BUSMGT 755 : Strategic Digital Marketing

Business and Economics

2025 Quarter Three (1256) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Examines current and emerging research in marketing communications and evaluates contemporary practice. Focuses on the effective integration of digital strategies in marketing planning, implementation and practice.

Course Overview

This course is developed to address the significant shift to a new business world, where companies are facing a very different reality shaped by the digital transformation. The course has been designed to coach students to create a digital marketing strategy, use digital marketing channels and prepare them for practical requirements of digital roles. It utilises small group lectures, tutorials with experienced practitioners, team based and blended learning to contribute to each individual's success.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: BUSMGT 711–714 with at least a B- average

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Graduate Profile: Master of Management

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Analyse the business model, customer journey and the service design of contemporary business environments through the application of theoretical frameworks. (Capability 3)
  2. Create a digital marketing strategy for a ‘real’ client based on their business needs and their customers’ needs. (Capability 3, 4 and 6.2)
  3. Implement a digital marketing strategy. (Capability 3, 4, 5 and 6.2)
  4. Use a range of digital marketing activities, channels and technologies to reach, activate, convert and engage users; and develop measures to track the success of the applied digital marketing activities. (Capability 3 and 4)
  5. Persuade managers and entrepreneurs of justified recommendations regarding their digital marketing strategy using both written and oral formats. (Capability 3, 6.1 and 7)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Report 30% Individual Coursework
Interactive Oral Assessment 35% Individual Coursework
Presentation 30% Group & Individual Coursework
Industry Certification 5% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Report
Interactive Oral Assessment
Presentation
Industry Certification

Workload Expectations

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

For this course, you can expect 15 hours of lectures (audio recorded), 40 hours of tutorials and team-based learning, 95 hours of reading, thinking about the content and working on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including tutorials and TBLs. The lectures will be available as audio recorded items on canvas under the appropriate weekly module
Other learning activities will not be available as recordings.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

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.

 The lectures will be available as an audio recording, plus podcasts, reading and relevant videos.

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.

Based on the students' feedback the assessment weightings have been adjusted to put more emphasis on the individual report.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations 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. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

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 your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, 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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 26/11/2024 11:25 a.m.