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Managing Customers for Competitive Advtg (MGMT90162)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
October
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-strategic-marketing
Current Students: TL-Openprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This programme focuses on how to manage customer acquisition and retention to improve overall business performance. In particular it addresses this issue of managing customer relationships profitably, and how to create and maintain customer loyalty over time. The subject examines methods for building customer loyalty, ways of nurturing trust and commitment, strategies to enhance customer relations, and ways of communicating effectively with customers. The first half of the programme lays the foundations for understanding customer behaviour, customer focus and loyalty. The second part focuses on the specific tools that can help build customer intimacy and turn transactional customers into loyalists who, through their word of mouth and referrals, can operate as advocates of the firm.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- analyse customer segments to be able to craft compelling value propositions;
- Understand the importance of taking an organisation-wide perspective on creating value;
- examine critical issues associated with how strong customer relationships are built and managed over time;
- respond to the customer acquisition and retention activities of competitors;
- explain why some customers are more profitable than others;
- understand how customer loyalty can be measured;
- better understand the link between customer loyalty and financial returns;
- know what skills are required to recover from service failure
Generic skills
- Capacity to analyse and synthesize information and develop strategies.
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Written skills in the preparation of high quality reports.
- Oral skills in the presentation of analyses.
- Application of analytical and measurement skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
2,500 word assignment on the effectiveness of customer relationship initiatives in a selected firm due four weeks after the completion of the programme (100%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- October
Coordinator Simon Bell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 16 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 9 October 2018 to 10 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 October 2018 Census date 19 October 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 November 2018 Assessment period ends 15 November 2018 October contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-strategic-marketing
Current Students: TL-Openprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A study guide with readings and cases will be provided before the commencement of the subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Leadership (Professional Services) Course Specialist Certificate in Strategic Marketing - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022