James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022
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BX3081 - Social Media Marketing
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Prerequisites: | BU1108 OR BU2108 OR BU1008 OR BU2208 OR BU1908 OR BU1808 AND 18 CP of subjects |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance (pre 2023 PCS) |
Subject Description
- This subject is designed to develop marketing skills in the creation of product and service innovation opportunities. The subject focuses on the practical application of marketing theory to support strategic decisions through segmentation, positioning, pricing, communication, and metric evaluation strategies. Technical skills are developed through the exploration of available digital platforms and the creation of content suited to different marketing strategies. This subject is supported by an annual industry achievement award. A 'Prep Pack' is available for any students interested in this subject that are not enrolled in the marketing major or a marketing minor.
Learning Outcomes
- analyse the theory behind digital and social media marketing to support informed marketing decisions
- critically evaluate existing digital metrics from campaign results and formulate new strategies for online marketing
- demonstrate innovation of an existing product or service to create a digital or social media marketing strategy suitable to an identified market
Subject Assessment
- Written > Literature review - (20%) - Individual
- Written > Project report - (40%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Multimedia production - (40%) - Group
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: BX2083 MG3762
Availabilities
JCU Singapore, Study Period 52, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 04 Aug 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 11 Jul 2022 to Friday, 14 Oct 2022 |
| Coordinator(s): | Assoc. Professor Pengji Wang |
| Lecturer(s): | MR Rayan Daniyal |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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Trimester 3, External | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 06 Oct 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 12 Sep 2022 to Saturday, 10 Dec 2022 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Tracey Mahony DR Breda McCarthy |
| Lecturer(s): | MISS Grace Stanton DR Breda McCarthy DR Tracey Mahony |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |