units

MKF5630

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
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
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Tracey Dagger

Synopsis

An in-depth analysis of the marketing techniques that apply to service organisations and industries including service design and delivery, customer service, service quality measurement and internal marketing.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. gain an appreciation of the unique challenges inherent in marketing and managing services and developing and delivering quality services
  2. integrate the strategies, tools and approaches for addressing the unique challenges associated with the marketing of services
  3. apply a knowledge of service quality to an actual business context
  4. become a more successful and effective manager and consumer through the understanding of the design, delivery and communication of the service offer
  5. explain the inter-functional coordination necessary to deliver a quality service.

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.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Tracey Danaher

Prerequisites

MBA5906 or MBA9006 or MKF5461 or MKX5461 or MKF5916 or MKX9160