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MRKT20052 - Marketing Management and Digital Communications

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will examine the role and importance of marketing in an organisation. The theories and concepts of marketing are examined and you will assess how the marketing process works in an increasingly complex and competitive business environment. You will analyse marketing planning, strategy, digital communications and evaluate various tools and techniques used by professional marketers. The increasing attention to social media and the digital space as a means of connecting organisations to customers and stakeholders is also an underlying theme addressed in this unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 20%
2. Report 40%
3. Examination 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 89.41% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.29% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student evaluation feedback
Feedback
One of the feedback items stated that more feedback on assessment pieces would be useful.
Recommendation
Provide detailed feedback on each assessment.
Action Taken
The teaching team takes pride in providing students with constructive feedback.
Source: Feedback from workshop leaders and students within the workshops.
Feedback
Students found the workshop skill building exercises useful in developing their skills.
Recommendation
Continue to have these skill building exercises in the set workshops.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Feedback received from students in the workshops.
Feedback
Students enjoyed the practical application of marketing concepts within their authentic assessments throughout the term.
Recommendation
Continue to use new authentic cases for the assessments.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Research and analyse the marketing environment and evaluate marketing opportunities.
  2. Analyse marketing concepts and theories in relation to business challenges, reflect upon the issues and synthesise complex information to develop solutions.
  3. Critically assess the key role of marketing management including digital and traditional communications in the business environment.
  4. Research, develop and communicate a comprehensive marketing plan.
  5. Effectively communicate marketing knowledge in general business contexts.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Portfolio
2 - Report
3 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Portfolio
2 - Report
3 - Examination