MKS3121 - Marketing planning and implementation - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Marketing

Chief examiner(s)

Mrs Marlene Bogaards

Coordinator(s)

Mrs Melanie Klopper

Unit guides

Offered

South Africa

  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)
  • Summer semester B 2018 (On-campus block of classes)

Prerequisites

Students must have passed two units from the following: MKG2402 or MKW2402 or MKS2402 and MKG2420 or MKW2420 or MKS2420 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

MKF3121, MKG3121, MKW3121Not offered in 2018

Synopsis

The development of corporate marketing strategies; marketing planning procedure; evaluation and control in marketing planning; international case studies in corporate marketing planning and strategy; concepts of product management; designing a product strategy; monitoring planning/marketing.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. define the relationship between corporate planning and marketing planning in a business environment
  2. demonstrate the relationship between corporate objective setting and marketing objective setting
  3. construct or prepare a marketing plan, which incorporates the specific elements of the marketing mix to achieve specific marketing objectives
  4. develop and enhance appropriate written and oral communications and analytical skills required for the effective presentation of a marketing plan
  5. understand how a marketing plan is implemented in practice.

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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