| Unit name | Sustainability and Social Impact in Marketing |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIMM0056 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Spotswood |
| 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 |
n/a |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to encourage students to recognise that the marketing function extends far beyond its original commercial roots. Students are directed to analyse the impact of marketing activity on consumption, consumers and ecology, and to critically appraise both the positive and negative impacts that it might have. Students will be invited to interrogate the concept of ‘sustainability’ and assess what it means within a range of organisational contexts and for marketing in a sustainable way. They will also consider the range of techniques used in social marketing and behaviour change campaigns and explore traditional and innovative approaches in public and corporate contexts.
ILO 1: Develop a critical understanding of marketing in the context of the multidimensional constructs of sustainability and social impact.
ILO 2: Integrate the principles of commercial marketing into building the concept of sustainability marketing that corresponds holistically to the needs of an organisation, its stakeholders and society at large.
ILO 3: Critically appraise the applicability and limitations of various types of marketing activity for behaviour and social change.
ILO 4: Develop a critical understanding of academic literature relating to sustainability social problems, and develop insights for marketing-oriented solutions.
Synchronous sesssions will be scheduled plus some other drop ins. The rest of the material will be delivered via asynchronous discussion, reading and activities and via signposting open access materials. There will be weekly synchronous drop ins.
100% summative via a case study with 3000 word assignment.
All ILOs covered by summative assessment.
Non-credit bearing formative submissions will be requested to support this activity throughout the unit.
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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.
