Undergraduate - UnitMKC3120 - Marketing implementation

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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.

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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	Not offered in 2015
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: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Dewi Tojib

Prerequisites

Students must have passed MKC2210 and MKC3130 before undertaking this unit