Postgraduate Course: Consuming and Communicating Brands (BUST11192)
Course Outline
| School | Business School | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Business Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Although a great deal of marketing effort is devoted to developing and building brands, it is increasingly recognised that brands are co-created by consumers and marketers, and that this has a profound impact on marketing communications. Drawing on a range of cases and both practitioner- and academic-oriented journal articles, this course aims to examine how consumers relate to brands, and how this affects the planning of marketing communications campaigns. The course will be taught by a mixture of student presentations and class discussion of cases, contextualised by interactive lectures to draw out key themes and analytical frameworks, and a guest lecture. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. | 
 
| Additional Costs |  Textbooks | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
12/01/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
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 Lecture Hours 20,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course a student should have developed their skills as a brand manager responsible for marketing communications. These skills should be underpinned by a greater understanding of contemporary marketing theories and practice in the field of branding and marketing communications. Completing this course should also familiarize a student with key resources, both on-line and off-line, practitioner-oriented and academic, that will allow a student to update their knowledge as the career unfolds. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| The course is assessed by one individual case study assignment (2,500 words, excluding tables, figures and references) accounting for 40% of marks and one group practical project, accounting for 60% of marks (50% on for the written project and 10% for peer review assessment). |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | MBA Consuming and Communicating | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mrs Caroline Marchant 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3807 
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Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854 
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