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MKTG6998: Social Media Analysis
2025 unit information
Social media is now ubiquitous and serves as an important marketing channel. However, data from social media tend to be unstructured and difficult to interpret. This unit introduces students to methods to conduct and communicate marketing research from social media.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Marketing |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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MKTG6999 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Use the data available on social media platforms for marketing research purposes
- LO2. Identify and present social media data in meaningful ways
- LO3. Conduct appropriate marketing analyses on social media data
- LO4. Translate social media data to business insight
- LO5. Plan and evaluate social media marketing efforts
- LO6. Collaborate as part of a team to conduct a project and presentation
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Note: this unit does not assume knowledge of Python
