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The Graduate Certificate in Business is comprised of a set of specialist courses that will provide you with a solid foundation in business concepts and an understanding of the complex environments in which businesses operate.You will be equipped with the skills and confidence to effectively meet the changing needs of business, community and government enterprises in a range of fields. As a graduate, you will have the core knowledge needed to progress into the masters program and further advance your career.This program is offered full-time and part-time at Nathan, Gold Coast and Online. You may choose to study courses at either campus if or where the program structure allows.

Study business fundamentals to boost or change your career. Choices include HR, accounting, marketing, data analytics, and more. Build your business skills for confidence in today’s complex business world. Unlock entry to the Master of Business.

Graduate Certificate in Business

This course is aimed at candidates possessing some hospitality work experience but no formal qualifications and at students new to business and hospitality management studies. This introductory course is designed for students new to business and hospitality management studies. It focuses on developing a foundation of business and management principles, including the management of people and organisations, marketing and strategic planning that are relevant to those already working or intending to work in the hospitality industry. The course is also aimed at candidates with some work experience but no formal university qualifications. Participants are exposed to the relevant theory and knowledge in each area, and learning is consolidated through research and case study material in seminars, discussions and assigned project work. Business acumen within a local and global context, combined within the context of the hospitality sector, will assist in delivering a strong career foundation for senior hospitality management. Completing this course provides a pathway into ECU&#39;s Master of International Hospitality Management.

Move beyond service and into management with an understanding of the business side of hospitality. You’ll learn how to manage people, organisations, operations, marketing and more. Gain the confidence to become a decision maker. 

Graduate Certificate of Hospitality Management

Graduate Web Media

Digital Marketing

Promotional Communication: Advertising, Publicity and Marketing

Principles and Practices of Marketing

Sport Marketing

Graduate Web Communications

Marketing Strategy and Analytics

Graduate Online Games and Play

Graduate The Digital Economy

Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications

This subject introduces marketing to postgraduate students from diverse discipline areas. It initiates students into the marketing discipline by highlighting the principles fundamental to both consumer and business decision-making. Students acquire knowledge of marketing theories, frameworks and strategies, which equip them to analyse, evaluate and create strategic initiatives in the marketplace. Students have opportunity to hone their professional skills in leadership, collaboration and problem-solving in communications with their peers and industry clients. Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject, you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Synergising Marketing

Marketing plays an essential part in business leadership. This course exposes students to fundamental marketing concepts used in industry and provides insight into how these concepts relate to the &quot;real&quot; world. This course introduces students to the discipline of marketing through topics such as: consumer behaviour, marketing research, product planning, integrated marketing communications and social media, distribution planning, product &amp; service pricing, and societal and environmental issues.

Digital Marketing Strategy

Brands and brand management are increasingly important for organisations in almost every industry. In many sectors, as products become increasingly similar, organisations are turning to branding as a way to differentiate their offerings and create customer preferences for them. In the modern world, branding goes well beyond the consumer goods markets, and is just as relevant to sporting teams, musicians, national parks and religions. In markets where competition is multifaceted, brands are valuable assets in developing effective marketing strategies and competitive advantage. Brands and brand equity need to be recognised as strategic assets and the basis of competitive advantage and long-term profitability.The focus of this subject is on developing students&#39; knowledge and skills to be able to develop and manage brands. The subject first builds the theoretical foundations that are needed to understand brands and brand management. It then investigates key aspects of brand management, such as the measurement of brand performance and brand equity. Students will learn how to plan and apply skills to develop and manage brands. They will also develop a critical understanding of the issues surrounding the planning and evaluating of brand strategies. The final sections of the subject focus on contemporary issues that are particularly important for branding practice.

Strategic Brand Marketing

Marketing decision-making is growing in importance in the business world. More than ever before, organisations are placing greater emphasis on the marketers&#39; ability to evaluate, anticipate, and illustrate the contribution of marketing to organisational performance. Increasingly, senior managers are requiring greater rigour and accountability for investments in marketing activities. Within marketing, there is a realisation that practitioners need to be able to justify their strategies, tactics and the associated outcomes, using relevant metrics. Marketing analytics seeks to build a link between the marketing activity of the organisation and the outcomes that result from it.The focus of this subject is on developing, analysing, and evaluating appropriate models to measure the performance of marketing activities. It will develop students&#39; knowledge of key strategic and technical decision-making models and metrics that form the foundation of marketing analytics. Students will gain knowledge and skills to predict the outcome of marketing plans in order to boost return on marketing investment.

