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MKTG833 – Social Media Management
2015 – S1 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Laknath Jayasinghe
Contact via laknath.jayasinghe@mq.edu.au
E4A 518
Consultation time: Monday 12-1pm or by appointment (prefer face to face rather than email consults)
Yang Yang
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| Credit points |
Credit points
4
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MKTG696 or admission to MPPP
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides opportunities for students to develop an enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge in the complex field of social media management. Students learn about the 'evolution' of the social connection and they will explore how to leverage networks in social media. The unit investigates how consumers can be 'connected', but it also outlines the challenges and trends of social media management. Current cases are discussed and linked to scholarly work.
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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:
- Critically evaluate the current and emerging social media management literature. Systematically assess social media management strategies.
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Create research outputs that produce new knowledge or insights in relation to the emerging field of social media management across communities and sub-sets thereof.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due | Groupwork/Individual | Short Extension | AI assisted? |
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| Individual Research Report | 30% | Week 3 & 6 | No | ||
| Group Presentation | 30% | Weeks 7 -13 | No | ||
| Final Examination | 40% | Examination period | No |
Individual Research Report
Due: Week 3 & 6
Weighting: 30%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI assisted?:
Social Media Strategy Research Report (30%), comprised of:
- Research report outline (5%, due Week 3)
- Complete research report (25%, due Week 6)
Topics announced during class in Week 1 - Formal academic writing style required.
Please use Harvard or APA referencing style. Scholarly research references must be included.
Criteria and standards for grading will be found on grading rubric on iLearn.
Hand in: Official FBE titlepage, 2,000 word strategy report, plus references (submit hardcopy to lecturer in class and electronic copy via Turnitin by 6pm on due date)
No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 40% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption of Studies is made and approved.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the current and emerging social media management literature. Systematically assess social media management strategies.
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Create research outputs that produce new knowledge or insights in relation to the emerging field of social media management across communities and sub-sets thereof.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Group Presentation
Due: Weeks 7 -13
Weighting: 30%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI assisted?:
In-depth analysis of social media management case (30%), comprised of
- Group Presentation outline (5%, due in class two weeks before presentation)
- Group Presentation (25%)
Topics allocated 4 weeks ahead of respective presenting week.
Presented as a group of 3-4 students (depending on class size) with indication of individual contribution.
Relevant scholarly social media management and professional marketing & communications references must be included.
Professional presentation format.
30 minutes presentation (depending on class size).
15 minutes Q&A (depending on class size).
Criteria and standards for grading will be found on grading rubric on iLearn.
Hand in: Official FBE titlepage, 1 page executive summary report, copy of slides, plus reference list (hand to lecturer in class before presentation begins).
If a team is not ready to present on the assigned date and time, zero marks will be awarded. All members of the team will receive the same grade.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the current and emerging social media management literature. Systematically assess social media management strategies.
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Create research outputs that produce new knowledge or insights in relation to the emerging field of social media management across communities and sub-sets thereof.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Final Examination
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI assisted?:
A final examination is included as an assessment task for this unit to provide assurance that:
- the product belongs to the student and
- the student has attained the knowledge and skills tested in the exam.
A 2-hour (and 10-minute reading time) final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.
- Four essay-type questions, no choice
- Closed book
- No calculators or dictionaries permitted
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam
The Macquarie university examination policy details the principles and conduct of examinations at the University. The policy is available at:http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.htm
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the current and emerging social media management literature. Systematically assess social media management strategies.
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Delivery and Resources
Delivery of unit material
· Number and length of classes: 3 hours face-to-face teaching per week, consisting of 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial.
· The timetable for lecture and tutorials can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
· Attendance will be taken in class.
· Students are expected to arrive on time and not leave until the class ends.
Unit resources:
Prescribed textbook
Friedrichsen, Mike, and Wolfgang Muhl-Benninghaus (eds.) (2013), Handbook of Social Media Management: Value Chain and Business Models in Changing Media Markets, Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
This book is an electronic resource and can be downloaded as a PDF from the Macquarie University Library.
Internet sites of interest
http://www.wpp.com/wpp/marketing
http://zenithoptimedia.com/zenith/marketers-portal
http://www.forethought.com.au/Think-Tank/Papers
http://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com/
http://www.socialmediatoday.com/
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights
Technology Required and Used
Students are required to learn how to use PowerPoint, word processing and the learning management system (iLearn).
Unit Web Page
The unit material is available on the learning management system (iLearn). The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ
Changes since the last offering of this Unit
Changes made to the unit since its last offering in Session 1, 2014 involve changes to the composition and relative weightings of the unit assessment tasks.
Satisfactory completion of unit:
Students are required to accumulate at least 50% of the total marks possible in order to satisfactorily pass this unit.
