UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MKF5505 Marketing for healthcare managers

Faculty of Business and Economics

MKF5505 Marketing for healthcare managers is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Not offered
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for MKF5505. This is its 2022 entry, the latest one.

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Overview

This unit will examine marketing activities undertaken by organisations with a special emphasis on the healthcare industry. It provides an introduction of marketing concepts and techniques covering aspects like value exchange, development of corporate and marketing strategic plans, product and service development, the use of marketing decision making tools and fundamentals of consumer behaviour.

Offerings in 2022

The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for MKF5505.

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    examine the concepts and theories of marketing and apply them to health administration and healthcare

  2. 2

    apply key techniques and tools of marketing management to healthcare environment

  3. 3

    examine the scope and role of the marketing function and its relationship to organisational strategies and critically evaluate how functional marketing plans can be developed and implemented in the healthcare context

  4. 4

    assess the marketing challenges facing firms in a more competitive global market place.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachOnline 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. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MKF5505?

MKF5505 has no prerequisites.

When is MKF5505 offered?

MKF5505 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

How much work is MKF5505?

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

Does MKF5505 have an exam?

No. MKF5505 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
Not available
Handbook years
202020212022