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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Leanne Carter
Contact via email
Room 135, 3MD
Wednesdays 2.00pm to 3.00pm and at other times by appointment
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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
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Today, the competitive business world needs people who can bridge the gap between theory and practice. Businesses need marketers who can integrate their knowledge and consolidate their skills essential in designing and implementing marketing research projects to understand market behavior and develop useful marketing strategies. This unit develops students’ ability to apply marketing theory to practice through solving a marketing problem for a Client Partner. This unit focuses on identifying factors which influence the competitive positioning of a firm within an industry and to achieve an ethical, socially responsible, and sustainable competitive advantage. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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: Further information on submitting an Application for Special Consideration can be found at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Multimedia Production | 20% | No | Week 3 |
Report | 25% | No | Week 6 |
Project | 40% | No | Week 12 |
Reflection | 15% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Creative work
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 20%
Students will produce a 3-5 minute multimedia production.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 25%
Submit a 2,000 word progress report to demonstrate your understanding of the relevant situation analysis in the group marketing project. This is an individual assignment.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 40%
This is a group task which is made up of two components:
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%
Submit a 1,000 word critical reflection on teamwork.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
The unit is comprised of:
Note in weeks 9, 10 ,11 and 12, there will be time allowed for consultations and group work on your projects.
The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.e du.au/
Group Work
Group work is an inherent requirement for completing this unit satisfactorily.
Prizes
Prizes for this unit MKTG3004: http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_de grees/prizes_scholarships
Prizes for all PACE Subjects
Prof. Judyth Sachs PACE Prizes: https://students.mq.edu.au/experience/practical-experience/pa ce-experience/apply-for-a-prize
This PACE Prize is awarded at the completion of the academic year for all students enrolled in PACE subjects across the whole university.
Required and Recommended Texts And/or Materials
Required and Recommended Texts And/or Materials
Required Text
Kim, W.C. and Mauborgne, R. (2014). Blue ocean strategy, expanded edition: How to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant. Harvard Business Review Press.
Other Readings you may find helpful with your project
D'Alessandro, S., Lowe, B., Winzar, H., Zikmund, W., & Babin, B. J. (2017). Marketing Research: Asia-Pacific Edition. Cengage AU.
Elliott, G., Rundle-Thiele, S. & Waller, D., 2019. Marketing, 4/E. John Wiley & Sons, Australia.
Kerin, R.A. & Peterson, R.A., 2012. Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Comments, International Edition, 13/E. Pearson Education USA.
Levitt, T., (1960). Marketing myopia. Harvard business review, 38(4), pp.24-47.
Ling, P., D'Alessandro, S. & Winzar, H. (2015). Consumer Behaviour in Action. Oxford University. Press Australia and New Zealand.
Palmatier, Robert and Shrihari Sidhar (2017), Marketing Strategy: Based on First Principles and Data Analytics, Palgrave Macmillan Education.
Porter, M.E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard business review, 86(1), pp.25-40.
Porter, M.E. (1986). Competition in global industries: A conceptual framework. Competition in global industries, 15, p.60.
Webster, F.E. (1988). The rediscovery of the marketing concept. Business horizons, 31(3), pp.29-39.
Zikmund, Ward, Winzar, Lowe & Babin. (2011) Marketing Research: 2nd Asia-Pacific Edition, Cengage.
Technology Used: Unit web page
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The tutorials in this unit will not be recorded using iLearn. Industry presentations by senior managers, may not be recorded due to commercial in confidence information. Your presence at these lectures is compulsory. Attendance will be recorded. If you cannot attend, you will need to apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION and have appropriate certification. Non-attendance at industry presentations may result in a fail grade for the overall unit. You will not be able to undertake the group project without attending and engaging with industry partners.
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Reflective journal has reduced from 1,500 words to 1,000 words
Group project has changed in requirements and word limit reduced from 6,000 words to 3,000 words.
Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook