Module overview
Specifically, you will learn about advertising, PR, sponsorship, direct marketing and emerging communication techniques including the use of digital media. You will also learn about the importance of measuring marketing communications, about the creative process and about the integration of communication campaigns, and about the relationship between communications and branding. You will develop your understanding of the marketing communications campaign process, including different agency roles and the ways that communication solves business problems. Finally you will consider critiques of marketing communication and issues of ethics and social responsibility.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the structure of the marketing communications industry, including self-regulation;
- the marketing communications campaign planning process, including evaluation techniques.
- the strengths and weaknesses of different marketing communications strategies and approaches;
- the importance of Integrated Marketing Communications and branding;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate effective business presentation techniques.
- work effectively in a team, undertaking different roles and tasks;
- demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- develop creative communication strategies using a range of approaches;
- produce a marketing communications campaign, including a plan for evaluation.
- evaluate the marketing communication needs of a business;
Syllabus
Brand Management & Consumer Analysis in Marketing Communication;
Media Channels – Traditional and Digital Channels
Advertising Design
Integrated Marketing Communication
How to design a Strategic MarkComm Planning
Sales Promotion
Public Relations
Evaluating the IMC Effectiveness
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include:
You will learn through a series of interactive lectures, in-class discussion and cases, directed reading and a group project supported through tutorials.
Learning activities include:
- Interactive lectures
- In-class discussion and exercises
- Directed reading
- Research on communication needs and creative approaches
- Group work, including presentations
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
International Journal of Advertising. Journal
Journal of Marketing Management. Journal
Journal of Advertising. Journal
Journal of Consumer Behaviour. Journal
Textbooks
Moriarty, S., Mitchell, N. D., and Wells, W. D. (2014). Advertising & IMC: Principles and Practice, Global Edition.. Pearson Education Limited.
Clow, Kenneth E., and Baack, Donald (2017). Integrated Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing Communication. Global Edition.. Pearson.
Belch, G.E. & Belch, M.A. (2018). Advertising and Promotion: An Integrated Marketing Communications Perspective, Boston; London.. McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Class discussions
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Students will be given feedback during lectures on ideas and discussion relating to the group project. They will have opportunities to discuss their projects in tutorials. There will be opportunities for formative peer feedback.
- 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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Individual Coursework | 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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Individual Coursework | 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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Individual Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External