BK318 - Digital Marketing and Strategy Planning

Credit points: 15 credit points

Workload: 36 hours

Prerequisite: BK210 Market Research

Co-requisite: N/A

Aims & objectives

This is a third-year Core Unit in the Bachelor of Business (Digital Marketing). For Course Learning Outcomes and further information relating to Bachelor of Business programs please visit our website: http://www.mit.edu.au/study-with-us/programs/bachelor-business.

The digital marketing strategy and planning unit will open your eyes to the fascinating world of digital business. It will provide you with ideas and insights into how you can effectively apply digital tools, techniques and channels to drive your new or existing business. The focus of this unit is on digital marketing strategy in a small or medium-sized organisation. This unit aims to make students broadly familiar with the frameworks, tools and methods to explore digital business opportunities, create a digital marketing strategy, plan new digital assets and make optimal use of digital marketing channels.

Unit topics include:

  • Trends and opportunities in digital marketing strategy
  • Digital strategy planning concepts
  • Transformation into a digital business
  • Optimisation, acquisition and retention
  • Content strategy and analytical reporting

Learning outcomes

The Course learning outcomes applicable to this unit are listed on the Melbourne Institute of Technology’s website: www.mit.edu.au
At the completion of this unit students should be able to:
a. Understand the trends and opportunities in digital business. Where is the market going as a result of adoption of web, mobile and social media among consumers and businesses? Where are the opportunities?
b. Analyse the tools and resources to research the digital marketplace and your own organisation’s place in it.
c. Strategise the steps and method to create a digital marketing strategy.
d. Justify the needs and importance of digital analytics, web and mobile user experience and contemporary design and development approaches.
e. Understand the major digital marketing channels for branding, acquisition, retention and referral.

Assessment

Assessment Task     Due Date A B Unit Learning Outcomes
1. Formative assessment Week 2   - n/a
2. Contribution and Participation Weeks 1-12   5% b-e
3. Digital Marketing Strategy and Implementation Report Draft [Group] Week 5 10% - a
4. Digital Marketing Strategy and Implementation Presentation [Group] Week 8 - 10% d-e
5. Digital Marketing Strategy and Implementation Report [Group] Week 8 25% - a-e
6. Case Study Analysis [3 hours] TBA   50% a-e
TOTALS   35% 65% 100%

Task Type: Type A: unsupervised, Type B: supervised.

Contribution and Participation (5%)

This unit has class participation as an assessment. The assessment task and marking rubric will follow the Guidelines on Assessing Class Participation (https://www.mit.edu.au/about-us/governance/institute-rules-policies-and-plans/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Guidelines_on_Assessing_Class_Participation). Further details will be provided in the assessment specification on the type of assessment tasks and the marking rubrics.

Teaching Methods

NOTE: All School of Business units 3-hour workshops Flipped Classroom Mode. 

Textbook and reference materials

Note: Students are required to purchase the prescribed text book and have it available each week in class.

Prescribed Text Book

  • There is no prescribed textbook for this unit.

Recommended Reading

  • Kingsnorth, S. (2016). Digital Marketing Strategy: An Integrated Approach to Online Marketing (4th ed.). Kogan Page.
  • Chaffey, D. & Ellis-Chadwick, F. (2016). Digital Marketing Strategy, Implementation and Practice (6th ed.). Pearson Ltd.
  • Ryan, D. (2017). Understanding Digital Marketing: Marketing Strategies for Engaging the Digital Generation. (4th edition). Kogan Page.

Journals and Business Publications

  • Tiago,M.T.P.M.B. & Verissimo J.M.C (2014). Digital Marketing and Social Media: Why Bother?. Business Horizons, 57 (6), 703 -708.
  • Patrutiu-Baltes, L. (2016). Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Economic Sciences. 9 (2), 61-68.

Adopted Reference Style: APA can be found in MIT library referencing
The Referencing style for this using is APA: See the MIT Library Referencing webpage: https://library.mit.edu.au/referencing/APA  and the Unit Moodle page for additional referencing support material and weblinks.

Graduate attributes

MIT is committed to ensure the course is current, practical and relevant so that graduates are “work ready” and equipped for life-long learning. In order to accomplish this, the MIT Graduate Attributes identify the required knowledge, skills and attributes that prepare students for the industry.
The level to which Graduate Attributes covered in this unit are as follows:

Ability to communicate Independent and lifelong learning Ethics Analytical and problem solving Cultural and global awareness Team work Specialist knowledge of a field of study

Legend

Levels of attainment Extent covered
The attribute is covered by theory and practice, and addressed by assessed activities in which the students always play an active role, e.g. workshops, lab submissions, assignments, demonstrations, tests, examinations.
The attribute is covered by theory or practice, and addressed by assessed activities in which the students mostly play an active role, e.g. discussions, reading, intepreting documents, tests, examinations.
The attribute is discussed in theory or practice; it is addressed by assessed activities in which the students may play an active role, e.g. lectures and discussions, reading, interpretation, workshops, presentations.
The attribute is presented as a side issue in theory or practice; it is not specifically assessed, but it is addressed by activities such as lectures or tutorials.
The attribute is not considered, there is no theory or practice or activities associated with this attribute.