MKF5371 · Managing business networks

Overview

Marketing of business goods and services poses some unique challenges for business-to-business marketing practitioners. This unit provides an integrated marketing and strategic management approach into understanding and applying business-to-business marketing theory. In so doing, the unit places business goods and services issues within a broader marketing context. The unit addresses the need for business-to-business marketers to not only understand buyer-seller relationships and behaviours but also how to use these insights to develop business marketing strategies in dynamic markets.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

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

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. understand the core concepts and theories of business-to-business marketing
2. use business-to-business literature to critique current business practice
3. use the understanding of buyer-seller relationships and behaviour to develop marketing strategies for dynamic business markets
4. research and apply business-to-business marketing theories to practice.

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.