COURSE SYLLABUS
Digital Marketing and Social Media, 7.5 credits
Digital marknadsföring och sociala medier, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2019
Course Code: | TDMK19 |
Confirmed by: | Dean Jun 1, 2019 |
Revised by: | Director of Education Aug 15, 2019 |
Valid From: | Aug 1, 2019 |
Version: | 2 |
Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
Disciplinary domain: | Social sciences (50%) and technology (50%)
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Subject group: | JK9
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Specialised in: | G1F
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Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
After a successful course, the student shall
Knowledge and understanding
- demonstrate comprehension of programmatic marketing communication for digital channels
- show familiarity with search engine optimization
Skills and abilities
- demonstrate the ability to conduct pilot and market studies
- demonstrate the ability to create a marketing plan for social media including budget and target group segmentation
- demonstrate the ability to create marketing communication content for digital and social media
- demonstrate the ability to use digital tools for analysis and monitoring
Judgement and approach
- demonstrate the ability to analyse and evaluate existing marketing communication for digital and social media
- demonstrate the ability to conduct an SEO-analysis
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate and suggest suitable channels for marketing communication on the internet and social media
Contents
The course comprises basic theories within marketing and marketing communication with a focus on the internet, search engines and social media.
The course includes the following parts:
- Pilot and marketing studies
- Sales- and marketing processes for social media
- Always-on and agility in digital marketing communication
- Customer journey marketing
- Current social platforms
- Advertising on social media and digital platforms
- Programmatic marketing
- Big Data and the use of algorithms in digital marketing
- Statistics and analytics
- Content marketing
- Viral spread
- Search engine optimization
- Laws and ethical guidelines for marketing communication on the internet
Type of instruction
Lectures, assignments and project work.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
General entry requirements and completion of the course Marketing Communication, 7,5 credits.
Examination and grades
The course is graded Fail (U) or Pass (G).
Registration of examination:
Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
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Project Work and Assignments | 7.5 credits | U/G |
Course literature
Literature
The litterature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.
Title: Spreadable Media
Author: Jenkins, H., Ford, S. and Green, J.
Publisher: New York University Press
ISBN: 9780814743508
Title: How Brands Grow Part 2
Author: Romaniuk, J. and Sharp, B. (2015)
Publisher: OUP Australia and New Zealand
ISBN: 9780195596267
Title: How Brands Grow
Author: Sharp, B.
Förlag: OUP Australia and New Zealand
ISBN: 9780195573565
Titel: Cyber Effects
Författare: Mary Aiken
Förlag: Hodder Stoughton General Div
ISBN: 9781473610255
Not mandatory but highly recommended:
Titel: Digital Minimalism
Författare: Cal Newport
Förlag: Penguin USA
ISBN: 9780525542872