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MKF5200

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Marketing

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jo McGregor

Offered

Caulfield

Synopsis

Evaluation of a marketing program is a critical ingredient of the marketing director's role. This unit examines various means of diagnosing, assessing, tracking and evaluating performance and modifying actions to improve marketing operations.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. conduct a comprehensive marketing productivity analysis using marketing audit models
  2. determine the adequacy of the existing organisational information systems and marketing effectiveness measures
  3. complete a strategic marketing policy review and design information systems to improve control and modify analysis procedures
  4. present the audit approach (philosophy); key information issues, control and modification procedures to class
  5. develop and adopt marketing audit model to suit circumstances.

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.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Saunders

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one of the following units MKX5461, MKX9160, MKX9550 OR MBA9006 before undertaking this unit.