Module Identifier MM30710  
Module Title MARKETING MANAGEMENT  
Academic Year 2006/2007  
Co-ordinator Professor Nicholas S Alexander  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Miss Hege Rossa  
Pre-Requisite MM12510  
Mutually Exclusive IL32610  
Course delivery Lecture   20 Hours.  
  Seminars / Tutorials   2 per student  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  80%
Semester Assessment 1 piece  20%
Supplementary Exam2 Hours  80%
Supplementary Assessment 1 piece20%

Learning outcomes

Successful completion of this module will enable students to:


Aims

Brief description

This module helps develop an understanding of market positioning and sustaining competitive advantage by evaluating alternative marketing management techniques

Content

The role of marketing management and strategic marketing planning
Developing and sustaining competitive advantages and competitor analyses
Competing through building customer satisfaction and loyality
Competing through branding and pricing
Competing through targeting, segmentation and positioning
Managing marketing communications
Managing the sales function and key account management
Managing marketing channels
Global marketing management

Reading Lists

Books
Hooley, G, J Saunders and N Piercy (1998) Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning 2nd. Prentice-Hall
Kotler P and C Kinzer (2002) Marketing Management, 11th edition. London: Pearson Education
Kotler P, Armstrong G, Saunders J and V Wong (2001) Principles of Marketing, 3rd European edition. London: Pearson Education

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6