Undergraduate - UnitMKC3120 - Marketing implementation

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Marketing
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr David Toleman

Synopsis

Introduction to the recent literature relating to implementation, evaluation and control of marketing strategies. Current concepts, theories and applications are addressed in the areas of market orientation, internal marketing, customer service and loyalty issues in marketing, brand equity, relationship marketing, marketing productivity analysis, marketing financial performance analysis, marketing organisation, database marketing, the use of technology information processes and marketing performance assessment.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

provide students with a first hand appreciation of the current role of marketing in organisations; and provide them with the skills to apply the academic knowledge gained at university
critically evaluate and appreciate the change in marketing emphasis away from a functional approach (eg four Ps) towards a more market-oriented and market-driven approach
identify, analyse and apply appropriate measurement criteria to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the marketing strategies
distinguish between the strategic (soft) and operational (hard) aspects of implementation.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Dewi Tojib

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prerequisites

Students must have passed MKC2210 and MKC3130 before undertaking this unit