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MKTG3012 – New Venture Marketing
2021 – Session 1, Special circumstances
Notice
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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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Coordinator
John Parker
Contact via Email
Tuesday 5 - 6 pm.
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp at 2000 level or above including (MKTG2002 or MKTG202 or ACCG2002 or FOBE202)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
New ventures live or die by their ability to commercialise their first product or service and be able to successfully market their offerings to survive the start-up period. New venture marketers need a strategic vision of what value their new venture brings to consumers and how to compete against the products and services of established firms. A core skill for entrepreneurs, new product managers and those responsible for marketing in new ventures is that they are expected to be champions for new product innovations. This unit develops students’ knowledge to identify, develop and market new ventures market offerings. Students learn how to take a new ventures offering and commercialise it. Students learn how to conceive, develop, evaluate and implement innovative marketing strategies for new ventures offerings to the market. |
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Explain theories and concepts associated with new product development in new ventures
- ULO2: Identify and apply techniques and frameworks to evaluate and analyse new venture marketing problems
- ULO3: Critique and make decisions with respect to new venture marketing challenges
- ULO4: Communicate effectively new venture marketing solutions
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: Further information on submitting an Application for Special Consideration can be found at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Participatory task | 20% | No | Ongoing |
| Case study/analysis | 40% | No | Week 7 |
| Report | 40% | No | Weeks 10 and 13 |
Participatory task
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Ongoing in class activities (exercises, problem solving challenges, in class presentations, mini-tests). Students must submit 10 out of a possible 12 participatory activities.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain theories and concepts associated with new product development in new ventures
- Identify and apply techniques and frameworks to evaluate and analyse new venture marketing problems
- Communicate effectively new venture marketing solutions
Case study/analysis
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 40%
The case studies are drawn from published cases such as Harvard cases. The report is on a live/real organisation identified in the class (either by the student or the Unit Convenor) Length: 2000 words +/- 10%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and apply techniques and frameworks to evaluate and analyse new venture marketing problems
- Critique and make decisions with respect to new venture marketing challenges
- Communicate effectively new venture marketing solutions
Report
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Weeks 10 and 13
Weighting: 40%
The new venture report is designed to allow students to develop through research a practically orientated project. The report offers the opportunity for students to tap into different aspects of the concepts and theories covered in the unit on an applied basis to develop a deeper understanding of key areas of new venture marketing and develop a report. The focus of the assessment requires that students apply the concepts and theories they have learned during their study in this unit to a single new venture and its product and marketing. Length: 2000 words +/-10%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and apply techniques and frameworks to evaluate and analyse new venture marketing problems
- Critique and make decisions with respect to new venture marketing challenges
- Communicate effectively new venture marketing solutions
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
This course will be delivered in online and face-to-face modes.
Students enrolled in ONLINE DELIVERY: 1-hour online recorded lecture on a weekly basis plus a 2 hour online weekly workshop.
Students enrolled in FACE-TO-FACE DELIVERY: 1-hour online recorded lecture on a weekly basis plus a 2 hour face-to-face weekly workshop on campus.
Students are expected to review the lecture material, complete the readings, watch any video content and prepare the discussion questions in advance of the weekly workshop.
Unit Schedule
Refer iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/course/view.php?id=49531
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). 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
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Results
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Unit information based on version 2021.04 of the Handbook