Course Title: Conduct electronic marketing communications
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: MKTG5820C
Course Title: Conduct electronic marketing communications
School: 650T Vocational Business Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4227 - Certificate IV in Advertising
Course Contact : Sally Parrott
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175
Course Contact Email:sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Marina Cook
Email: marina.cook@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 30
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit applies to individuals working in advertising, public relations, marketing or promotional roles who are required to use electronic communications and existing business websites to effectively convey marketing communications and achieve marketing objectives in accordance with marketing or e-marketing plans.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBMKG412A Conduct electronic marketing communications |
Element: |
2. Use business website as e marketing tool |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Identify website marketing objectives in the organisation’s marketing (or e-marketing) strategy and plan |
Element: |
1. Prepare electronic advertisements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Choose media for electronic advertisements in accordance with the organisation's marketing (or e-marketing) strategy |
Element: |
3. Use electronic marketing |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1.Identify the required media vehicles and website hotlinks for electronic advertisements, and negotiate contracts for website development where necessary to meet the requirements of the marketing strategy, budget and legal and ethical requirements |
Element: |
4. Monitor and evaluate results of e marketing |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Monitor the transmission of the electronic advertisements or other e-marketing products and rectify any errors or omissions |
Learning Outcomes
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare electronic advertisements for use in Internet, email or facsimile marketing communications, and to evaluate their effectiveness in achieving marketing objectives.
Details of Learning Activities
Practical activities, case studies and class discussion as well as work relevant assessments.
Teaching Schedule
Week No |
Date | Topic | Assessment |
1 | 9th Feb | Course Introduction and overview. |
Set Presentations schedule (Assessment 3) |
2 | 16th Feb | Overview of the elements of marketing and marketing communications planning - Goal and objectives setting - Students will identify a marketing challenge that will provide the focus for a major assignment - Overview of the regulatory framework |
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3 | 23rd Feb |
E marketing communication tools and techniques
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4 | 2nd Mar | Assessing the needs of the business |
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5 | 9th Mar | Project Planning |
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6 | 16th Mar | Design for the net |
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7 | 23rd Mar | Assessment consolidation | Assessment 1 |
8a | 30th Mar | Designing a website continued Self Directed Activity - case study to be discussed during next weeks classes. |
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Mid Semester Break | 2-8th April | ||
8b | 9th - 10th | Designing a website continued |
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9 | 13th April | Development of integrated marketing communications strategy |
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10 | 20th April | A focus on: - Search Engine Optimisation - E- Advertising methods of communications delivery - Writing for the net - Content Management strategy |
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11 | 27th April | An in depth look at: |
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12 | 4th May | A focus on: |
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13 | 11th May | A focus on: - Campaign scheduling software and techniques - Measurement |
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14 | 18th May | Assessment Consolidation | Assessment 2 |
15 | 25th May | Assessment Consolidation | |
16 | 1st June | Re-submits if required |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Students will be provided with appropriate resources throughout the semester.
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.
Assessment Tasks
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed with MKTG7835C - Undertake Marketing Activities
Please note: You are required to complete 3 tasks. You must successfully complete all 3 tasks to be deemed competent in this unit.
Assessment Task 1 - Requirements Report - Individual (Due 6:30 pm Friday Week 7)
Purpose:
This assessment is designed to evaluate students ability to analyse the market and determine an organisations e-marketing communications needs based on that analysis.
Scope:
Students are to assume the role of e-marketing consultant for a business of their choice. They are to decide upon a business or idea for which there is a need for new e-marketing communications including a website and electronic advertisements to convey marketing communications consistent with the organisations marketing objectives. Students can choose to develop the e-marketing strategy for a real client, themselves, or revamp an existing strategy and website for an organisation they know of but with whom they may not have direct contact.
Assessment Task 2 - E-communications strategy and Website - individual (Due 6:30 pm Friday Week 14)
Purpose:
This assessment is designed to evaluate students ability to implement an e-marketing communications strategy including all the relevant software applications presented during classes.
Scope:
Students are to develop and implement their approach including a basic website in-line with the project scoped for Assessment 1 – Requirements Report. The website must be designed, incorporating an electronic advertisement, with consideration for the research conducted in the requirements report paying particular attention to ensuring the brand essence, online value proposition and design and functionality requirements are adhered to in order that the overall communications objectives are achieved.
Assessment Task 3 – Knowledge Sharing Workshops (Due Date: Outlined according to the weekly presentation schedule to be completed the first week of classes (pairs assessment)
Purpose:
This assessment is designed to evaluate students ability to research and present on a content relevant topic as well as work within a small group context.
Scope:
Working in pairs, students are required to research a pre-determined area of electronic marketing (including social media, viral marketing, email marketing, online advertising etc) and present a summary of the key trends in within the area. Additionally, students are to identify and present two case studies of recent examples of best practice work from this area of electronic marketing.
More detailed assessment sheets for each assessment task will be disseminated throughout course delivery.
Submission Requirements:
Format:
Work to be saved in a word doc or .pdf and uploaded to the assessment tab in your course blackboard shell by required date. Work sent by email will not be marked.
Work submitted after the deadline and without one of the forms below will not be accepted or marked.
Assessment deadline extensions:
Ensure that you submit assessments on or before the due date. If you think you might not make the due date due to circumstances beyond your control, you must apply for an application of extension time BEFORE the due date:
You can apply for an extension of seven or fewer days from the original due date for submission of assignments, projects, or essays. You must lodge it no later than one working day before the original submission due date. See link below for eligibility criteria and forms.
If your performance in the assessment is affected by unexpected circumstances, you should consider applying for Special Consideration. Information on the process and application forms for extension time and special consideration can be found at: http://rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ls0ydfokry9rz.
Always retain a copy of your assessment tasks (hard copy and soft copy).
When you submit work for assessment at RMIT University you need to use a cover sheet that includes a declaration and statement of authorship. You must complete, sign and submit a cover sheet with all work you submit for assessment, whether individual or group work. Cover sheets for submission of work is available from the Student forms website.
Resubmission
It is the student’s responsibility to check their results and complete resubmissions by deadline set (usually within 2 weeks of receiving feedback/results). Students are entitled to one re-submission per assessment. All resubmissions will be marked to competent or non-competent only, no grades will be given. All resubmissions must be received by week 16.
Assessment Matrix
Full details on how this course is assessed against the Unit elements and performance criteria plus critical aspects of evidence can be found in the Learning and Assessment Tool available from your course teacher.
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