ALA203 - Integrated Brand Communication
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Deirdre Quinn-Allan Trimester 3: Deirdre Quinn-Allan |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALR310 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Trimester 2: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week Trimester 3: 5 x 4.4-hour intensives in weeks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities x 2-hours per week. This will involve a range of activities including seminar recordings and synchronous and asynchronous participation in online classroom activities |
Content
Successful brands are capable of building long-term relationships with consumers across a selection of paid, shared, earned and owned media in addition to interpersonal forms of communication. This unit focuses on research and planning processes that reveal how advertising works in conjunction with other promotional functions. An integrated approach to understanding aligned fields such as digital media, social media, public relations, direct marketing and sales promotion will enhance your ability to develop research-driven strategies that solve complex communication problems for organisations. Using both theory and industry models, you will identify and apply consumer insights that inform strategy-driven choices on media selection, message strategy, tactical recommendations and evaluation techniques.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Use marketing communication theory to critically engage with professional practice and industry contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Prepare a marketing communication plan to a professional standard | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Research and evaluate factors internal and external to the organisation to set objectives, and make decisions about marketing communication strategy and tactics | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Work effectively as a member of a planning team to locate, interpret and apply relevant marketing information to solve marketing communication problems | GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Group of 3-5 students) - Research and planning report | 1200 words or equivalent (per student) | 30% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 - Integrated Communication Plan | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3 - 2 Quizzes | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Quiz 1: Week 6 Quiz 2: Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via ALA203
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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