Course Title: Buy and monitor media
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4361 Certificate IV in Advertising
Course Title: Buy and monitor media
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 40
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MKTG7939C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2016 |
Course Contact: Sally Parrott
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175
Course Contact Email: sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge needed to confirm requirements specified in a media plan, conduct negotiations when buying media, and compare actual media performance against media plan objectives.
It applies to individuals in an entry-level position in media planning or buying 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: |
BSBADV406 Buy and monitor media |
Elements: |
1 Plan purchasing of media 2 Buy media 3 Evaluate media performance |
Learning Outcomes
This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to confirm requirements specified in a media plan, conduct negotiations when buying media, and compare actual media performance against media plan objectives.
Overview of Assessment
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed with MKTG7936C Schedule Advertisements
Assessment Methods
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:
- direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
- review of final printed documents
- demonstration of techniques
- observation of presentations
- oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of software applications
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Performance Evidence
You will be required to provide evidence of the ability to:
- analyse and execute an advertising brief
- work with schedules
- negotiate with suppliers
- create and evaluate a media plan and adjust as necessary
- identify potential problems and opportunities
- evaluate data to determine cost effectiveness.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the you must:
- identify economic, social and industry trends
- list industry products/services
- outline organisational structure/s and roles and responsibilities
- identify and explain key provisions of relevant legislation, codes of practice and national standards that affect advertising
- outline ethical principles related to advertising.
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.
You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.