2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS3845 Marketing Strategy

20 creditsClass Size: 210

Module manager: Giuseppe Musarra
Email: g.musarra@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Pre-requisites:
LUBS2840 Marketing Research
OR
LUBS2850 Marketing

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

An advanced marketing module that presumes basic marketing knowledge in its students. You will use advanced knowledge and skills, combined with the more basic marketing skills acquired in pre-requisite modules, complimentary skills acquired in co-requisite modules, and other skills.

Objectives

This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to recognise and explain advanced concepts in marketing strategy that build upon those acquired in earlier marketing modules.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Critically evaluate relevant theories and frameworks of strategic marketing
- Apply these frameworks within a variety of contexts to develop justifiable recommendations for the resolution of complex marketing problems.
- Identify and assess environmental and competitive market forces.

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Exercise effective leadership skills
- Work effectively as part of a team
- Present coherently to a variety of audiences

Subject specific
- Formulate and critically evaluate marketing strategies

Syllabus

Indicative content
- strategic analysis and planning
- advanced and critical product life cycle for marketing
- strategic focus
- marketing led research and development strategies
- market entry strategies
- competitor-based marketing strategy

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	22	1.00	22.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			168.00
Total Contact hours			32.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	Group presentation	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		30.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		70.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hour examination.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:16:21

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