units

MKM5955

Faculty of Business and Economics

Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Marketing
OfferedMalaysia First semester 2014 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)Mr Nicholas Grigoriou

Synopsis

Marketing is a means by which organisations create value for their stakeholders within pre-determined objectives. Marketing is widely accepted as a means for delivering greater levels of customer satisfaction, profitability, and sustainability within both a tactical and strategic framework. This unit will prepare graduates for the development, implementation and control processes and procedures of strategic marketing management plans for products and services of an organisation.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. facilitate understanding of the conceptual framework of marketing in value creation and its many applications in decision making under various environmental constraints and with an Asia Pacific focus
  2. evaluate market based information, using it to plan and develop marketing strategies
  3. understand the behaviour of consumers and their role in value creation
  4. understand how value is created using elements of the marketing mix strategies
  5. understand the role of brands in value creation
  6. apply strategic planning tools in developing a marketing mindset.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

MKX9550, MKX5955, MKS5955, MKZ5955