Course Title: Undertake marketing activities
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: MKTG7835C
Course Title: Undertake marketing activities
School: 650T TAFE Business
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
This course is taught in conjunction with Conduct Electronic Marketing Communications (MKTG5820c)
Nominal Hours: 50
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 describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, implement and manage basic marketing and promotional activities. It is a foundation unit that covers general and basic marketing and promotional activities that do not require detailed or complex planning or implementation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBMKG414B Undertake marketing activities |
Element: |
1. Research marketing information |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Research the concept of marketing as it applies to the organisation |
Element: |
2. Plan marketing activities |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Undertake analysis of collected basic marketing information |
Element: |
3. Implement marketing activities |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Determine and access resources required for work activities |
Element: |
4. Review marketing activities |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Measure and record outcomes of marketing activities |
Learning Outcomes
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, implement and manage basic marketing and promotional activities. It is a foundation unit that covers general and basic marketing and promotional activities that do not require detailed or complex planning or implementation.
Details of Learning Activities
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, implement and manage basic marketing and promotional activities. It is a foundation unit that covers general and basic marketing and promotional activities that do not require detailed or complex planning or implementation.
Teaching Schedule
Wk 1 -10th Feb
- Course Introduction and overview.
Wk 2 - 17th Feb
- Overview of the elements of marketing and marketing communications planning
- Goal and objectives setting
Wk 3 - 24th Feb
- E marketing communication tools and techniques
Wk 4 - 3rd March
- Assessing the needs of the business
- preparing a client brief
- business objectives + brand values
- functionality requirements
Wk 5 - 10th March
- Techniques and templates will be discussed for these two important processes
- Stakeholder Management
- Techniques and templates will be discussed for these two important processes
Wk6 - 17th March
- Design for the net
- Advertising
- Website introduction
- Introduction to to Weebly
Week 7 - 24th March
- Designing a website continued
Week 8 - 31st March
- Development of integrated marketing communications strategy
Week 9 - 7th April
- Search Engine Optimisation
- E- Advertising methods of communications delivery
Week 10 - 14th April
- What is Viral e-Marketing, critical elements…giving you the best chance of going viral.
Mid-semester break 18-25 April
Week 11 - 28th April
- Email Marketing, Blogs, e-newsletters, Mobile marketing
Week 12 - 5th May
- Social networking twitter, Linkedin, Face book,You tube, Instragram, Pinterest etc.
Week 13 - 12th May
- Campaign scheduling and measurement
Week 14 - 19th May
- Assessment consolidation
Week 15 - 26th May
- Group interviews and assessment 2 feedback
Week 16 - 1st June
- Group interviews and assessment 2 feedback cont.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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 has three assessment tasks - you are required to successfully complete all assessment tasks to be deemed competent in this unit. You are require to submit assessment items and/or performance based assessment is completed by the due dates. These assessments are assessed in conjunction with Conduct Electronic Marketing Communications (MKTG 5820c)
Task 1 - Requirements Report
They are then to produce a detailed requirements report covering the business needs and to make appropriate recommendations for a new/revised strategy and website to be used as part of the organisation’s e-marketing communications. Working in groups of 2.
Task 2 - eCommunications Strategy and Website
Working in the same pairs, students are to develop and implement their approach including a basic website in-line with the project scoped for Task 1 – Requirements Report.
Task 3 - Knowledge Sharing Workshops
This assessment is designed to encourage students to research the range of interesting issues associated with e-communications as well as debate and discussion. The assessment comes in 2 parts.
Part 1- Working in pairs, students are required to research a pre-determined area of electronic marketing (social media, viral marketing, email marketing, online advertising or design application not covered in class etc) and present a summary of the key trends in within the area. Students need to identify and present two case studies of recent examples of best practice work from this area of electronic marketing.
Part 2 - Students will be required to participate in 1 on-line group discussion and at least 2 “ tweetups”
Assessment Matrix
See teacher for mapping of assessments.
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