Course Title: Develop a media plan
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5344 Diploma of Advertising
Course Title: Develop a media plan
Portfolio: BUS Portfolio Office
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 Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MKTG7928C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term2 2016 |
Course Contact: Sally Parrott
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175
Course Contact Email: sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop a media plan within a given budget, by defining requirements, selecting media vehicles and determining a schedule.
It applies to individuals working in a supervisory or management advertising role within an advertising team or media organisation. It may also apply to someone working within a direct marketing role, who is responsible for planning media requirements for direct marketing campaigns or offers.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBADV507 Develop a media plan |
Elements: |
1 Define media requirements 2 Select media vehicles 3 Determine media schedule 4 Produce media plan |
Learning Outcomes
This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to develop a media plan within a given budget, by defining requirements, selecting media vehicles and determining a schedule.
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:
- produce a media plan for an advertisement which:
- defines media requirements of an advertising brief
- specifies rationales for media vehicles chosen
- ensures media schedule meets requirements of the brief
- contains budgetary allocation for each advertising medium - develop measures to assess effectiveness of media vehicles selected.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, you must:
- outline and explain data analysis and matching techniques
- list organisational products and services offered
- identify organisational budget and resource constraints
- identify principles and characteristics of advertising media, types of media and advertising strategies
- identify and explain key provisions of relevant legislation, codes of practice and national standards affecting business operations
- identify and explain ethical principles relating to advertising industry
- define terms for describing media audiences.
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.