Unit Schedule
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Week |
Lecture |
Chapter |
Tutorial |
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Week 1 Mon 23 Feb |
Introduction, Unit Administration, and Research Report Topic Allocation |
1 |
No tutorial |
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Week 2 Mon 2 March |
Social Media, Social Networks, and Implications for Businesses |
2, 3, 4 |
Presentation group formation Individual research report brief and expectations |
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Week 3 Mon 9 March |
Social Media and Changing Organisational Culture |
5, 6, 8 |
Group presentation brief and expectations Week 7 presentation group topic allocation Research Report outline due in class Group Learning Activity |
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Week 4 Mon 16 March |
Social Media Management and Marketing: Opportunities and Challenges |
9, 10, 12 |
Group Learning Activity Week 8 presentation group topic allocation Research Report Consultation |
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Week 5 Mon 23 March |
Social Media, New Business Models, and Value Creation |
13, 14, 15 |
Week 9 presentation group topic allocation Week 7 presentation group outline due Group Learning Activity Research Report Consultation |
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Week 6 Mon 30 March |
Growth, Customer Engagement, and Monetising Social Media |
17, 18, 19 |
Week 10 presentation group topic allocation Week 8 presentation group outline due Research Report due in class |
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Mid-term break |
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Mid-term break |
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Week 7 Mon 20 April |
Strategies and Practices of Social Media Management |
25, 26, 27 |
Week 11 presentation group topic allocation Week 9 presentation group outline due 1st week of Group Presentations |
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Week 8 Mon 27 April |
Platform Leadership |
28, 29, 34 |
Week 12 presentation group topic allocation Week 10 presentation group outline due 2nd week of Group Presentations |
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Week 9 Mon 4 May |
Online Communities: Co-Creation and Collaboration |
35, 36 |
Week 13 presentation group topic allocation Week 11 presentation group outline due 3rd week of Group Presentations |
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Week 10 Mon 11 May |
New Audiences, New Uses, New Media Metrics |
37, 38, 39 |
Week 12 presentation group outline due 4th week of Group Presentations |
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Week 11 Mon 18 May |
Social Networks, Economies of Attention, and "Value" and “Efficiency” |
40 |
Week 13 presentation group outline due Exam Briefing 5th week of Group Presentations |
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Week 12 Mon 25 May |
Exam Briefing; Social Media and Customer Engagement |
41, 46, 47 |
6th week of Group Presentations |
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Week 13 Mon 1 June |
Exam Briefing; Unit Review and Closing Observations |
49 |
7th week of Group Presentations (if required) |
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Graduate Capabilities
PG - Discipline Knowledge and Skills
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the current and emerging social media management literature. Systematically assess social media management strategies.
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Assessment tasks
- Individual Research Report
- Group Presentation
- Final Examination
PG - Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the current and emerging social media management literature. Systematically assess social media management strategies.
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Assessment tasks
- Individual Research Report
- Group Presentation
- Final Examination
PG - Research and Problem Solving Capability
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Analyse social media management theory to solve complex strategic communication challenges.
- Create research outputs that produce new knowledge or insights in relation to the emerging field of social media management across communities and sub-sets thereof.
- Develop critically reflective practice in relation to social media management literature, research activities and methodologies, teamwork and also opportunities for future development.
Assessment tasks
- Individual Research Report
- Group Presentation
- Final Examination
Research and Practice
This unit also uses material from the following social media, marketing and management, consumer behaviour, business research, and media and communications research journals:
Marketing, advertising, and consumer research journals
- Journal of Advertising
- Journal of Advertising Research
- International Journal of Advertising
- Journal of Marketing Communications
- Journal of Consumer Research
- Journal of Consumer Behavior
- Journal of Consumer Marketing
- Journal of Consumer Psychology
- Journal of Marketing
- European Journal of Marketing
- Psychology & Marketing
- Journal of Brand Management
- Journal of Product & Brand Management
- Journal of Retailing
- Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Management journals
- Academy of Management Journal
- Academy of Management Perspectives
- Academy of Management Review
- California Management Review
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Harvard Business Review
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Journal of Business Research
- Journal of Management Studies
- Sloan Management Review
- Strategic Management Journal
Media and Communications Studies journals
- Business Communication Quarterly
- Communication Research
- Communication Theory
- Convergence
- Critical Studies in Media Communication
- European Journal of Communication
- Games and Culture
- Global Media and Communication
- Human Communication Research
- International Journal on Media Management
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Journal of Business Communication
- Journal of Communication
- Journal of Communication Inquiry
- Journal of Mass Communication Quarterly
- Journal of Media Economics
- M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture
- Media International Australia
- New Media and Society
- Political Communication
- Public Opinion Quarterly
- Television and New Media
This unit gives students the opportunity in assignments to practice applying research findings to real life social media management contexts, issues, and problems in both global and local contexts.
This unit also gives students the opportunity to conduct research.