Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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.

  • Unit Title

    Current Issues in Marketing
  • Unit Code

    MKT3606
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit investigates areas that are topical, current and relevant to modern-day marketing practice. It promotes critical thought and application of cutting edge concepts in both marketing and business. Of interest will be the way marketing has developed over time in its role as the driving-force of the modern business. The unit therefore focuses on the theories and strategies adoptedby the marketing profession.Selected current topics are explored by various means, such as, case studies, seminars, student presentations and field projects.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MKT3320

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply theories and practice developed in other units.
  2. Critique new trends in marketing practices and their impact on the broader environment.
  3. Evaluate a contemporary issue in marketing and its adaptation by relevant businesses and organisations.
  4. Identify and discuss the latest developments in marketing.

Unit Content

  1. Business to Business (B2B) social network marketing.
  2. Business to Consumer (B2C) social network marketing.
  3. Identification of current issues in marketing.
  4. Marketing and technology.
  5. Marketing exemplars.
  6. Marketing trends.
  7. Maximising mobile devices.
  8. Peer to Peer (P2P) social network marketing.
  9. Using open data to understand marketing trends.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is offered a blended mode [on-campus and on-line]. The on-campus mode comprises weekly three-hour seminars, incorporating lectures and in-class discussions. The on-line mode will be offered via the ECU Blackboard site.

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
PresentationTrend Analysis Video35%
ReportCommercial Application of Trend65%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationTrend Analysis Video35%
ReportCommercial Application of Trend65%

Text References

  • Thomas, L. (2011). The McGraw-Hill 36-hour course: Online marketing. USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies.
  • All material for this unit will be available on the ECU blackboard site.
  • Leavy, J.D. (2011). Outcome-Based marketing new rules for marketing on the web. USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies.
  • Strauss, J., & Frost, R. (2011). E-marketing (6th ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.

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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Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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.

  • Unit Title

    Current Issues in Marketing
  • Unit Code

    MKT3606
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit investigates areas that are topical, current and relevant to modern-day marketing practice. It promotes critical thought and application of cutting edge concepts in both marketing and business. Of interest will be the way marketing has developed over time in its role as the driving-force of the modern business. The unit therefore focuses on the theories and strategies adoptedby the marketing profession.Selected current topics are explored by various means, such as, case studies, seminars, student presentations and field projects.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MKT3320

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply theories and practice developed in other units.
  2. Critique new trends in marketing practices and their impact on the broader environment.
  3. Evaluate a contemporary issue in marketing and its adaptation by relevant businesses and organisations.
  4. Identify and discuss the latest developments in marketing.

Unit Content

  1. Current marketing strategy and research trends analysis.
  2. Digital marketing, scope, techniques and trends.
  3. Identification of current/ emerging issues and trends in marketing.
  4. Marketing analytics - interpretation.
  5. The interface between Marketing and technology.
  6. Understanding the latest marketing theory and applications.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is offered a blended mode [on-campus and on-line]. The on-campus mode comprises weekly three-hour seminars, incorporating lectures and in-class discussions. The on-line mode will be offered via the ECU Blackboard site.

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
AssignmentAssignment 140%
AssignmentAssignment 260%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment 140%
AssignmentAssignment 260%

Other References

  • ^ All materials for this unit will be available on the ECU Blackboard site.

^ Mandatory reference


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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