Marketing

Subject code: MKT101A

Subject Aim

Marketing is an exciting and ever-changing field where creativity and strategy come together to shape how brands connect with people. In this subject, you’ll get hands-on with both traditional and modern marketing approaches, dive into the power of digital and social media, and see how sustainability and ethics influence today’s consumers. Through real-world examples, you’ll learn how to create engaging marketing plans, build strong brand identities, and design memorable customer experiences. Whether you want to innovate in the service industry or lead big campaigns, this subject gives you the foundation to grow as a marketing professional.

This subject will expose students to a range of contemporary marketing strategies including database marketing, relationship marketing, interaction marketing, network marketing, customer engagement using co-creation marketing strategies, and marketing ethics. The aforementioned marketing strategies will prepare students to face opportunities and challenges of the real-world workplace.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe the differences between traditional and contemporary marketing.
  2. Explain the various contemporary marketing strategies and how they may be used in the industry students work in.
  3. Explain service marketing theories and frameworks and their applications in the service industry students work in.
  4. Review the key components of a marketing plan.

Student Assessment

Students are required to prepare for assessments by reading the subject matter in course notes, handouts and readings as well as independently researching. Class work and practical application of theory assist in reinforcing the importance of this subject’s topics. Each student is required to participate in class discussions and activities.

The overall assessment program is the following:

No Assessment Due Weighting Outcomes
1 Journal entries Week 3 25% 1,2
2 Poster presentation Week 4 30% 2,3,4
3 Design project Week 6 45% 1,3,4

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