Course Title: Buy and monitor media

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4227

Course Title: Buy and monitor media

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MKTG5818C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	Term1 2012, Term1 2013, Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2011

Course Contact: Sally Parrott

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175

Course Contact Email: sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit applies to individuals in an entry level position in a media planning or buying role within an advertising team or media organisation who are responsible for planning, buying and evaluating media selected to convey advertising communication messages.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBADV406A Buy and monitor media
Elements:	1.Plan the purchasing of media
	2.Buy media
	3.Evaluate media performance

Learning Outcomes

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to confirm the requirements specified in a media plan, to conduct negotiations when buying media and to compare actual media performance against media plan objectives.

Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignments, journals, presentation and written or test. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.