Undergraduate - UnitETC2500 - Marketing research analysis

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Catherine Forbes

Synopsis

This unit introduces sample survey methods, statistical techniques for the analysis of survey data and also introduces qualitative research techniques. It provides students with the knowledge and skills required to understand the role research methods play in problem identification, decision making, strategy development, marketing planning and the evaluation of marketing performance.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

understand the nature and scope of marketing research, and its role in business decision making
understand the difference between qualitative, quantitative, descriptive and causal research
design, undertake and analyse sample surveys, report and present their results
use various data analysis techniques
develop competence in using a statistical package (SPSS).