MARKETNG 7030 - Marketing Ethics (M)

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 3 - 2015

The course will assess marketing ethical decision-making processes, issues and organisational control mechanisms. Topics: Defining Marketing ethics, relevant theories to examine ethical questions, code of conducts and ethical guidelines, a stepwise ethical marketing decision process, ethics in relation to marketing decisions: market research, segmentation, product, price, distribution, advertising and marketing communications and international marketing.

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Course Details

Course Code	MARKETNG 7030
Course	Marketing Ethics (M)
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Business School
Term	Trimester 3
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assumed Knowledge	At least 2 Marketing specialisation courses
Assessment	Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Mr Nigel Barker

Name: Claire Richardson
Location: Room 13.05
Email: Claire.Richardson@adelaide.edu.au
Course Website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the issues involved in ensuring ethical marketing decision-making. There will be a focus on how to identify the ethical dimensions of any given marketing related decision, and on how to devise an ethical framework to determine the best outcome. Additionally, the course will aim to provide some opportunities for the practical implementation of the main concepts covered, by allowing students to apply their ethical decision making skills to real life cases and to explore a self-selected ethical marketing issue in detail.

By the end of this course students should be able to:
• Understand the role and importance of ethical decision making in the marketing environment
• Identify professional ethics
• Able to apply a range of theories to analyse opportunities in more complex marketing concepts
• Utilise frameworks for ethical decision making, such as the 10-step model
• Identify and evaluate the various stakeholders related to the ethical dilemma
• Make ethical decisions regarding marketing objectives that encompass the stakeholders and take various theoretical stances of ethical and values.
• Able to present engaging/persuasive arguments and debates
• Able to communicate effectively in writing

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised.	1.1 An understanding of the underlying theories and concepts that inform alternative perspectives adopted in approaching ethical issues and problems in marketing 1.2 An understanding of the features of professional and regulatory frameworks and institutions relevant to marketing. 1.3 An understanding of diverse categories of ethical norms and standards in national and international marketing systems and their means of implementation.
The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner.	1.1 High level critical thinking and problem solving skills 1.2 Capacity to engage with current ethical issues of significance in marketing and government 1.3 Ability to integrate marketing skills so as to find progressive solutions for challenges of today’s businesses and societies. 1.4 Capacity to apply marketing theory to respond to demands of the respective practice. 1.5 Ability to recognize the limits of the professional discipline and a capacity to identify, develop and apply alternative methods to coincide diverging interests. 1.6 Capacity to design and construct a logically compelling report
Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication.	1.1 Capacity to participate in teamwork and deliver individual assessments 1.2 High level oral communication skills 1.3 High level written communication skills0
A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life.	1.1 The capacity to engage in life-long learning 1.2 A commitment to high levels of academic scholarship
An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities.	1.1 A commitment to marketing ethics and an appreciation of social justice through organisations that pursue good governance and conform to legal and professional standards and societies norms. 1.2 An appreciation of cultural diversity and sensitivity to the operation of commerce in this context.

Required Resources

3.1 Required Resources
Text Books

Business Ethics: A Managerial Approach
Wicks, A.C. Freeman, R.E. Werhane, P.H. Martin, K.E.. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010
ISBN 0-13-142792-X

In addition, there is a reader that students will need to collect from the ICC.

Readings

To keep abreast of current ethical topics and issues – this course is taught with supplementary case videos. These are highly informative, educational and for the most part, produced by the Australian government and/or their related media outlets such as the ABC or SBS. At times these videos can be challenging and confronting in terms of their content – but as is the tenor of this course – students are required to considered the issues from an ethical framework and not necessarily asked to ‘take sides’ or identify their personal position on matters. Rather – consider the issue through a structured 10 step model.

These cases will form a major part of class room debates and that some of the written cases available in the reader will be discussed in tandem with the video cases – so students should come prepared having read the cases as well reviewed and prepared the questions associated to the videos. As there is a quite a lot of material to cover in each session, the videos will be uploaded onto MyUni for the students to watch in advance.

Topic	Session	Topics and Readings	Video Case
1	Mon 28 Jul	Theoretical foundations of Ethics: Text Chap 1 & 2
2	Mon 4 Aug	Ethics and the art of persuasion: Text Chap 3 Session 2 readings	Nestle Baby Milk (Watch on MyUni)
3	Mon 11 Aug	Market Research and Ethics: Text Chap 10 Session 3 readings	Strictly Confidential* (Watch on MyUni)
4	Mon 18 Aug	Segmentation and Ethics: Text Chap 6 Session 4 readings	Bras, Bratz and Tweens* (Watch on MyUni)
5	Mon 25 Aug	No Class	! Individual Assignments due
6	Mon 1 Sept	Ethics and products: Session 6 readings	Animal Pharm* (Watch on MyUni)
7	Mon 8 Sept	Ethics and products: Session 7 Readings	Fat’s New Frontier* (Watch on MyUni)
8	Mon 15 Sept	Ethics and Pricing: Session 8 readings	Dying for Drugs* (Watch on MyUni)
		B R E A K
9	Mon 6 Oct	Public Holiday (no class)
10	Mon 13 Oct	Ethics and Distribution: Session 10 readings	China Blue* (Watch on MyUni)
11	Mon 20 Oct	Ethics and Marketing Communications: Session 11 readings	Difference of Opinion: Sex Sells* (Watch on MyUni)
12	Mon 27 Oct	Revision & Exam Preparation Read and prepare 10 step model for “The great non debate over International sweatshops”
	End Feb (TBC)	Final Exam

Recommended Resources

Students will be expected to make use of a range of reading material in the course. Some articles will be provided as a starting point but referencing from library resources and a variety of academic journals will be expected. Both case studies and weekly readings are provided with this outline.

Online Learning

Students can access lecture materials and additional notes, handouts and readings on MyUni. Students are expected to attend lectures with lectures printed out.

Learning & Teaching Activities

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as CEQ surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/ ), course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at least once every 2 years. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data can be found at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/selt/aggregates
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