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PDC73073 - The Marketing Plan as an Essential Element of Business Growth

Course Details

Course Summary

The processes involved in creating a marketing plan are the key elements in this online short course. The various stages of marketing planning will be identified, and you will learn about the role of marketing plans as an essential part of a successful business or organisational plan. You will learn how to define the condition of competitive advantage and understand its importance for the viability of companies. Competitive advantage represents a company's ability to favourably position itself against its competitors. The concept of value chains is explored including the determinants of competitive advantage and the concept of resource-based view (RBV).

Students who successfully complete the set of nine Short Courses* developed from the unit BUSN20025 Strategic Marketing, (which forms part of the Master of Business Administration (Leadership) CL39, may be eligible for credit transfer, pending all other entry requirements to the Master of Business Administration (Leadership) CL39 are being met, as automatic entry will not apply.

*Includes the following Short Courses:

  1. Strategic Marketing for Business
  2. Strategic Analysis in Marketing
  3. The Marketing Mix as a Strategy in Business
  4. The Marketing Plan as an Essential Element of Business Growth
  5. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning in Strategic Marketing
  6. Brand Management as a Marketing Strategy
  7. Consumer Behaviour in Marketing
  8. Online Marketing Strategies in Business
  9. Strategic Marketing: Assessment Module

This online Short Course provides a creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

The fee for this short course will be $160.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements to enrol in this course, however, it is relevant to anyone who would like to complete studies in this field, in a flexible and self-paced environment.

Course Details

Course Type Short Course (Professional Development)
Student Availability
  • International
  • Domestic
Fees
Application Mode
  • Other
How to Apply

For direct access to the course, visit https://bedifferent.cqu.edu.au/

Study Area
  • Business, Accounting and Law
  • Work and Study Preparation
Skill Area
  • Accountancy
  • Business Services
  • General Education and Training

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

Undertaking this course enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Students who successfully complete the set of nine Short Courses* developed from the unit BUSN20025 Strategic Marketing, (which forms part of the Master of Business Administration (Leadership) CL39, may be eligible for credit transfer, pending all other entry requirements to the Master of Business Administration (Leadership) CL39 are being met, as automatic entry will not apply.

*Includes the following Short Courses:

  1. Strategic Marketing for Business
  2. Strategic Analysis in Marketing
  3. The Marketing Mix as a Strategy in Business
  4. The Marketing Plan as an Essential Element of Business Growth
  5. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning in Strategic Marketing
  6. Brand Management as a Marketing Strategy
  7. Consumer Behaviour in Marketing
  8. Online Marketing Strategies in Business
  9. Strategic Marketing: Assessment Module

Course Structures

Study Mode Definitions

  • Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
  • On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
  • Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.

*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.

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Standard Course Structure

18 hours

  • Online
No units are associated with this course


Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify the processes involved in creating a successful marketing plan
  2. Define the condition of competitive advantage and outline its importance for the viability of companies
  3. Outline the concept of value chains including the determinants of competitive advantage and the concept of resource-based view (RBV).

Assessment

Online Quiz

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