Course Title: Develop marketing plans for fashion products

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2012

Course Code: GRAP5240C

Course Title: Develop marketing plans for fashion products

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C4219 - Certificate IV in Fashion and Textiles Merchandising

Course Contact : Yuping Li

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9145

Course Contact Email:yuping.li@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Vicki Cole vicki.cole@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 50

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

MKTG5770C Analyse textiles clothing and footwear merchandising and marketing principles

Course Description

A TCF Company will be identified and a product category will be assigned to each student group. Students will be guided to design a questionnaire based on the company’s information requirements, a minimum of 50 respondents will be recruited for a consumer survey. The data from the surveys will be analysed by using computer softwares and a report will be produced for the company.
A marketing plan for the product category will be researched and produced, which will include both primary and secondary research information on market trends, competitors and external marketing environments. The company’s marketing practice and the product category’s performance will be evaluated and recommendations will be made to improve the company’s overall marketing performance and sales of the product category. A formal oral presentation will be made to the industry personnel at the end of the semester.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTFD5004B Develop marketing plans for fashion products

Element:

1. Identify key elements of fashion design
2. Establish marketing objectives
3. Research and determine marketing options
4. Develop and present marketing plan
5. Document marketing plan

Performance Criteria:

1,2,3,4,5


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

 Observe and survey the target market
 Research, collect and analyse data on a fashion company
 Group discussion on company’s marketing mix and positioning strategies
 Work in a group to brainstorm recommendations for marketing plan
 Use technology to prepare assignments (Communication and technology)
 Use On-line activities (Technology)
 Use technology to present findings of research (Communication and technology)
 Design appropriate format for assignments (Initiative and enterprise)


Teaching Schedule

1 Assessments structure/format Mission statement/Code of Ethics and Behaviour
2 Questionnaire Design
3 Questionnaire Design Confirm time/location of survey
4 Field work
5 Field work
6 Data analysis Preparation for report & presentation
7 Preparation time for Report submission & Oral Presentation
8 Preparation of the Marketing Plan Current Market situation
9 Preparation of the Marketing Plan SWOT and issues analysis
10 Preparation of the Marketing Plan Objectives Marketing Strategies
11 Preparation of the Marketing Plan Action Program Projected profit and loss statement/Budget
12 Preparation of the marketing plan Controls Executive summary/table of contents
13 Group to finalise Marketing plan contents
14 Preparation of the marketing plan Report format & structure Time table for Oral presentations
15 Preparation for Oral presentation
16 Marketing Plan Due Teachers available for consultation/oral presentation practice
17 ORAL PRESENTATIONS


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Peter Rix: Marketing, a practical approach (6e), McGraw Hill,2007 (ISBN: 10: 0-07-4717)  


References

Rag Trader Magazine Business Review Weekly, IBIS Industry databases


Other Resources

Check library for DVDs, videos, databases, e-journals and journals


Overview of Assessment

Questionnaire design - Design a questionnaire based on a TCF company’s information requirements
Data analysis - report Collate survey data and write a report
Marketing plan - Write a marketing plan for a specific product category
Oral presentation - Power point presentation to industry personnel


Assessment Tasks

Questionnaire design Design a questionnaire based on a TCF company’s information requirements 10 marks
Data analysis report Collate survey data and write a report 20 marks
Marketing plan Write a marketing plan for a specific product category 50 marks
Oral presentation Power point presentation to industry personnel 20 marks


Assessment Matrix

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