Undergraduate - UnitMKC2130 - Marketing decision analysis

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Satheesh Seenivasan

Synopsis

Decision support systems in marketing, characterising marketing environments, new product diffusion, repeat purchase models, market share analysis, generalised response models (for the univariate and the multivariate market mix), dynamic advertising response, advertising allocation (geographic and temporal) and decision theory applied to competitor response.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

develop a capability for applying marketing models to a range of marketing phenomena
equip students with the ability to interpret output and develop management recommendations
appreciate the assumptions and limitations of marketing models

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (3 hours): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Satheesh Seenivasan

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed MKC1200 and ETC1000 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

MKF2131, MKW2131