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There are 5 modules in this course
The Retail Customer Service course examines the day-to-day tasks that will be tackled in a retail customer service setting, including advanced skills such as returns and exchanges. You will apply guidelines for transactions such as sales, returns, exchanges, and data entry for customer information in real simulations. You will also observe the skills within a retail community location, evaluating the types of tasks observed and shared with a group of peers. You will complete sample transactions for peer evaluation, ensuring all steps are executed and excellent customer service is provided during any transaction.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Create positive interactions with customers
- De-escalate conflict with customers
- Process retail transactions in real-world situations
- Describe the different roles in retail customer service
To be successful in this course, it is recommended that you complete the first two courses in this program.
This week you learn about common retail customer service roles. You learn about a typical day in the life of a retail customer service representative. You also learn how to collaborate with your team and how to tell when you need to get support.
Weekly Introduction: Retail Customer Service Roles•1 minute
Retail Customer Service Role•2 minutes
Types of Customer Service Roles•3 minutes
A Day in the Life of a Retail Customer Service Associate•2 minutes
Hear from: Cory McLaren•1 minute
Collaboration in Customer Service•2 minutes
Asking for Help Outside of Your Department•3 minutes
Collaborating with Managers•2 minutes
Applying Collaborating with Your Team•3 minutes
How to Ask for Help When You Need It•1 minute
Support from Coworkers•3 minutes
Support in a Retail Environment from Managers•2 minutes
Weekly Overview: Retail Customer Service Roles•1 minute
4 readings•Total 100 minutes
Course Syllabus•30 minutes
How to Be Successful in this Course•10 minutes
Summary: Collaborating with Your Team•30 minutes
Summary: Support in a Retail Environment•30 minutes
4 assignments•Total 95 minutes
Graded Quiz: Retail Customer Service Roles•50 minutes
Practice Quiz: Retail Customer Service Tasks•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Collaborating with Your Team•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Support in a Retail Environment•15 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
Meet and Greet•10 minutes
Customer Service Reflection•10 minutes
Pre-Quiz Discussion•10 minutes
Meeting Customer Needs with Transactions
Module 2•5 hours to complete
Module details
This week you learn about different types of transactions that you might perform as a retail customer service employee. You learn what a sku is and how to find prices of products. You learn about customer identification policies and potential issues with payments during a sale.
Graded Quiz: Meeting Customer Needs with Transactions•50 minutes
Practice Quiz: Retail Transactions•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Product Pricing and SKUs•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Customer Identification Policies•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Payments in retail•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Pre-Quiz Discussion•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Simulation: Meeting Customer Needs with Sales Transactions•15 minutes
Assisting Customers with Returns
Module 3•4 hours to complete
Module details
This week you discover the difference between a return and an exchange as well as how to help customers with these transactions. You learn about common return and exchange policies and why documentation is important with this types of transactions.
Introduction: Assisting Customers with Returns•1 minute
Returns vs Exchanges•2 minutes
Hear from: Cory McLaren•1 minute
Applying the Definition of a Return and Exchange•2 minutes
Return and Exchange Policies•2 minutes
Applying Return and Exchange Policies•3 minutes
Why Documentation is Important for Returns and Exchanges•2 minutes
Common Documentation Required for Returns and Exchanges•3 minutes
Introduction to Simulations•2 minutes
Weekly Review: Assisting Customers with Returns•1 minute
3 readings•Total 70 minutes
Summary: Return vs Exchange•30 minutes
Summary: Return and Exchange Policies•30 minutes
Summary: Documentation for returns and exchanges•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 125 minutes
Graded Quiz: Assisting Customers with Returns•50 minutes
Practice Quiz: Assisting Customers with Returns•15 minutes
Activity: Returns and Exchanges Policies•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Return and Exchange Policies•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Documentation for returns and exchanges•15 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
Discussion: Returns and Exchanges•10 minutes
Pre-Quiz Discussion•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Simulation: Meeting Customers Needs with Returns and Exchanges•15 minutes
Reporting, Data Entry, and Communication
Module 4•4 hours to complete
Module details
This week you learn about different types of customer data. You also learn how to collect and record this data. You learn learn how to complete a incident report and how to communicate professionally and effectively with your team and customers.
Introduction: Reporting, Data Entry, and Communication•1 minute
Types of Customer Data•3 minutes
Why Customer Data is Collected•3 minutes
Data Used in Inventory•2 minutes
How Inventory is Tracked•3 minutes
Markdowns and Promotions Data•2 minutes
Applying Inventory and Data Entry•2 minutes
Introduction to Simulations•2 minutes
What is an Incident Report?•2 minutes
When Should an Incident Report be Completed?•3 minutes
Applying Incident Reports•4 minutes
Professional communication•2 minutes
What does Professional Communication Look Like?•4 minutes
Weekly Review: Reporting, Data Entry, and Communication•1 minute
4 readings•Total 60 minutes
Summary: Customer Data•30 minutes
Summary: Inventory and Data Entry•10 minutes
Summary: Incident Reports•10 minutes
Summary: Professional Communication•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 140 minutes
Graded Quiz: Reporting, Data Entry, and Communication•50 minutes
Activity: Customer Data•30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Customer Data•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Inventory and Data Entry•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Incident Reports•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Professional Communication•15 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
Discussion: Customer Data•10 minutes
Pre-Quiz Discussion•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Simulation: Handling Customer Data - Retail•15 minutes
E-commerce and Customer Service
Module 5•4 hours to complete
Module details
This week you learn the uses of e-commerce in a retail position. You also learn about common issues that can occur with e-commerce and the use of third party apps.
What's included
8 videos3 readings4 assignments1 peer review
Show info about module content
8 videos•Total 13 minutes
Introduction: E-Commerce and Customer Service•1 minute
E-Commerce Defined•2 minutes
How is E-Commerce Used in Retail•2 minutes
Common Issues•3 minutes
Introduction to Peer Reviews•2 minutes
Walkthrough of Peer Review Steps•2 minutes
Weekly Review: E-Commerce and Customer Service•0 minutes
Congratulations!•1 minute
3 readings•Total 70 minutes
Summary: E-Commerce in Retail•30 minutes
Summary: Online Orders with In-Store Pickup•10 minutes
Retail E-Commerce Policies•30 minutes
4 assignments•Total 110 minutes
Graded Quiz: E-commerce and Customer Service•50 minutes
Practice Quiz: E-Commerce in retail•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Online Orders with In-Store Pickup•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Retail E-Commerce Policies•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
Evaluate Common Retail Transactions•60 minutes
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