MKTG311-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Retail Marketing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

This course examines the fundamentals of retail marketing including the characteristics of consumer store choice, the role of retailing in the overall marketing concept, and the practice and future of retailing in New Zealand.

Course Workload
The estimated workload breakdown for MKTG311 is provided below:

Lectures 24 hours
Lecture Preparation 24 hours
Individual Proposal 10 hours
Individual Project 25 hours
Term Test 25 hours
Group Marketing Plan 42 hours
Total 150 hours

Learning Outcomes

This course combines state-of-the-art research findings published in leading journals with contemporary industry practice to provide a course on leading edge retail concepts, theory, and application. As a reflection of today’s global perspective in retail operations, material used in this course will be both local and international. Through lectures, videos, and other material you will gain an understanding of important retail topics. The application of your knowledge in class and your assessments will provide insight into the theory and principles of retailing.

BCom Learning Goals
1. Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of Commerce.

The individual project, term test and group marketing plan are opportunities to demonstrate advanced knowledge in retail marketing.

2. Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems.

The individual project, term test and group marketing plan require the application of concepts and ideas to specific retail problems.

3. Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives.

Not covered specifically in this course.

4. Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.

Aspects of written and oral communication are assessed in this course through the individual proposal, individual project and group marketing plan.

Prerequisites

(1) MKTG201; and (2) MKTG202; and (3) MKTG204

Restrictions

MGMT311

Equivalent Courses

MGMT311

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Paul Ballantine

Lecturer

Ann-Marie Kennedy

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Individual Proposal 14 Mar 2017 10% Individual Proposal
Individual Project 28 Mar 2017 25% Individual Project
Term Test 04 Apr 2017 25% Term Test
Group Marketing Plan 01 Jun 2017 40% Group Marketing Plan


Students will be assessed in this course as follows:

Individual Proposal - 10%
Individual Project - 25%
Term Test - 25%
Group Marketing Plan - 40%

1) Individual Proposal (10%)
During the semester, students will create a small retail business venture. For this assessment, students must individually submit a small business proposal and budget via recorded video presentation - YouTube. Details about this will be given in the first class. The proposal and budget must be submitted online by 5pm on 14th March. No late submissions will be accepted under any circumstances.

2) Individual Project (25%)
Each student will complete a project on a topic that will be distributed in class on 28th February. The project must be handed in by 5pm on 28th March. No late projects will be accepted under any circumstances.

3) Term Test (25%)
A term test will be held during class on 4th April. The test will be based upon material presented in lectures and on Learn. Format to be advised.

4) Group Marketing Plan (40%)
During the semester, students will create a small retail business venture in groups of five. They will have one week of trading via an organised market day to trial their venture. Following this, groups will need to write up a marketing plan for the venture if it were to continue into the future. Details about this will be given in the first class. The assignment is to be submitted online by 5pm on 1st June. No late assignments will be accepted under any circumstances.

Grading
Marks may be scaled before a final grade is determined. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Levy, Michael , Weitz, Barton A., Grewal, Dhruv; Retailing management ; Ninth edition; (All assignments and announcements will be published during the semester via Learn. Make sure to check Learn regularly).

Notes

Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.

Departmental Academic Policies
The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty.  All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Coversheets - Group and Individual

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .

All MKTG311 Occurrences

  • MKTG311-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017