Postgraduate - UnitMKF5916 - Foundations of marketing

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Marketing
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Off-campus) Caulfield First semester 2014 (Evening) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Off-campus) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Terry Grant (First semester);Professor Hean Tat Keh (Second semester)

Synopsis

Marketing activities undertaken by business and non-business organisations; value exchange concepts and processes; the marketing concept from a strategic and applied perspective; development of corporate and marketing strategic plans; analysis of an organisation's SBUs, product strategies and product development; use of marketing decision making tools at both an applied and strategic level; distribution, pricing and communication mix strategies; services marketing, individual and organisational buyer behaviour, marketing research and market analysis; marketing management, implementation and control processes and procedures.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine the role and influence of marketing in the context of the modern business
explain the key concepts, models and theories upon which the practice of marketing is based
apply key concepts, models and theories in the development of marketing plans and marketing planning
assess the marketing challenges facing firms in a more competitive global market place.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Margaret Matanda (First semester)
Professor Hean Tat Keh (Second semester)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prohibitions

MKX9550, MKX5955, MKX9160