School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Advertising Management
  • Unit Code

    ADV2220
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Kelly Wi Yan CHOONG

Description

This unit focuses on the advertiser who plans and manages the advertising to achieve marketing, public relations and various communication objectives. It addresses specific functions of the advertiser, such as establishing advertising objectives and strategies, setting budgets, evaluating creative and media executions, and standardizing or localizing advertising campaigns. The unit also investigates the advertiser’s relationships with advertising agencies, the media, research companies, ancillary services firms, and regulatory bodies.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ADV2120, ADV4120, CMM2109

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the role of the advertiser in marketing, marketing communications, public relations, and public communication.
  2. Describe how advertisers work effectively and efficiently with advertising agencies, media owners, research companies, ancillary services firms, and regulatory bodies.
  3. Prepare a brief for advertising agencies and research companies to execute a communications campaign.
  4. Evaluate creative ideas, creative executions, and media channels for a variety of situations.

Unit Content

  1. The role of advertising in marketing communications from a client perspective.
  2. Relationships between the client, agencies, media owners, research companies, ancillary service firms and regulatory bodies.
  3. The advertising brief, linking advertising to marketing.
  4. Criteria for effective advertising and the reasons behind advertising decisions.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students participate in off campus field and site visits where appropriate.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportCommunication Brief 30%
PresentationIn Class Presentation 30%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Advertising Management
  • Unit Code

    ADV2220
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Kelly Wi Yan CHOONG

Description

This unit focuses on the advertiser who plans and manages the advertising to achieve marketing, public relations and various communication objectives. It addresses specific functions of the advertiser, such as establishing advertising objectives and strategies, setting budgets, evaluating creative and media executions, and standardizing or localizing advertising campaigns. The unit also investigates the advertiser’s relationships with advertising agencies, the media, research companies, ancillary services firms, and regulatory bodies.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ADV2120, ADV4120, CMM2109

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the role of the advertiser in marketing, marketing communications, public relations, and public communication.
  2. Describe how advertisers work effectively and efficiently with advertising agencies, media owners, research companies, ancillary services firms, and regulatory bodies.
  3. Prepare a brief for advertising agencies and research companies to execute a communications campaign.
  4. Evaluate creative ideas, creative executions, and media channels for a variety of situations.

Unit Content

  1. The role of advertising in marketing communications from a client perspective.
  2. Relationships between the client, agencies, media owners, research companies, ancillary service firms and regulatory bodies.
  3. The advertising brief, linking advertising to marketing.
  4. Criteria for effective advertising and the reasons behind advertising decisions.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students participate in off campus field and site visits where appropriate.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportCommunication Brief 30%
PresentationIn Class Presentation 30%
TestEnd of Semester Test40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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