Module overview
Marketing theories, concepts, tools and models are applied via a computer simulation of a competitive industry. In the simulation game, teams of students will compete against each other in one industry and make decisions over a series of periods. Decisions will be made in key marketing areas such as targeting of customer segments and positioning of products, analysing market research studies, pricing of products, advertising, research and development, production planning, product portfolio management (introduction, removal, re-design), channel choice and sales force allocation, amongst others.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically evaluate marketing decisions in the context of a marketing simulation game;
- plan, implement and evaluate marketing decision (including areas such as segmentation, targeting and positioning, production planning, pricing, product management, communications, and distribution channels).
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the concepts and techniques that are required for the effective implementation of the core marketing disciplines in contemporary organisations;
- the decisions faced by organisations and the techniques and approaches that support the development of marketing across a broad range of functional areas.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate effective communications.
- work effectively as part of a marketing team to discuss, plan and implement complex marketing strategies. As a result of this, students will be able to demonstrate their interpersonal skills and their value as a team player;
Syllabus
The module will feature the following topics:
- Marketing decision making as part of a team in the context of the marketing simulation game;
- Integrating managerial practice and theoretical concepts covered in module lectures and previous learning programme;
- Planning, implementing and evaluating marketing decisions in the various business areas (e.g., segmentation, targeting and positioning; pricing; product management, communications, distribution channels; production planning).
- Choosing and interpreting market research information for decision making.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The module will feature the following topics:
- Marketing decision making as part of a team in the context of the marketing simulation game;
- Integrating managerial practice and theoretical concepts covered in module lectures and previous learning programme;
- Planning, implementing and evaluating marketing decisions in the various business areas (e.g., segmentation, targeting and positioning; pricing; product management, communications, distribution channels; production planning).
- Choosing and interpreting market research information for decision making.
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 24 |
Seminar | 10 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
Lecture | 24 |
Revision | 54 |
Completion of assessment task | 20 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Other. Online resources will be made available through Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Lectures and Seminars
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback will be provided to students during seminars and lecture sessions, during office hours appointments, or during email communication with the module leader
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective log | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective log | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective log | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External