6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
Dr Stanislav Stakhovych(First semester
Dr Dominic Thomas (Second semester)
Unit guides
Synopsis
Making decisions without a true understanding is like walking in the dark. One way to acquire reliable and relevant information is through conducting rigorous marketing research. In this unit, you will learn a systematic and objective process for generating information to aid in making marketing decisions. You will not only learn how to formulate a marketing research problem and write a research brief from a managerial perspective, but also how to choose an appropriate research design and produce a research proposal from a researcher perspective. Finally, you will learn how to collect and analyse data, and how findings from a research report can be used to guide better managerial decisions.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- identify key concepts and methods for conducting marketing research
- formulate marketing research problems and/or opportunities
- develop skills on how to formulate appropriate research design
- conduct data analysis and interpret results from a marketing perspective
- develop and present a research proposal
- interpret marketing research findings to assist managerial decision making.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 60% + Examination: 40%
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)
Co-requisites
Students must be enrolled in B6010, 2276 or B6005 to undertake this unit.
Students enrolled in course 4431 are prohibited from this unit.
Prohibitions
Students enrolled in course 4431 are prohibited from this unit.