Media Planning

Course aim

Media Planning aims to provide students with an understanding of the process involved in effectively and efficiently selecting and purchasing media space for advertising.  It builds upon concepts covered in Advertising (MARK 2007) by showing how these concepts apply not only to creating advertising, but also to placing that advertising in the media.

Course content

The following topics will be covered in the course content:

• how to measure media effectiveness;
• making comparisons of media vehicles;
• the audience delivered by different media vehicles;
• how media features in the life of its users;
• alternatives for scheduling media;
• differences in involvement of audiences with media and the advertising placed within it;
• new media and the future of traditional media and
• components of the advertising break/space.

Textbook(s)

Sissors, JZ & Baron, RB 2002, Advertising media planning, McGraw-Hill

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
MARK 1010	Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange
MARK 1008	Buyer and Consumer Behaviour
MARK 2007	Advertising

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online Recorded Lectures)	2 hours x 13 weeks
External (Online Staff Consultation)	As required x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Group presentation, Individual Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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