units

MKF2401

Faculty of Business and Economics

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

print version

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered, or view unit timetables.

LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Marketing
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Ms Narelle Pittard

Synopsis

This unit is run jointly between the Department of Design and the Department of Marketing. The unit reviews the history of packaging, and the dual use of package in today's environment, specifically focusing on both the legal and social requirement of packages, alongside the branding implications. This unit features a studio component in which students are encouraged to design and create their own packages.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. identify the importance of packaging as an element of product design
  2. describe the legislative requirements and production requirements associated with packaging
  3. appreciate some of the problems and opportunities facing marketers and designers, as part of the product design process
  4. implement packaging strategies
  5. appreciate the relationship between packaging and branding.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prerequisites

MKF1120 or equivalent