Customer Service as a Success Factor (3cr)

Content scheduling

- palvelutapahtuma ja sen vaiheet
- haastavat asiakastilanteet
- erilaisten asiakkaiden kohtaaminen
- palvelun laatu
- viestintä ja vuorovaikutus asiakaspalvelutilanteessa

Objective

The student can define a service and its components, describe the phases of a service process and recognize the elements of service quality and service gaps. The student can function in customer service operations in both external and internal customer service situations. The student recognizes various customer service situations and can analyze customer behaviour from the perspective of customer service.

Content

- service, service quality
- critical moments, handling different customers
- internal customers
- service recovery situations, other special cases
- service gaps
- working in customer service

Materials

Soveltuvin osin:
- Pesonen, H-L., Lehtonen, J. & Toskala, A. 2002. Asiakaspalvelu vuorovaikutuksena. PS-kustannus.
- Grönroos 2015: Palvelujen johtaminen ja markkinointi. Talentum.
- Löytänä, J. ja Kortesuo; K. 2011: Asiakaskokemus: Palvelubisneksestä kokemusbisnekseen. Talentum.

Teaching methods

Verkkototeutus

Student workload

80h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has done the work and participated as instructed. The student can define a service and its components, describe the phases of a service process and recognize the elements of service quality and service gaps. The student can function in customer service operations in both external and internal customer service situations. The student recognizes various customer service situations and can analyze customer behaviour from the perspective of customer service.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has done the work well and participated actively. The student can define service and its components, describe the phases of a service process well and recognize the elements of service quality and service gaps. The student can function in customer service operations in both external and internal customer service situations. The student recognizes various customer service situations and can analyze customer behaviour from the perspective of customer service.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has done the work to an excellent standard and participated actively and constructively. The student can define service and its components, describe the phases of a service process in depth and recognize the elements of service quality and service gaps. The student can function in customer service operations in both external and internal customer service situations. The student recognizes various customer service situations and can analyze customer behaviour from the perspective of customer service.

Qualifications

Marketing studies in virtual enterprise studies.