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BU571F: MARKETING, REPUTATION AND VALUE (2019-2020)

Last modified: 05 Mar 2020 14:27


Course Overview

This course considers marketing as the nexus point of value creation and reputation management. This is integrated with the more traditional view of this function as being responsible for customer and market analysis, product development, branding and communication, and incentivising sales and distribution. The multi-dimensional, dynamic nature of brand and reputation are critically evaluated against the need for organisational control and monitoring. The balance between value creation, co-creation, sustainability and ethics are juxtaposed with the more traditional remit to provide a contemporary understanding of marketing as a core business function.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Third Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Ian Robson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The ability of marketing functions to deliver data and intelligence on customers, markets and economies is changing at a fast pace and this is facilitated by fast access to trends and information via social media and the internet. Mistakes and poor practice are punished in the marketplace via dynamic media, adding new pressure and additional control dimensions to the job of the marketer. Partnering and co-creation has become a core feature of marketing activity and this often transcends national borders. Creating and sustaining value has become a complex process that depends on adaptive practices and creative processes. This course begins with a critique of the traditional, neo-classical view of marketing and develops a complex critique that synthesizes reputational challenges and fast-moving technology and media to create a deep understanding of how marketing is changing and how effective marketing can be conceptualized and implemented.


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandAn integrated and critical appreciation of the key areas that need to be managed in a competitive operating environment to achieve a marketing orientation.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate and apply marketing tools critically to the analysis of complex issues in marketing.
ReflectionApplyFormulate and apply an effective and relevant information-driven strategic response to work-based reputational challenges.

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