BUSMAN 751 : Consultancy Project in Digital Marketing

Business and Economics

2023 Quarter One (1232) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

A research-informed consultancy project with a company or other appropriate organisation with written and oral reports of the findings.

Course Overview

Client-based capstone projects are a unique opportunity to apply what has been learned in the specialization to a client organisation to identify solutions for digital marketing strategy optimisation. The course helps students transition from their studies to their chosen career path in digital marketing by melding different fields of digital marketing into a coherent, integrated data-driven client-centred project. 

Course Requirements

To complete this course students must enrol in BUSMAN 751 A and B, or BUSMAN 751

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop a project brief that communicates the reason and approach for the project and the processes that will be used to manage it. (Capability 1)
  2. Using analytical tools, conduct a digital marketing audit to evaluate a client's digital marketing strategy and find new opportunities for optimisation. (Capability 2 and 5.1)
  3. Develop a data-driven integrated digital marketing strategy for a client organisation that aligns with the client's overall marketing goals and target markets. (Capability 3, 4.2 and 4.3)
  4. Critically elaborate and effectively present, the digital marketing strategy to a client using evidence, reason, and appropriate verbal and non-verbal techniques (Capability 4.1 and 4.3)
  5. Contribute to collaborative learning experience through group interaction and decision-making and critically reflect on self-manage tasks during the project. (Capability 1, 5.1 and 5.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Project Brief 5% Group Coursework
Mid Project Report 40% Individual Coursework
Consultancy Proposal 25% Group Coursework
Reflection 30% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Project Brief
Mid Project Report
Consultancy Proposal
Reflection

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 30-point course, and students are expected to spend 15 hours per week in each 30-point course they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 1 hour of plenary sessions, 2-hour team-based workshops, 3 hours of reading and workshop preparation, and 9 hours of work on project-related assignments.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Due to the applied practical nature of the course, attendance is expected at all scheduled activities. Only plenary sessions will be available as recordings. Other learning activities, such as workshops, will not be available as recordings.

Attendance is required for all meetings with the client, expert sessions, and team presentations.

In the case of digital delivery, we will pre-record lectures. The pre-recording guarantees uninterrupted content delivery. We will ask you to watch these lectures before we meet in class. Pre-recorded lectures for each week will be available before our Zoom sessions. This will allow you to watch the videos at your own pace and in your own time.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

This is the first instance of the course.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 06/12/2022 11:13 a.m.