Marketing Insights into Big Data

The increasing use of the Internet and other digital media by both business and consumers is having a significant effect on business globally. For consumers, information and communication technologies (ICT) provide more information, convenience, and a wider range of, and access to, product choices. For businesses, ICT provides new channels to market their products, new ways to build and establish value-creating relationships with their customers, as well as opportunities to expand into new markets. However, due to the rapid evolution of digital technologies, the businesses are increasingly confronted with the need to participate and manage their marketing mix in a real-time, ever-changing digital environment. Hence it is imperative for businesses to be able to take advantage of the digital technologies as a means to sharpen their competitive advantages and marketing strategies.The focus of this subject is on developing students’ knowledge of digital and direct marketing as a strategic element of the marketing mix. It will develop students’ knowledge of key concepts, principles, and models needed to strategically manage digital and direct marketing in both B2B and B2C marketing contexts. The subject will develop students’ knowledge of when and how to use the various methods of digital and direct marketing at different stages of marketing strategy. The subject will develop students’ knowledge and ability to creatively plan, effectively implement, and critically evaluate the performance of different digital and direct marketing strategies.

Digital and Social Media Marketing

Marketing is a business function that goes beyond the mere act of selling or advertising, it encompasses the entire marketing process through which value is created, captured and offered to customers. It is critical that organisations establish and maintain relationships with customers to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage. In order to compete effectively in an increasingly dynamic global market, managers must be cognisant of the importance of marketing and how it contributes to the achievement of strategic goals.The focus of this subject is to develop your knowledge of what marketing is, how it works and why it is important in a business context. It provides you with a comprehensive description of the key theories and concepts upon which the marketplace can be understood, assessed and targeted. This subject will equip you with the foundational knowledge and skills required to engage in and manage the process through which a firm’s value offerings are marketed to customers.

Explore the marketplace and excel within it. Gain a competitive edge with your knowledge of the customer and their behaviour. Learn to segment, target, and position, considering both products and services. Grasp this essential business function.

Foundations of Marketing

For marketers, understanding how buyers and consumers behave is an integral part of correctly identifying their needs, and developing effective marketing strategies. Buyers often go through decision-making processes before making a purchase or making a decision to continue to buy and to consume a product or service. Thus, consumer decision-making, and the popular use of the term consumer behaviour, refers to the decision-making processes and behaviours of consumers. Understanding consumer behaviour enables marketing managers to critically analyse their potential or current target markets and design strategies tailored to meet their needs. The focus of this subject is on developing students&#39; knowledge of consumer decision-making processes and the factors that influence consumers&#39; decisions, purchases and consumption of products and services. The subject will help students identify, synthesise and critically evaluate how consumers perceive marketing stimuli and make decisions to purchase. The subject will develop students&#39; theoretical and applied knowledge of consumer behaviour theories and concepts in order to analyse, explain and predict consumers&#39; behaviour. The subject will help students to identify what stimuli marketers can use to influence consumers&#39; decision-making, purchase and consumption.

Consumer Decision-Making

In just two decades, digital media and the world wide web have fundamentally altered the operations of businesses around the globe. This course gives you a strategic-level working knowledge of digital and social media marketing. The course further introduces best practices in acquiring, communicating with consumers, and retaining customers on the internet. The course examines digital technologies and their impact on, and implications for, marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, market segmentation, advertising and media planning. Pre-Requisites: NIL. Co-Requisites: NIL. Students should not enrol in this course if they have previously completed 3040MKT Digital and Social Media Marketing at Griffith University.

Venture into the online marketing arena and test a variety of strategies.
Track trends in contemporary e-marketing. Oversee the development of a digital marketing plan. Consider how your approach would change on B2B and B2C online marketing campaigns.

Retail marketing is an exciting area of contemporary business. This course emphasizes attracting customers to a diversity of retail forms, and the elements which facilitate informed consumer choice. It is critical for all businesses (including manufacturers and wholesalers) to understand and utilise retail marketing theory to sustain retail brands. Through this approach you will develop strong foundations in specific aspects of retail marketing such as creating customer loyalty through visual merchandising, store design, price promotions, and merchandise assortment. You apply retail marketing theory to relevant and practical retail issues with these experiences providing you with a skill set essential to your business career. Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 2036MKT Retail Marketing at Griffith University.

Expose yourself to retail marketing theory.
Investigate the changing state of the retail supply chain. Get a sense of the legal, social and economic factors that impact the retail sector. Ask how retail marketing practices can be improved.

Retail Marketing

The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how government, not-for-profit and commercial organisations can apply marketing and consumer behaviour principles to promote behaviour change for improved health and wellbeing.You will discover a cross-disciplinary approach to addressing social challenges; principles of marketing; social marketing; fundamentals of consumer behaviour; social marketing intervention; formative consumer research; industry practitioner perspective; tools of communication and behaviour influence; behaviour change metrics and evaluation.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to up-skill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.  This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Public Health degree.  Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Marketing for Health and Wellbeing

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