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Area/Catalogue
MARK 5033

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
010343

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s
First Semester
(Study Period 2)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Business

Course aim

To develop students' knowledge of the role of marketing strategy and planning to underpin long-term organisational performance.  Students will learn about major trends and events shaping business strategy and develop the ability to identify pertinent issues and link them together to create a coherent marketing plan.

Course content

Environmental analysis – internal and external analysis to identify occurrences, trends and other information to determine strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities and threats; major trends and changes occurring in the world and what they mean for business and marketing; customer and competitor analysis; deriving a sensible marketing plan from information gathered via environmental analysis; budgeting and forecasting; key concepts in strategy; principles of pricing; empirical generalisations and how they can help marketing planning.

Textbook(s)

Dawes, J 2021, Marketing Planning and Strategy: A Practical Introduction, 1st Edition, Sage Publications Ltd, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
MARK 5025 Marketing Management
Specific program
Program Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
DCMA BUSS 5245 Strategic Marketing
DGMA BUSS 5245 Strategic Marketing
DMMA BUSS 5245 Strategic Marketing
OMMAA BUSS 5245 Strategic Marketing

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory 1 x 1 week
Seminar 3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External 30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Case study, Continuous assessment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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