MKF1120 · Marketing theory and practice

Overview

This unit provides you with an introduction to the discipline of marketing. It encompasses marketing's role in a dynamic organisational environment and introduces you to the concepts and strategies employed by marketers to create value for organisations and their stakeholders. The unit provides a foundation for you if you are seeking to pursue further study in marketing, however it also provides an insight into the interrelationship between marketing and other disciplines.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. describe the theories and frameworks that form the basis of marketing
2. describe how these marketing theories and frameworks are applied by organisations
3. explain how marketing creates value for an organisation and its stakeholders
4. propose appropriate marketing actions in a range of scenarios.

Workload

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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.