| Unit name | Strategic Brand Management |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIMM0055 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Nikolaos Stylos |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to ensure students can recognise the complex nature of brands and branding. Students will be able to reflect upon the range of contexts in which brands operate and the nature of stakeholders who engage with them. Over the course of this unit, students will develop the capability to appraise the various frameworks used to analyse the components of brands and recognise their role in strategic brand management. Students will develop the capability to analyse a given market/environment and evaluate potential opportunities for new brands and brand development. They will be able to select a set of branding objectives and justify them using academic theory and market analysis. Given the set of objectives, students will demonstrate the ability to formulate a brand strategy and propose a method (or methods) used to measure its relative success).
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
LO 1: Consider the complex nature of brands and branding and the relative value (equity) that effective brand management can contribute to the value of an organisation.
LO 2: Compare and evaluate different theoretical models of brands and branding and reflect upon their application within an organisational context.
LO 3: Examine the range of stakeholders that engage with a brand in any given environment and consider the implications they hold for strategic brand decision-making.
LO 4: Produce a situational analysis, formulate a set of brand objectives and a brand strategy in response, and compare the different ways that brand equity can be appraised.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectorials, assessment guidance sessions, online individual surgeries, and other online learning opportunities.
Formative coursework: 1,000-word individual report (Situational analysis & branding approach - to feedforward); Summative coursework: 3,000-word individual Brand Strategy development & final brand case proposal (100%)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
