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MKTG3002 – Services Marketing
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Chris Baumann
Contact via Email
3 Management Drive, Office 164
Please refer to ilearn
Oliver Manlutac
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above including ((MKTG202 or MKTG2002) and (MKTG204 or MKTG2004))
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
In competitive service markets, offering consistent quality and satisfying services are key challenges. These challenges drive intangibility, heterogeneity, credence qualities and high similarity among competing service offerings. Because of the nature of services, service marketers have to adopt strategies to market their service offerings which are different from tangible goods. There is a growing range of touchpoints, where customers experience service marketing techniques. Therefore, services marketers require a deep understanding of issues such as service design and delivery, service quality measurement and internal marketing. The focus of this unit is on developing students’ knowledge of the specific characteristics of service offerings and service markets. Students will critically analyse and evaluate service offerings and service delivery processes. Students will develop the ability to create strategic options to improve service quality, satisfaction, firm performance and brand services competitively.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Critique and explain the specific characteristics of service offerings and service markets.
- ULO2: Analyse and evaluate service offerings and their delivery to compete in a target market.
- ULO3: Analyse and justify different strategic options to improve service quality, customer satisfaction and firm performance.
- ULO4: Evaluate service marketing theories to solve services problems.
Assessment Tasks
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General Assessment Information
Late assessment submissions must also be submitted through the appropriate submission link in iLearn. No extensions will be granted unless an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will not be accepted after solutions have been discussed and/or made available.
Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Delivery and Resources
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TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY
From Year 2020, the unit is delivered in a combination of weekly seminars/lectures (1 hour) and workshops (2 hours). Students are expected to be active and engaged learners, contributing fully to workshop activities and discussions. Learning activities include individual and group tasks that are to be completed during private study and in the workshops.
Students need to read in advance of seminar sessions/workshops, complete preparatory work, be prepared to work in small groups and discuss the materials assigned.
The seminar/lecture notes will be posted on iLearn at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au.
The recording (video or audio) of lectures/seminars is not permitted.
CLASSES
• There are 3 hours of face-to-face classes each week.
• The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
• Attendance is important and attendance will be taken in class.
• Students are expected to arrive on time and not to leave until the class ends.
TEXTBOOK
There is no required textbook for this unit. However, there is a recommended textbook: Lovelock, Ch.. Patterson, P., and J. Wirtz, (2015), Services Marketing: an Asia-Pacific and Australian perspective, 6th Edition, Pearson.
REQUIRED READINGS
Required readings will be posted on ilearn. In addition, the following journal articles are required reading:
Baumann, C., Elliott, G., & Burton, S. (2012). Modeling customer satisfaction and loyalty: survey data versus data mining. Journal of Services Marketing, 26(3), 148-157.
Baumann, C., Timming, A. R., & Gollan, P. J. (2016). Taboo tattoos? A study of the gendered effects of body art on consumers' attitudes toward visibly tattooed front line staff. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 29, 31-39.
Baumann, C., Hoadley, S., Hamin, H., & Nugraha, A. (2017). Competitiveness vis-à-vis service quality as drivers of customer loyalty mediated by perceptions of regulation and stability in steady and volatile markets. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 36, 62-74.
Bitner, M. J. (1992). Servicescapes: The impact of physical surroundings on customers and employees. Journal of marketing, 56(2), 57-71.
Buttle, F. (1996). SERVQUAL: review, critique, research agenda. European Journal of marketing.
Grainer, M., Noble, C. H., Bitner, M. J., & Broetzmann, S. M. (2014). What unhappy customers want. MIT Sloan Management Review, 55(3), 31.
Jones, T. O., & Sasser, W. E. (1995). Why satisfied customers defect. Harvard Business Review, 73(6), 88.
Kotze, T. G., & Du Plessis, P. J. (2003). Students as “co‐producers” of education: a proposed model of student socialisation and participation at tertiary institutions. Quality Assurance in Education.
Lee, S. H., & Chow, P. S. (2020). Investigating consumer attitudes and intentions toward online fashion renting retailing. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 52, 101892.
Lovelock, C. H. (1983). Classifying services to gain strategic marketing insights. Journal of Marketing, 47(3), 9-20.
Lucia-Palacios, L., Pérez-López, R., & Polo-Redondo, Y. (2020). Does stress matter in mall experience and customer satisfaction?. Journal of Services Marketing.
Michel, A., Baumann, C., & Gayer, L. (2017). Thank you for the music–or not? The effects of in-store music in service settings. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 36, 21-32.
Patterson, P. G., Scott, J., & Uncles, M. D. (2010). How the local competition defeated a global brand: The case of Starbucks. Australasian Marketing Journal (AMJ), 18(1), 41-47.
Savas-Hall, S., Koku, P. S., & Mangleburg, T. (2020). Consumers’ Perception of Service Newness and Its Marketing Implications. Services Marketing Quarterly, 1-14.
Unit Schedule
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Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Changes from Previous Offering
MKTG3002 - Services Marketing is a new unit.