Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Tutor
Chedia Dhaoui
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Tutor
Pardis Mohajerani
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Tutor
Ekaterina Napolova
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Unit Convenor, Lecturer
Monica Ren
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E4A 522
Thursdays 1-3pm
Tutor
Lisa Rohanek
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Tutor
Shveta Sharma
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Tutor
Helen Siuki
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Tutor
Camille Singh
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Tutor
Kay Naumann
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Yang Yang
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MKTG101
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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 a conceptual understanding of consumer behaviour by integrating theories from marketing, psychology, and sociology to provide an in-depth understanding of why consumers think, feel and act the way that they do. The unit is therefore essentially about 'people watching' and so the unit is interested in what consumers discuss, how they interact with each other, how they shop for items, decide upon them, buy (or not buy) them, consume them and ultimately dispose of them. By the end of this unit, students will have a much deeper and richer understanding of how having possessions not only affects our lives but how these possessions also influence the way that we feel about ourselves and about one another. Students will develop graduate capabilities in critical, analytical and integrative thinking.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Students must achieve 50% (50 marks out of 100) or higher to pass the unit.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group Project (STAGE 1 & 3) | 30% | Yes | Weeks 5, 10, 11, 12 |
Individual Essay (STAGE 2) | 30% | No | Week 9 Monday, 9th October 5pm |
Final Exam | 40% | No | Formal examination period |
Due: Weeks 5, 10, 11, 12
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES GROUP CREATIVE PRODUCTION
Sustainable consumption is one of the world’s biggest challenges. Consumption is complex affecting people’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. People need to consume to survive yet many today live in poverty in appalling conditions with limited access to food, clean water, housing, healthcare and education. While underconsumption is a critical problem for low-income consumers, overconsumption is increasingly becoming problematic for middle to high-income consumers whose excessive consumption not only damages the environment but can also lead to physical, mental and financial distress (Sheth, Sethia and Srinivas, 2011). Both underconsumption and overconsumption are not sustainable and lead to serious detrimental consequences for the environment, for individual consumers and society.
Consider the environmental impact and the needs of vulnerable consumers within your community and the world around you. Working together as a consumer research group, identify a social, health or environmental issue to tackle due to either underconsumption (e.g. poverty, illiteracy, hunger, etc.) or overconsumption (e.g., obesity, cyber-bullying, alcohol-fuelled violence, etc.).
The creative production is in three stages. Stage 1: As a group, conduct background research to explain why the identified issue is problematic from a sustainability viewpoint. (Group report) Stage 2: As individuals think through the ethical concerns and use relevant theoretical literature to critically examine the consumer behaviour regarding personal, interpersonal and cultural influences. (Individual Report) Stage 3: As a group integrate group members’ individual consumer research and develop an innovative solution to address the issue. (Group Presentation)
Creative Production requirements and due dates:
Stage 1: Stage 1 Group Report (15%): Problem Identification & Background Research.
Stage 2: Individual Essay (30%): Consumer Research & Ethical Implications
Stage 3: Group Presentation (15%): Research Integration & Problem Solution
Students will form groups in tutorials in week 2 and are required to remain in the same group for the semester. Most student groups will have four to five (4-5) students in each group. All group members are to work as a team and participate equally in the Creative Production. The Creative Production will be assessed based on the quality of the material created and presented.
Group work: Each group member must present in their group presentations. Members who fail to attend or to present will receive 0 marks, except for cases in which an application for Disruption of Studies is made and approved.
Individual work: 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 (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply to cases in which an application for disruption to studies (DTS) is made and approved.
Due: Week 9 Monday, 9th October 5pm
Weighting: 30%
NOTE: This individual assignment is STAGE 2 of the group Creative Production and fulfils the required individual component of group work in the unit.
Creative Production Stage 2: Individual Essay (30%): Consumer Research & Ethical Implications
As individuals, think through the ethical concerns and use relevant theoretical literature to critically examine consumer behaviour in terms of personal (e.g., consumer motivation, values, identity, perception, learning and memory, personality, attitudes and attitude change, decision-making…), interpersonal (e.g., reference groups, social class and status) and cultural influences. Each group member must investigate a different consumer behaviour influence as well as discuss and compare two traditions of ethical thought that are relevant to the group issue identified in Stage 1.
This is an essay based on scholarly journal article research, theory and critical evaluation/synthesis (not mere description). You must support your work with a minimum of 5 high quality academic journal articles and at least one actual marketing example. Strict maximum of 2,000 words permitted.
Essays must be submitted online VIA Turnitin for MKTG203 by the due date.
Notes:
Due: Formal examination period
Weighting: 40%
The duration of the exam is 3 hour held during the university’s exam period.
The final exam is comprehensive covering all materials in lectures (including guest lectures), tutorials (including both group and individual components of the creative production), textbook and required journal article readings.
The final exam is long essay format.
Failure to take the final exam will result in 0 out of 40 marks. Students who miss the final exam due to illness will need to lodge an online disruption to studies application with supporting documentation in order to be considered for a supplementary final exam.
Lectures and Tutorials:
Required Reading: Textbook
Required Reading: Journal Articles
Other Resources are available on the MKTG203 iLearn website Technology Used and Required:
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
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Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
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The assessment tasks have changed.
The participation assessment have been removed.
This unit draws on high quality international consumer behaviour research with an emphasis on sustainable value for business and society. Assessment tasks allow students to demonstrates their knowledge of sustainability processes such as lifecycles, stakeholder interpretation and systemic thinking.
This unit uses research from external sources (see journal article reading list). This unit gives you practice in applying research findings in your assignments. This unit gives you opportunities to conduct your own .