UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MKF5231 Establishing and building strong brands

Faculty of Business and Economics

MKF5231 Establishing and building strong brands is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before MKF5231

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After MKF5231

No unit lists MKF5231 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course B4001, B5001, B6010, B6014, B6042, B6047, B6052, B6060 or be granted permission by the Chief Examiner to undertake this unit.

Overview

This unit will cover customer-based brand equity; brand vision, positioning and values; components of a brand, services branding; planning brand marketing programmes; points of parity and points of difference; implementing and resourcing brand marketing programmes; measuring and evaluating brand equity, its sources and outcomes; building a consistent integrated brand strategy and brand extensions; branding of new products; international brand management; reinforcing, revitalising, and retiring brands; and overall strategic brand management.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldFlx blk

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    examine the brand and the various functions of brand management

  2. 2

    understand the various components of a brand and how they interact

  3. 3

    analyse branding techniques and apply them to a variety of different issues

  4. 4

    generalise and hypothesise from branding theory into branding practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops12 hours
  • Lectures20 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Jasmina Ilicic

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MKF5231?

MKF5231 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MKF5231 offered?

In 2024, MKF5231 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

How much work is MKF5231?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MKF5231 have an exam?

No. MKF5231 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Marketing
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available