The Strategic importance of Customer Experience Management 2,3 20.00 Week 24
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Project Measuring & Assessing Customer Experience / Service quality. Formulation of a Service quality information system. (Mystery Shopper / Service Journal/ Customer Journey Mapping ) 1,3 80.00 Week 28
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture Every Week 3.00
Independent Learning Every Week 6.00
Total Hours 9.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture Every Week 1.50
Independent Learning Every Week 7.50
Total Hours 9.00
 

Module Delivered In

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