Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Michael Volkov
Contact via Email: michael.volkov@mq.edu.au
Room 161, MGSM 3 Management Drive
Tuesday 12:30pm - 1:30pm via Zoom (see iLearn for details), weeks 1 - 13
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Marketing refers to the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. In today’s competitive business environment, it is important for practitioners to understand the marketing process and the marketing related decisions that organizations must take to satisfy the needs and wants of customers, and create value for stakeholders. This unit covers the principles of marketing. Students learn the role of marketing in business and society, and how marketing is based on an understanding of consumer value. Students gain knowledge of core marketing principles including scoping and analyzing the marketing environment, marketing research, consumer behaviour, and managing the marketing mix to influence consumers. Students learn how to apply core marketing principles to do marketing effectively and sustainably. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late submissions of assessments: Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, no extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available assessment-task marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24-hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will only be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g., quizzes, online tests.
Table 1: Penalty calculation based on submission time
Submission time after the due date (including weekends) |
Penalty (% of available assessment task mark) |
Example: for a non-timed assessment task marked out of 30 |
< 24 hours |
10% |
10% x 30 marks = 3-mark deduction |
24-48 hours |
20% |
20% x 30 marks = 6-mark deduction |
48-72 hours |
30% |
30% x 30 marks = 9-mark deduction |
72-96 hours |
40% |
40% x 30 marks = 12-mark deduction |
> 96 hours |
100% |
Assignment won’t be accepted |
Special Consideration: To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.
The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz | 10% | No | Prior to the respective week's topic, weeks 3 - 12 |
Practice-based activities | 20% | No | In officially enrolled weekly Workshop, weeks 4 - 13 |
Individual Written Report 1 | 30% | No | Week 5 |
Individual written report 2 | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Prior to the respective week's topic, weeks 3 - 12
Weighting: 10%
10 timed online quizzes of 10 questions each to be completed prior to the weekly topic as preparation, 1 mark each week
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: In officially enrolled weekly Workshop, weeks 4 - 13
Weighting: 20%
In your officially enrolled weekly Workshop you will work collaboratively with your peers to undertake authentic, practice-based activities aligned with professional marketing practice
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 30%
As a Marketing Consultant to a real-world organisation, you are required to present a 1,500-word report to your client.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Continuing as a Marketing Consultant to your client, you are required to present an individual 2,000-word report to your client.
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
Your learning experiences in this Unit - and your expected commitment
To be successful in this unit, you must:
ALL STUDENTS NEED TO NOTE that we use an activity-based teaching and learning approach in this unit. What this means is that you will need to participate fully in the workshops which will be based around activities you will be doing. To be an effective and enjoyable learning experience you MUST PREPARE AND COMPLETE all readings, activities and tasks before your workshops.
Lectures: Lecture material is pre-recorded and available each week of the teaching semester. They are designed to be an interactive experience where you will need to contribute to the learning experience and will be required to complete activities to aid your learning. The recordings are also a valuable tool for revision purposes.
Workshops: Activity-based workshops will be held each week of the teaching semester and start in Week 1. They are designed around individual and group activities to be an interactive experience. You MUST attend only the workshop you are officially enrolled in.
iLearn Site: This provides a topic-by-topic introduction and list of resources. The MKTG1001 iLearn site presents information about the weekly topic, the required readings, lecture and workshop material including recordings, links to assessment guidelines and FAQS, etc. It is your one-stop-shop for materials and information. This should be seen as a tool with which to navigate the weekly topics, learning objectives, prescribed textbook, lecture and workshop learning activities and assessment materials.
Students who aim to pass this unit should be investing at least ten (10) hours of independent study each week (as a minimum). Those who do less will receive limited value from the unit and, most importantly, are more likely to achieve a fail grade in the unit. Separate discussion forums are used for each of the key topic areas and individual assessment tasks. Therefore, regular, dependable Internet access is mandatory for this unit with all students expected to regularly engage with, and contribute to, the unit iLearn site.
The written assessment is to be individually completed and submitted online via the unit iLearn site. All work submitted must be your own and be appropriately referenced throughout using the Harvard style of referencing. Specific details and instructions related to the assessment in this unit are provided online via the MKGT1001 Marketing Fundamentals unit iLearn site.
Prescribed textbook(s) and other resources which you must acquire or to which you must have access:
Armstrong G, Denize S, Volkov M, Adam S, Kotler P, Ang S W, Love A, Doherty S and van Esch P, 2020, Principles of Marketing, 8th edition, Pearson Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
You will also require online access. Specifications for online access, use, communication and standards are listed in Macquarie University policies and procedures.
Recommended learning resources: The Macquarie University Library MultiSearch provides students with access to software that you may need or find useful for your study at Macquarie. The Macquarie University Library contains a wealth of information that will assist you in this unit, particularly the electronic databases which include academic peer-reviewed journals such as:
Week |
Topic |
Readings (Prescribed text) |
Assessment Due |
1 |
Marketing and its role in society |
Chapter 1 |
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2 |
Segmentation and targeting |
Chapter 6 |
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3 |
Differentiation and positioning |
Chapter 6 |
Quiz |
4 |
Consumer behaviour |
Chapter 5 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
5 |
Planning |
Chapters 2 and 3 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities and Individual written report 1 |
6 |
Product |
Chapters 7 and 8 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
7 |
Promotion: Advertising and PR |
Chapter 11 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
MQ Recess |
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8 |
Promotion: Personal selling, sales promotion, and direct and digital marketing |
Chapters 12 and 13 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
9 |
Price |
Chapter 9 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
10 |
Place |
Chapter 10 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
11 |
Marketing insights |
Chapter 4 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
12 |
Sustainable marketing |
Chapter 14 |
Quiz and Practice-based activities |
13 |
Aligning it together |
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Practice-based activities and Individual written report 2 |
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook