Course Title: Establish and adjust the marketing mix

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5342 Diploma of Marketing

Course Title: Establish and adjust the marketing mix

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Contact: Tim Wallis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5423

Course Contact Email: timothy.wallis@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine the optimum marketing mix for a business through analysis of interrelated marketing components.

It applies to individuals in marketing management roles who are responsible for developing marketing and promotional mix within an organisation. They may also adjust the marketing mix when new marketing opportunities are identified.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBMKG502 Establish and adjust the marketing mix

Elements:

1. Evaluate each component of marketing mix

2. Determine marketing mix for specific markets

3. Monitor and adjust marketing mix


Learning Outcomes

This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to identify, evaluate and adjust the consumer priorities and needs as well as monitor the marketing opportunities.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Methods

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:

  • direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
  • review of final printed documents
  • demonstration of techniques
  • observation of presentations
  • oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of software applications

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Performance Evidence

You must provide evidence of the ability to:

  • report on activities undertaken to establish a marketing mix in an organisation, including information on each element of the mix, such as:
    customer service levels
    product or service distribution
    product or service pricing
    additional products or services, if any
    product or service promotion
  • report on success of marketing

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

  • outline organisational policies, procedures, products and services related to marketing
  • describe principles and concepts of marketing such as consumer or buyer behaviour and elements of marketing mix
  • outline and explain statistical techniques used to gather and analyse marketing information.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.