MKTG 306 : Advertising and Branding

Business and Economics

2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Focuses on how a business can take an integrated approach to communicating with its customers and with other key stakeholders. Explores traditional tools such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling, and direct marketing, as well as newer forms of communicating within digital and social media environments.

Course Overview

MKTG 306 is an elective course that focuses at an advanced level on Integrated Marketing Communications and how a business can take a holistic approach to communicating with its customers and with other key stakeholders. The course explores traditional integrated marketing communication tools such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing, as well as and newer forms of communicating within digital and social media environments. 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: MKTG 202 and MKTG 201 or 203, or COMMS 100, 104, MKTG 151 with a B grade or higher and COMMS 202 or 204

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Commerce

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Evaluate advertising, direct marketing, digital marketing, public relations, sales promotion and personal selling strategies and tactics (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 4.2)
  2. Explain the importance of integrated marketing communications and its impact on brand equity (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.2)
  3. Understand how companies plan and implement marketing communications (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 5.2)
  4. Apply theory, content knowledge, and creative skills to solve complex marketing communications problems; (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.2)
  5. Develop and present appropriate advertising and promotion solutions; (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
  6. Reflect skills in team work and time management in proposing advertising and promotion solutions. (Capability 7.1 and 8.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Individual Assignment 20% Individual Coursework
Final Exam 40% Individual Examination
Project 40% Group & Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6
Individual Assignment
Final Exam
Project

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

Whilst use of time varies from student to student, for this course, a 'typical' student can expect [2] hours of reading and thinking about the content prior to class, [3] hours of class, and [5] hours of work on assignment and test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities such as classes, tests, and presentations to receive credit for components of the course.

Portions of classes will be available as recordings. Other learning activities such as in class workshops will not be available as recordings. Therefore regular attendance is  important.

The course will not include live online events unless necessitated by health and safety situations.  

Attendance on campus is required for the tests.  

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.

Compulsory textbook:  Luck, Barker, Sassenberg, et al (2020), Integrated Marketing Communications: 6th Asia Pacific Edition, Cengage Learning. Hard copy, Digital version or Mind Tap enhanced digital Version. Older editions may be acceptable but please note that some content and chapter and page numbers on older editions may not be reflective of the Chapters listed in the course.

Other Resources: The library and its associated databases hold many marketing textbooks and business journals that may help you in this course. Magazines, such as NZ Marketing Magazine and AdWeek will also provide you with relevant up to date New Zealand examples of marketing practice. 

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.

We cannot promise that we can implement each student’s wishes with regard to MKTG306. What we CAN promise is that we will consider each reasonable request and weigh it up against our aims and experience in running this course.

Other Information

The group work is a vital component of this elective course. Students uncomfortable with the idea of peer evaluation and team work, or those unable to attend weekly group meetings at University may be penalized by their peers, and therefore should select another elective 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 for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, 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 05/11/2023 04:29 p.m.