MK4S34 - Strategic Marketing 30 Jun 2021 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: MK4S34
Module Title: Strategic Marketing
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Professional Development
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Development
Module Leader: Tiansheng Yang
Module Team: Matthew Stait, Rachael Rees-Jones, Bharati Rathore, Henry Enos, Sriram Chinnadurai, Richard Houndmont, Mira Plammoottilchandy, Sarah Davies, Filippos Proedrou, Andrew Thompson, Shumsun Lisha, Najma Khatun, Davina Evans
First Intended Intake: SEP 2015 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100075 - marketing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 30 Jun 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

By the end of the course:

students can understand and critically evaluate the key constructs associated with Strategic Marketing;

students can understand and evaluate how strategic marketing interfaces with general business strategy; and

students know and are able to critically appraise the difference between good strategic marketing practice and practice that falls short of professional quality.

Content Summary

Synopsis of module content:
Introduction to marketing planning, implementation and marketing-related processes;
Strategic marketing planning
Event planning and marketing
Scenario building and forecasting;
Data-management processes related to marketing;
Fulfilment of stakeholder expectations;
Segment acquisition;
Internal marketing; and
Future implications for marketing

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 20
Seminar 20
Independent Study 80
Directed Study 80
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 On completion the students will be able to:understand the components that lead to successful strategic marketing;
LO2 Critically reflect upon the marketing process used to communicate to stakeholders.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Critical evaluation and reflection of the marketing process used by a case study organisation to communicate to stakeholders. 0 3000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Critical analysis of the role of market segmentation in the strategic marketing decisions of a case study organisation 0 3000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1
Case study 1

Reading List

Latest editions of the following texts:

Aaker and McLoughlin – Strategic Marketing Management (European Edition), Wiley; ISBN: 978-0-470-05986-9

Moutinho and Southern – Strategic Marketing Management, South-Western Cengage; ISBN: 978-1-84480-000-1