Module – Customer Relationship Management
The aim of this Module is to support learners to appreciate the value and values of consumers and to learn approaches to caring for customers within work-related contexts. The Module will focus on the theoretical basis for consumer and customer support over the period of the Module.
Customers and the relationships between business and customers is central to most modern businesses. This module takes an in-depth look at the whole area from a work-related psychology perspective. It will critically evaluate the role of customer relationship management in an organisational setting providing learners with key skill knowledge and approaches that can be utilised within their respective workplaces.
Thematic Area | Topic | Classroom Based Day Programme  Delivery Mode | Blended Learning Delivery Mode | |
Classroom-based only (Duration) |
Synchronous BL (Duration) |
Asynchronous Teaching and Directed e- Learning  (Duration) | ||
Theme 1 | Introduction to the 5 Generic Models of Customer Relationship Management | 2 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 2 | Strategic Customer Service Relationships | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 3 | Operational Customer Relationship Management | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 4 | Collaborative Customer Relationships | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 5 | Analytical Customer Relationships | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 6 | Customer Relationship Planning & Development strategies – trust, commitment & interdependence. | 2 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 7 | Immediate, Short & Long-term relationships, – developing and sustaining customer loyalty. | 2 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 8 | Customer relationships as an integral element of business mission and strategy | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 9 | The nature of relationships with different stakeholders including customers, suppliers, intermediaries & other external bodies | 2 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 10 | Organising for relationships | 2 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 11 | Monitoring and control of customer relationships. | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Theme 12 | Relationship Dissolution – Why relationships terminate; Mitigation strategies | 2 hours | 2 hours | 1 Hour |
Total | 30 hours | 24 hours | 12 hours |