MK9702 - Digital Campaign Management and Media

You will be supported by a Teaching and Learning Plan (TLP) which outlines the formal sessions (lectures, seminars, and IT workshops), and provides details of tutor-directed and independent study/learning.

Contact time will be split across formal lecture and seminar contact, and also workshop sessions where students will work towards development of their Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) National Student Competition (please see assessment section for more details).

The lecture contact time will aim to introduce the core principle of campaign management, content management, social media marketing and email marketing. This will be aided by the extensive use of case studies and examples to ensure students can see how this knowledge can be applied in the digital domain.

Seminars will offer students the chance to work on cases and apply theory covered in lectures to business problems. Students will be encouraged to critically review their own and other student’s work which helps towards the achievement of the Northumbria Graduate Characteristics. Workshops will be utilised to allow student to develop a digital media campaign giving students space and support and allowing for summative assessment.

Directed learning will focus on pre-reading, activity based learning through specially designed seminar exercises, and the use of the e-Learning Portal (eLP). Independent learning will be based upon your own initiative in further exploring and researching areas of interest including email marketing and campaign management.

You will be supported throughout this module by a dedicated module tutor, who will be supported by other academic staff throughout the delivery of your lectures and seminars. These staff will be responsible for guiding your engagement and learning on this module. Seminar tutors and lecturers will provide you with academic guidance in class and via email where appropriate. All relevant instructions and notes for lectures and seminars will be accessible to you online and through mobile via the e-Learning Portal (eLP).

To complement the workshop sessions, you will be encouraged to book separate time with the teaching team to receive further feedback on their developing digital marketing campaign. Industry practitioners and experts may also provide input through guest lectures from (depending on availability) to complement the academic input from lectures.

The University provides an excellent library facility which is accessible 24/7 during term time and provides you with access to a wide variety of specialist journals and other relevant publications focusing on the themes covered in this module. There are top of the range IT facilities at the Faculty of Business and Law building where your formal study sessions will take place.

In addition, there will be a residential weekend where a range of activities designed by professionals will help you build your competencies from a personal and professional development point of view. This is based within a core module (NX0472) however the skills gained are directly transferable to digital marketing environments

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:
• Gain a critical appreciation of the digital campaign management process. [MLO1]
• Evaluate, select and apply relevant digital marketing strategies. [MLO2]

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
• Develop professional standard marketing materials as part of a digital marketing campaign. [MLO3]

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
• Develop a digital campaign that factors in the various ethical and legislative issues within the digital marketing discipline. [MLO4]

Formative assessment will be provided in seminars (focusing on set tasks) and workshops (with specific focus on the assessment activities).

Summative assessment

The assessment will be structured as follows:

- Individual Presentation of the core issues that have arisen from the IDM case study (25%, conducted mid-semester);
- Group report on Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) National Student Competition case study (75%, submitted end of semester).

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Emerging digital technologies offer marketers huge opportunities to communicate with customers across a range of platforms. As consumers increasingly engage with mobile technologies the opportunity to target messages via social media, mobile applications and location marketing adds to the already fascinating range of communications tools available to marketers.

In this module you will learn the critical marketing function of campaign management, understanding the various stages of customer analysis, objective setting, campaign design and metrics. In addition you will be introduced to a wide range of digital marketing communication tools that can be used by marketers, ranging from email marketing through to search engine optimisation and affiliate campaigns. You will utilise this knowledge to develop a live campaign proposal in conjunction with the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM) National Student Competition. Upon completing this module you will be able to evidence development of a professional standard campaign and demonstrate knowledge of communication tools that are critical for modern marketers.