MBA704 - Marketing, Consumers, and the Marketplace

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in M701, M501, M543, M601, M703 and M743

Previously: Marketing, Positioning and Consumers
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: MBA720, MBT720, MMK732, MMT732, MPR732
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - online

Trimester 1: 1 x 3 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week.

Trimester 3: 3 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided).Plus, 3 full days intensive online seminars* (recordings provided).  

Students are encouraged to attend and participate in project-based activities online on the scheduled day(s) during the intensive period. 

*Trimester 3 2024 Intensive period will be taught on the following dates: 

  • Session One: 14 November 2024 (10:00am – 5:00pm)
  • Session Two: 12 December 2024 (10:00am– 5:00pm)
  • Session Three: 16 January 2025 (10:00am – 5:00pm) 
Note:

*Trimester 3 2024 Intensive period will be taught on the following dates: 

  • Session One: 14 November 2024 (10:00am – 5:00pm)
  • Session Two: 12 December 2024 (10:00am– 5:00pm)
  • Session Three: 16 January 2025 (10:00am – 5:00pm) 

Content

The unit examines the role of marketing, reputation, behaviour change, and the consumer interface with the organisation through the three main domains of marketing activity, viz., marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, and positioning, while also considering the impact of consumption on people, planet, and profits. It blends foundational marketing concepts with a focus on decision-making at an executive level, emerging phenomena in marketing, risk assessment, stakeholder management, and problem solving.

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