Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Karen Ganschow
October 26-28, Nov 10-11 2018
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MGSM820
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
All businesses need to understand how to build ongoing profitable relationships with their customers. This unit explores the ways in which Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is concerned with the development and maintenance of long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with strategically significant customers.
This course presents CRM as an intelligent management of the existing and potential customer base, with a view to optimising long-term company and customer value. Issues such as customer portfolio analysis, network management, database development, data mining and capability including the Big Data phenomenon, developing customer value propositions, customer interactions across full set of touch points, IT for CRM customer bonding strategies and the role of social CRM will be covered.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Individual Work | 10% | No | 10th November 2018 |
Group Work | 40% | No | 11th November 2018 |
Final Examination | 50% | No | Exam Week: 26 Nov - 1 Dec 2018 |
Due: 10th November 2018
Weighting: 10%
First Hand Customer Experience – Individual overview
Length:
Length: Maximum 4 pages
Due: 10th November 2018Prepare a report to document your experience as a customer of two businesses/organisations.
You are required to:
Be prepared to present your summary on Day 4 Session 7 of the course and submit your report in class in Session 7. This report must also be submitted via Turnitin on ilearn
Due: 11th November 2018
Weighting: 40%
Case Study – Group Presentation
Length:
20 minutes (15 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes Q&A)
Due Date: 11th November 2018This case study and group presentation requires the group to:
Content and analysis – 15%
Individual Contribution – 15%
Presentation – 10%
A twenty (20) minute presentation is expected. No more than fifteen minutes of presentation and allowing for 5 minutes of questions and discussion. The presentations will be scheduled on the last day of the term at Session 10.
The key deliverables include the presentation (Powerpoint only) and the supporting documentation (detailed below).
The Powerpoint and supporting documentation must be emailed to the lecturer and submitted via Turnitin on ilearn on the day of the presentation by one designated group member.
Supporting Documentation
To assess the individual contribution of all members of the group to this case study the two following additional documents are required:
1. A document indicating specifically what each group member contributed to this case study. Your document must be physically signed off by every member of the group. If you cannot agree on the contributions of each member, you need to notify the lecturer in charge immediately before the deadline to discuss a solution.
2. The group’s agreed-to percentage split of the marks. Should all members receive equal marks? If not, how much more or less should each person receive, and why? Please note that this information is provided only as input to the lecturer, who makes the final determination. Again, this information must be physically signed off by every member of the group.
Due: Exam Week: 26 Nov - 1 Dec 2018
Weighting: 50%
Duration:
2 hours plus 10 minutes reading time
Format:
Open book exam - Case Study and Essay
Required Text
Buttle, F. & Maklan, S., 2015, Customer Relationship Management: Concepts and Technologies, 3rd Edition, Routledge, ISBN: 9781138789838
For information on textbook prices and online ordering, please refer to the Co-Op Bookshop webpage at http://www.coop.com.au
MGSM iLearn
The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MGSM
This unit will be presented in a Block format.
October 26-28, Nov 10-11 2018
Dates of teaching:
Day |
Dates |
Time |
Friday |
26 October 2018 |
9:00am – 5:00pm |
Saturday |
27 October 2018 |
9:00am – 5:00pm |
Sunday |
28 October 2018 |
9:00am – 5:00pm |
Saturday |
10 November 2018 |
9:00am – 5:00pm |
Sunday |
11 November 2018 |
9:00am – 5:00pm |
Following are some of the teaching methods to be used in class:
Session Topics and Readings
Session |
Dates |
Topic |
26 October 2018 |
Making Sense of CRM and defining Customer Loyalty |
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2 |
26 October 2018 |
The CRM Framework |
3 |
27 October 2018 |
Customer and Prospect Portfolio analysis |
4 |
27 October 2018 |
Customer Intimacy |
5 |
28 October 2018 |
Creating Customer Value |
6 |
28 October 2018 |
Networks |
7 |
10 November 2018 |
Customer Life Cycles and Acquisition |
8 |
10 November 2018 |
Customer Retention and Development |
9 |
11 November 2018 |
Customer experience and multi–channel management |
10 |
11 November 2018 |
IT for CRM and emerging new technology practices |
Workshop Presentation Schedule:
Session |
Dates |
Topic |
Groups |
1 |
26 October 2018 |
Discussion of assessment |
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2 |
26 October 2018 |
The Great Debate |
All |
3 |
27 October 2018 |
Group Articles prep |
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4 |
27 October 2018 |
Presentation of Group Article |
All |
5 |
28 October 2018 |
Prep for Group Project |
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28 October 2018 | Check in on Group Case Study | |
7 |
10 November 2018 |
Individual Presentation of Customer Interactions and submission |
Random Sample |
8 |
10 November 2018 |
Individual Presentation of Customer Interactions and submission |
Random Sample |
9 |
11 November 2018 |
Prep for Group Case Study |
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10 |
11 November 2018 |
Group Case Study Presentations |
Groups |
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