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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Co-requisites
MKT00102 - Consumer Behaviour MAT10251 - Statistical Analysis
Anti-requisites
MAT00400 Research Methods
Unit aim
Aims to cover all aspects of the marketing research process as an aid to improved decision making within the organisation. Topics covered include the requirements of scientific method, sources of data, data collection methods and techniques, analysis and presentation of data and results; with careful consideration of the limitations of different methods and techniques. Emphasis is on practical application to “real life” situations.
Unit content
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | demonstrate understanding of key concepts used in marketing research | |||||||
2 | translate managerial research problems into marketing research questions and design an appropriate survey-based marketing research plan | |||||||
3 | present and defend the marketing research plan orally | |||||||
4 | implement the marketing research plan — collect data, undertake basic data analysis using appropriate software, interpret results, draw meaningful conclusions and report | |||||||
5 | critically reflect on the marketing research plan and its implementation. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate understanding of key concepts used in marketing research
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translate managerial research problems into marketing research questions and design an appropriate survey-based marketing research plan
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- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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present and defend the marketing research plan orally
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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implement the marketing research plan — collect data, undertake basic data analysis using appropriate software, interpret results, draw meaningful conclusions and report
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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critically reflect on the marketing research plan and its implementation.
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- This following International Edition (IE) is an ALTERNATIVE to the US book. The IE is much more affordable ($140 vs $220), more up-to-date (2014 vs 2012) and very similar in content. It also comes with access to downloadable SPSS (while the US book uses Excel). The downside is that the Study Guide refers to the US (not the IE) text.: Burns, AC and Bush, RF, 2014, Marketing Research (International Edition), 7th, Pearson Education, Edinburgh Gate (England). ISBN: 13-978-0-273-76851-7.
- This following US text is the original text for which the current Study Guide is written. Because its price has substantially increased in 2014, you may prefer to buy the cheaper International Edition (see next). Choose one OR the other text. For more details on these textbook options, please refer to the Blackboard unit announcement on textbooks.: Burns, AC & Bush, RF, 2012, Basic Marketing Research, 3rd edn, Pearson Education-Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (USA). ISBN: 13:978-0-13-507822-8.