MARKET, AUDIENCE AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

MKT3MRE

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: Marthin Nanere

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: MKT1MDP

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: MKT2MRE

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

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

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

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: 8th edition

Publisher: Pearson Education Limited, England

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

SPSS Version 20.0 for Windows: Anaysis without Anguish

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Coakes, S.J

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons

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

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 - 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. Write a marketing research proposal for business organisations
03. Write a questionnaire for organisations in the context of business
04. Prepare a report presenting research findings and recommendations for business organisations
05. Apply SPSS program for marketing in the context of business

Vietnam (Hanoi University), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Marthin Nanere

Class requirements

Computer LaboratoryWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours computer laboratory per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 day seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

2-hour Final Examination

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Weekly SPSS tutorial exercisesEach student will have to complete the exercise every week. (broadly equivalent to 250 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO5

Team Research ProposalTeam based. 2-3 students per team/1,000-words per student

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Team Research Report with Findings and RecommendationsTeam-based, 2-3 students per team/1,500 words per student

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Ongoing Individual Data Collection and Data Entry exerciseEach student will have to collect and enter the data into SPSS (broadly equivalent to 250 words per student)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO4, SILO5