UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MKF5601 Social media marketing

Faculty of Business and Economics

MKF5601 Social media marketing is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before MKF5601

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After MKF5601

No unit lists MKF5601 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Students must be enrolled in course A6004, A6009, A6030, B4001, B5001 or B6010, or be granted permission by the Chief Examiner to undertake this unit. 

Overview

This unit will extend understanding of digital marketing, in particular the role of new media. The social media landscape will be investigated, in terms of the tools and technologies, as well as consumers and communities. Approaches to understanding customers and stakeholders through the use of social media will be explored, and various strategies to engage with these stakeholders will be developed. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding trends and changes in consumer behaviour as a result of social media, including examining why and how certain ideas spread and how businesses can meet the needs and wants of consumers through the social media landscape.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldEvening

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    analyse and critically review the social media landscape

  2. 2

    advise and authenticate how organisations can utilise social media to build an in-depth understanding of customers and stakeholders

  3. 3

    evaluate and justify social media strategies to engage customers and stakeholders

  4. 4

    debate and critically reflect how ideas spread through social media and devise strategies to meet consumers' needs and wants.

Workload and teaching

  • Seminars36 hours
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • 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. 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.

Learning resources

Required resources

No required resources

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Luke Greenacre

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MKF5601?

MKF5601 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MKF5601 offered?

In 2020, MKF5601 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

How much work is MKF5601?

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

Does MKF5601 have an exam?

No. MKF5601 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 3
Study abroad
Not available