Postgraduate - UnitMKF5760 - Marketing leadership in society

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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 Second semester 2015 (On-campus split block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Jan Brace-Govan

Synopsis

Contemporary marketing leaders have to engage with diverse and compelling social issues. This is regardless of the sector in which marketing leaders operate - private, public, or civil society. Hence, awareness of contemporary social issues and the role of marketing in addressing these is a critical part of the modern marketing toolkit. The approach will define the marketer's contribution as responsible and effective global leaders. In this unit you will explore various marketing concepts, frameworks and techniques ranging from social marketing to macromarketing and transformative consumer research, which can help develop such awareness and facilitate informed decision making. A high level of understanding of marketing concepts will be assumed.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify and assess the challenges the broader society presents to the marketplace
critically evaluate complex, contradictory social phenomena from a marketing perspective
demonstrate sensitive, innovative solutions utilising a modern marketing toolkit.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 70%
Examination: 30%

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)

Associate Professor Jan Brace-Govan

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course 2276 and must have passed 48 credit points.

Prohibitions

MKX5760