School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Marketing Principles & Practices
  • Unit Code

    MKT1600
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Claire Marion LAMBERT

Description

This unit introduces The Marketing Concept to business students, which is the most widely adopted business concept. The premise of The Marketing Concept is that organisations that best satisfy the needs of their customers are best placed to satisfy their own needs. Organisations adopt the principles and practices of marketing to achieve three overall objectives: to increase revenue, to reduce the cost of doing business (as a percentage of sales), and to build the long-term value of a business.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MBA560G, MBA562G, MKT1100, MKT410B

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Detail how marketing principles influence the strategies and tactics of diverse organisations in local, national, and international markets.
  2. Examine how organisational values shape the ethics of marketing activities in a variety contexts.
  3. Explain how value is created for customers, organisations and society through the application of relevant marketing principles and practices.
  4. Describe how marketing practitioners employ marketing tools and techniques to build brand equity in contemporary organisations.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered with Technology Enhanced Learning, integrating face-to-face and digital learning experiences. Students will be required to access and use a variety of digital learning materials to prepare for and engage in class discussion and activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectMarketing Blog20%
Case StudyMid-Semester Case Study40%
Case StudyEnd of Semester Case Study40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectMarketing Blog20%
Case StudyMid-Semester Case Study40%
Case StudyEnd of Semester Case Study40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Marketing Principles & Practices
  • Unit Code

    MKT1600
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Claire Marion LAMBERT

Description

This unit introduces The Marketing Concept to business students, which is the most widely adopted business concept. The premise of The Marketing Concept is that organisations that best satisfy the needs of their customers are best placed to satisfy their own needs. Organisations adopt the principles and practices of marketing to achieve three overall objectives: to increase revenue, to reduce the cost of doing business (as a percentage of sales), and to build the long-term value of a business.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MBA560G, MBA562G, MKT1100, MKT410B

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Detail how marketing principles influence the strategies and tactics of diverse organisations in local, national, and international markets.
  2. Examine how organisational values shape the ethics of marketing activities in a variety contexts.
  3. Explain how value is created for customers, organisations and society through the application of relevant marketing principles and practices.
  4. Describe how marketing practitioners employ marketing tools and techniques to build brand equity in contemporary organisations.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered with Technology Enhanced Learning, integrating face-to-face and digital learning experiences. Students will be required to access and use a variety of digital learning materials to prepare for and engage in class discussion and activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectMarketing Blog20%
Case StudyMid-Semester Case Study40%
Case StudyEnd of Semester Case Study40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectMarketing Blog20%
Case StudyMid-Semester Case Study40%
Case StudyEnd of Semester Case Study40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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