Undergraduate - UnitMKW2420 - Marketing research methods

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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	Berwick First semester 2012 (Day) Gippsland First semester 2012 (Day) Sunway First semester 2012 (Day) South Africa First semester 2012 (Day) Sunway Second semester 2012 (Day) Peninsula Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Stephen Saunders

Synopsis

The process of marketing research. Role of research in the marketing decision process. Developing key outputs -- brief, proposal, report. Planning and managing a research project. Qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Statistical analysis, marketing interpretation and reporting.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

define the purposes and scope of marketing research methods
illustrate the processes and techniques on quantitative and qualitative research
demonstrate skills on writing a research proposal and the conduct of a research study by applying appropriate research design
develop competencies to analyse and interpret data by applying basic statistical tools
critically assess the relevance of information for marketing decision making.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Saunders

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Co-requisites

MKW2402 or MKW2111

Prohibitions

ETC2500, MKC2500, MKF2121, MKG2420