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Retail Management (MKTG30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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Retail Management examines one of the most important and dynamic sectors in contemporary industrial nations. The course provides an overview of retailing from a marketing and managerial perspective and examines the development, characteristics, and frontiers of the retail industry from a local and global perspective. Specific topics include: the retailing landscape, retail stakeholders and responsibilities, retail strategy development, merchandise management, the customer experience and omni-channel retailing.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of Retail Management, students should be able to:
- Explain the central role of retail in industrialised societies, and the impact of key market/retail trends upon this sector in the local and global contexts.
- Identify the key stakeholders and the roles/responsibilities of retail towards these stakeholders
- Understand and apply appropriate frameworks to develop high level retail marketing strategy, and identify the role of marketing strategies in the building of brand equity and shareholder value in the retail industry
- Evaluate the implementation of marketing strategy through the retail mix – including product and merchandise mix, pricing, location and store- design, promotions, and store management - to improve the total customer experience and retailer market competitiveness.
- Interpret retail problems and be capable of critically evaluating and applying appropriate retail management models and theories to generate strategic and tactical solutions
- Analyse how retail managers can make informed strategic choices in relation to managing channel partners, retail form (online vs. bricks and mortar), global sourcing, and managing staff to improve strategic outcomes.
Generic skills
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High level of development: oral communication; written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; receptiveness to alternative ideas.
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Moderate level of development: use of computer software; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
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Some level of development: statistical reasoning; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MKTG10001 | Principles of Marketing |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.
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: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An individual assignment
| From Week 5 to Week 7 | 15% |
A group assignment (normally 3 - 4 per group), report (5000 words) and presentation (5 minutes)
| From Week 10 to Week 12 | 25% |
Class participation | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
An examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Michal Carrington Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024