Course Title: Services Marketing
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Services Marketing
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MKTG1112 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JanJun2018 (KP1) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JulDec2018 (KP5) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JanJun2019 (KP3), JanJun2019 (All) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JanJun2020 (All) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JulDec2020 (KP5) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JulDec2021 (KP4) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JulDec2022 (KP4) |
MKTG1396 |
RMIT Online |
Postgraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Internet |
JulDec2023 (KP4) |
Course Coordinator: Kieran Tierney
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5742
Course Coordinator Email: kieran.tierney@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 80
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior Study
008994 - Marketing Management (MKTG1100/MKTG1295 or equivalent course code)
008995 - Consumer Behaviour (MKTG1101)
008996 - Marketing Communication Strategy (MKTG1103)
008997 - Marketing Research (MKTG1104)
Course Description
This course will equip you with the knowledge and skillsets necessary to work as an effective executive in the service economy. The course will examine the characteristics of service, recognise the unique challenges involved in service provision and strategies to manage, innovate, communicate and implement service solutions successfully that are appropriate to various stakeholders. Specifically, this course requires you to leverage on evidence-based information and research to critically analyse services issues and opportunities in order to design innovative service solutions.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Apply relevant service theories, models and frameworks to evaluate business situations.
- Develop appropriate service strategies and tactics to improve business outcomes.
- Demonstrate critical and innovative thinking to evaluate alternative service strategies and in doing so, find an effective solution that best benefits various stakeholders.
- Draw on appropriate data sources through your research effort to justify your service solutions to a business strategy.
- Implement and manage service solutions that benefit various stakeholders.
- Communicate your service solutions at a high standard, that is, within the conventions of academic standards at a masters’ degree level.
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course you are encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning is supported through various in-class and online activities comprising case studies, trade articles and reports, academic journal articles, interactive learning material, group discussions and individual and group work. Activities may also include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Your success in this course, as well as the depth of understanding you take away from it, is dependent upon your preparation for and participation in each seminar session. You will need to be fully prepared for class to discuss the prescribed learning material as well as broader reading that you have researched.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment alignment list below shows the assessment tasks against the learning outcomes they develop.
Assessment Task 1: 15%
Linked CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 6
Assessment Task 2: 35%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Assessment Task 3: 50%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.