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.

Classes:

• Number and length of classes: There will be 3-hour face-to-face teaching every week from week 1 to week 13. The lecturer will deliver a seminar and then organise a workshop each week. The timetable for the semester can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/

• Students are expected to be engaged learners and active participants in class activities. To contribute fully to the class, students are expected to read in advance and follow current development in consumer-related market trends. If students are not able to attend a class, application for a Special Consideration must be made. Work-related reasons are NOT accepted for your absence.

• The lecture slides will be posted on iLearn at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au on a weekly basis. It is NOT permissible to record (video or tape) lectures nor tutorials. However, Echo recordings of the lectures will be made available.

• You are expected to arrive on time and not to leave until the class ends. If you have a recurring problem that makes you late, or forces you to leave early, have the courtesy to discuss this with your lecturer.

Required reading - Textbook:

Consumer Behaviour: Buying, Having, Being (4th edition), Michael R Solomon, Rebekah Russell-Bennett and Josephine Previte, ISBN: 9781488616952, Publisher: Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) 2019.

• The prescribed textbook can be purchased from the Macquarie University Co-op Bookshop.

Supplementary readings:

In addition to the textbook recommended above, students are also expected to be familiar with the key academic journals in the marketing discipline from which useful insights can be derived. In particular, students are encouraged to review relevant papers from the following high-quality journals, newspapers and magazines:

Academic journals: • Journal of Marketing • Journal of Marketing Research • Marketing Science • Journal of Consumer Research • Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science • Journal of Consumer Psychology • International Journal of Research in Marketing • Journal of Advertising •Journal of International Marketing • International Journal of Advertising • Psychology and Marketing • Journal of Business Research • Marketing Theory • Marketing Letters • Journal of Marketing Communications • Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice • Journal of Services Marketing • Journal of Consumer Culture • European Journal of Marketing • Consumption Markets and Culture • Journal of Service Research

Newspapers/Magazines: • Business Review Weekly • Australian Financial Review • The Australian (Marketing section) • B&T Magazine • Marketing • Sydney Morning Herald (Business section)

You can access these resources through the Library home page. Under ‘research’ select search for ‘journals’ and type the name of the journal. You can also access these via Google Scholar.

Recommended Research Databases: You should also familiarise yourself with key research databases available for access through the library. Databases recommended for your study in marketing include: • Ebscohost: ◦ Academic Search Elite ◦ Business Source Premier • Wiley Interscience • Scopus • Web of Science • Global Market Information Database • Google Scholar (only when logged in via the Macquarie University website) • Ulrich International Periodicals (for peer-reviewed journal checking)

Technology Used and Required: Students must be familiar with Microsoft Office software or equivalent. The unit’s log on webpage address is https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. To logon, you must first obtain a log on password from IT services or the library, then click through to MKTG7015. Please check this site each week for updated/new lecture slides, other relevant course materials and announcements during the semester.

Please refer to iLearn