MKC1200: Principles of marketing
Faculty of Business and Economics
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Overview
Have you ever wondered what marketing is all about? This unit is designed to introduce you to the essential elements of marketing. It encompasses marketing's role in a dynamic business environment and leads you to understand how organisations use the principles of marketing to meet the needs of their customers and achieve their objectives. This unit provides a foundation for those students seeking to pursue further study of specialist marketing units; however it covers the broad scope of marketing sufficient for those students undertaking only one marketing unit.
Assessment
1 - Within semester assessment - 50% 2 - Examination - 50% Hurdle type: Threshold Hurdle description: This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
