Credit Points: 15
Prerequisite: N/A
Co-requisite: N/A
Workload: 36 contact hours
Campus: Melbourne, Sydney
This is a first-year core unit offered in the Bachelor of Business program. The unit provides a pathway for students to continue on with a major in Accounting, Marketing or Management.
Organisations are created to develop and offer products and services to the market place. For these organisations to be successful they must be able to effectively communicate what the products and services are and how they will meet the needs of purchasers. To be competitive these organisations must also be able to source the resources necessary to sustain the offering of the products and services with minimal cost and adequate profitability for expansion and future development. All these activities are involved in effective marketing to customers.
The subject material covers the marketing environment in which marketing decisions take place, including the demographic, legal, political, technological, social, cultural, and physical aspects of that environment, which are relevant to those marketing decisions.
The subject also covers the mix of decisions regarding product, price, promotion and distribution policies as well as the identification of marketing opportunities, market research and the analysis of consumer behaviour, the selection of markets, market segmentation, targeting and positioning. In addition, the development of a marketing plan is covered.
Unit topics include:
At the completion of this unit students should be able to:
Assessment Task | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution in class | a-e* | 10% |
| Peer feedback on the draft marketing plan (Group) | a-e* | 5% |
| Final marketing plan (Group) | a-e* | 25% |
| Presentation (Group) | a-e* | 10% |
| Final Examination (3 hours) | a-e* | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
*refer to learning outcomes above.
Lamb, C.W., Hair, J.F., McDaniel, C., Summers, J. & Gardiner, M. (2016). MKTG3 (3rd edition), Victoria, Australia: Cengage Learning
Adopted Reference Style: APA
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 |
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| The standard 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 standard 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 standard 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 standard is not considered, there is no theory or practice or activities associated with this standard |