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Unit of Study MKT82210 - Marketing (Online) (2015)

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Unit description

Introduces students to the concept and philosophy of marketing underpinning our contemporary business environment. Looks at aspects of marketing management: different markets, customer focus, relationship marketing, monitoring of the environment, buyer behaviour, marketing research, marketing planning, the marketing mix, and brand strategy. Concepts are applied to goods and services in a global context.

Unit content

Topic 1: Marketing planning and the marketing concept
Topic 2: Knowing and researching your target audience
Topic 3: Segmenting, targeting, positioning and branding
Topic 4: Product strategies
Topic 5: Price decisions, value networks and marketing channels
Topic 6: Integrated marketing communications

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Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 4 Study Period 4

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss the role of marketing in today's contemporary business environment
2 analyse buying behaviour in order to develop effective marketing communications
3 critically evaluate the marketing strategies of organisations
4 design a marketing plan.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss the role of marketing in today's contemporary business environment
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    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  2. analyse buying behaviour in order to develop effective marketing communications
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. critically evaluate the marketing strategies of organisations
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  4. design a marketing plan.
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

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