ADVANCED MARKETING THEORY

BUS5AMK

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Marketing is a science and it is informed by professional scholarly research in other related disciplines such as psychology, sociology, micro-economics and behavioural sciences. Fundamental theories involved in the philosophy of marketing science and its impact on research will form the foundation of this course. The course provides a brief historical evolution of the theory, review of prominent theories and concepts and also an examination of contemporary and innovative theories. Research topics involved in critical areas of service dominant logic, consumer behaviour and strategic marketing are included to provide relevant knowledge. In addition, ethical, social, environmental and legal considerations relevant to marketing activities will also be emphasised. This will enable you to understand the impact of marketing activities on society. The course will be delivered through seminar sessions and students will be assessed based on the intended learning outcomes.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Andrew Gilmore

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment is by application only

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Marketing Theory: A student text

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Michael Baker and Michael Saren

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Sage Publications

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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Other description: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Integrate and apply theoretical concepts to scholarly work.
02. Identify research problems and analyse information relevant to the problem; be able to synthesise that information in order to evaluate potential research solutions, and make constructive recommendations.
03. Evaluate and critically analyse literature on various marketing theories and models.
04. Ability to conduct scientific research and be able to articulate and express these scientific research findings and present the findings.
05. Apply ethical and sustainable reasoning, legal standards or codes of practice relevant to the discipline and make decisions that are informed by sustainable thinking.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Andrew Gilmore

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 20-minute seminar presentationThe class contribution item is an assessment of students' speaking skills as they pertain to articulating marketing theory and research propositions. To assess speaking skills, a discrete spoken exercise conducted individually or in pairs is envisaged. Each class will have a group discussion element; students will be asked to introduce, moderate and then summarise the group discussion in each class.

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4

One 3500 word special topic research paper

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

One 2000 word literature critique / enquiry about theory application to practice

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO3