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Area/Catalogue
MARK 2032

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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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
159041

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

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Timetable/s

Second Semester
(Study Period 5)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Business

Course aim

To provide students with evidence based understanding of how retailers, manufacturers and service providers manage physical availability across traditional and emerging distribution channels.

Course content

The role of distribution and physical availability in growing a business; types of distribution channels and how consumers shop across different channels; consumer behaviour in-store/dealership/showroom and what influences decision making at the point of sale; managerial decisions about physical availability - managing supply chain, assortment, challenge of private labels, pricing etc; customer service, satisfaction and complaint management; shopping online and on mobile; and recent trends and challenges in retailing.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory 1 x 1 week
Lecture 1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial 1.5 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

Essay, Examination, Test/Quiz, Viva Voce

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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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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