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MKF2540 - Retail management principles

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Marketing

Coordinator(s)

Ms Karen Lurati

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

An overview of retailing from a management perspective. The development of retailing; the Australian retail industry and its environment; merchandising planning, control and distribution; pricing merchandise; selling and sales promotion; store location, layout and presentation.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

develop an understanding of the retail industry and identify the different retail formats in Australia and abroad
identify the processes and procedures involved in retail planning and management
develop skills for analysing a retail business
identify and analyse retail trends and their implications
create a retail store strategy while utilising various theoretical and practical tools.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 55%
Examination: 45%

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)

Mr Peter Wagstaff

Prerequisites

MKF1120