Social Media Marketing G (11867.1)

Social media platforms can be one of the most powerful ways to create, grow and engage with communities. Those communities can be fans of your creative work, building a network of supporters to promote new ideas, or finding new consumers. This unit explores how to craft messages for and how to reach consumers through social media platforms. Includes how different social media platforms can be used to best engage with their audiences and how to build audiences through organic and paid promotion. Students will learn best practices on how to effectively plan and implement social media campaigns across different platforms, how to monitor and engage with social communities, and how to create messages that best capture audience attention.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Appraise and design strategies for the application of social media campaigns;
2. Evaluate, interpret and reflect on how to create and engage with online communities, with consideration of cultural and ethical impacts;
3. Synthesise knowledge and hypothesise plausible social media marketing applications for real-world examples; and
4. Generate creative messages that connect with audiences in digital environments.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict

Skills development

Social media platforms can be one of the most powerful ways to create, grow, and engage with communities. Those communities can be brand fans, interest groups, or supporters of creative work, helping marketers build a network of advocates to promote a message or find new audiences. This unit explores how to use social media to understand your audience and build relationships with them. You will learn best practices on how to develop a social media marketing campaign, use visual storytelling to best convey your message, work with influencers, and evaluate success. The unit assessment allows you to build your personal brand and design and execute a social media marketing campaign for a local organisation.

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.