Postgraduate - UnitMKS5955 - Marketing and the international consumer

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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	South Africa First semester 2015 (Day) South Africa Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Hb Klopper

Synopsis

Marketing activities undertaken by 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 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 with emphasis on international aspects of marketing and consumer behaviour.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

evaluate market based information, using it to plan and develop marketing strategies
understanding the behaviour of consumers and their role in value creation
explain how value is created using elements of the marketing mix strategies
discuss the role of brand strategies and customer relationship management in value creation
discuss the application of strategic planning tools in developing a marketing mindset, using marketing metrics.

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)

Associate Professor Hb Klopper

Prohibitions

MKF5916, MKX5955, MKX9160, MKX9550, MKZ5955, MKM5955