MMT732 - Marketing Management (Tour)
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Study Tour |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | MPT732 |
| Unit Chair: | Paul Harrison |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MPK732, MPR732, MMK732 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | The tour involves a compulsory online pre-departure orientation session. The MBT704 (combined with MMT732) tour is designed as a collaborative and independent guided learning experience with activities in multiple, international settings, held over ten days. There will be approximately 30 hours dedicated to actively engaging in learning and assessment activities. There are in-tour and post-tour assessment tasks to be completed which relate to the international experience. In addition, there is an experiential learning component of approximately 20 hours where students undertake a combination of company site and business institution visits; and cultural experiences relevant to the destination. The program is designed to be interactive, collaborative and reflective. The international experience will provide students with a greater understanding of how the business and cultural environment impacts on business and management decision making and how these insights can be transferred across international boundaries. |
Note:Faculty-led Study Tours are by application only and have limited places available. Visit the Business and law study abroad website for further information and how to apply. Please contact the Faculty WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries. | |
Content
The unit introduces marketing as an integrative management function. It draws together the activities of every area of an organisation concerned with the planning, development, distribution, promotion and pricing of goods and services. The unit will examine the comprehensive perspective essential to marketing decision-making, through relationships with customers, suppliers, competitors, society, and other organisational functions. This unit covers the significant areas within marketing, such as research, buyer behaviour, product planning, marketing planning, pricing, and distribution, focusing on managing these elements within an overall integrated marketing strategy.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate the key concepts, models and theories upon which the practice of marketing is based. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Apply the fundamental principles involved in managing marketing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Analyse marketing problems and be capable of applying relevant concepts, models and theories to generate appropriate solutions. | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Group of 2) Part A: (Group of 2) On-site presentation to business Part B: (Group of 2) In-class presentation and report | Part A: 10 minutes Part B: 15 minutes and 1500 words | Part A: 20% Part B: 30% | Part A: Information not yet available Part B: Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Analytical) | 3500 words | 50% | Week 9 |
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 the link below: MMT732 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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