MARKET, AUDIENCE & SOCIAL RESEARCH

MKT2MRX

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Business managers request, assess, purchase and use marketing research to make a wide number of informed decisions. You will come to understand what marketing research can provide, what research methods are appropriate for different types of problems, and how results should be interpreted. The aim of this subject is to give you the knowledge and skills, as either a future business manager or a marketing research practitioner, to make intelligent decisions in your specification, evaluation, and application of marketing research in real everyday life and digital era.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Malliga Marimuthu

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in one of the following courses: LBAB, LBABM, LBABK, LDAB, LAAB

Co-requisites: MKT1MDX

Incompatible subjects: MKT2MRE OR MKT3MRE

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 Research Learner Resource

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Didasko Digital

Year: 2019

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Didasko Group

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

SPSS Analysis Without Anguish: Version 20 for Windows

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Coakes, S.J and Steed, L.G

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS, AUSTRALIA

ISBN: 978-1-118-33776-9

Chapter/article title: N/A

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URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Marketing Research

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Alan Wilson

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: Latest edition

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN: 9781352001112

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Marketing Research

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Burns, A.C and Bush, R.F

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: Latest edition

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle Rvr

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Questionnaire Design and Administration

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Frazer, L., and Lawley, M.

Year: 2000

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

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

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify marketing problems and translate them into research questions for marketing in the context of business
02. Design a research proposal for a business organisation or a research project
03. Design a questionnaire for a business organisation or research project.
04. Prepare research findings and recommendations for a business organisation in a report format.
05. Manipulate and analyse marketing data using statistical analysis programs.

Online (Didasko), 2020, Study block 1, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Malliga Marimuthu

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 2 - 13
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 2 to week 13 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Take home examination.Equivalent to a 2-hour exam, to be completed within 48 hours of being made available on LMS (Equivalent to 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

10 weekly statistical analysis software exercises and data analysisEach student will have to complete the exercise each week collect and enter the data into statistical analysis software (1000 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO4, SILO5

Team Research ProposalTeam based, 2-3 students per team (500-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Team Research Report with findings and recommendationsTeam based, 2-3 students per team (1,000-words in total)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Online (Didasko), 2020, Study block 10, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Malliga Marimuthu

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 41 - 52
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 41 to week 52 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Take home examination.Equivalent to a 2-hour exam, to be completed within 48 hours of being made available on LMS (Equivalent to 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

10 weekly statistical analysis software exercises and data analysisEach student will have to complete the exercise each week collect and enter the data into statistical analysis software (1000 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO4, SILO5

Team Research ProposalTeam based, 2-3 students per team (500-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Team Research Report with findings and recommendationsTeam based, 2-3 students per team (1,000-words in total)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Online (Didasko), 2020, Study block 4, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Malliga Marimuthu

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 15 - 26
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 15 to week 26 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Take home examination.Equivalent to a 2-hour exam, to be completed within 48 hours of being made available on LMS (Equivalent to 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

10 weekly statistical analysis software exercises and data analysisEach student will have to complete the exercise each week collect and enter the data into statistical analysis software (1000 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO4, SILO5

Team Research ProposalTeam based, 2-3 students per team (500-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Team Research Report with findings and recommendationsTeam based, 2-3 students per team (1,000-words in total)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Online (Didasko), 2020, Study block 6, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Malliga Marimuthu

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 23 - 34
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 23 to week 34 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Take home examination.Equivalent to a 2-hour exam, to be completed within 48 hours of being made available on LMS (Equivalent to 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

10 weekly statistical analysis software exercises and data analysisEach student will have to complete the exercise each week collect and enter the data into statistical analysis software (1000 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO4, SILO5

Team Research ProposalTeam based, 2-3 students per team (500-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Team Research Report with findings and recommendationsTeam based, 2-3 students per team (1,000-words in total)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Online (Didasko), 2020, Study block 8, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Malliga Marimuthu

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 32 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Take home examination.Equivalent to a 2-hour exam, to be completed within 48 hours of being made available on LMS (Equivalent to 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

10 weekly statistical analysis software exercises and data analysisEach student will have to complete the exercise each week collect and enter the data into statistical analysis software (1000 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO4, SILO5

Team Research ProposalTeam based, 2-3 students per team (500-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Team Research Report with findings and recommendationsTeam based, 2-3 students per team (1,000-words in total)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5