Sheridan Course Outlines

MKTG70025
Social Media Marketing Strategies

I: Administrative Information II: Course Details III: Topical Outline(s) Printable Version

Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2015
Prerequisites: (MKTG70020)
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Digital Marketing Foundations
Program Coordinator(s): Multiple Coordinators
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved - Under Rev (AREV)

Section I Notes: This course may be offered in multiple formats, including online and blended (face-to-face and online asynchronous). Students taking this course will need reliable access to the internet, and should have a basic level of comfort using computers as well as the discipline to do independent study and work in groups as required.

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Students learn strategies, methods, and techniques to effectively use Social Media Marketing Strategies as part of Digital Marketing Management (DMM) objectives. Students review current social media platforms and gain an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages these marketing touch points have on DMM. Social Media content marketing as well as branding strategy and appropriate tactics and tool sets will be developed and applied. Techniques and strategies for effective Social Media advertising will be developed. As part of DMM strategy, a return on investment (ROI) toolset will be provided to show the effectiveness of Social Media Marketing Strategies

Program Context

Digital Marketing Foundations

Program Coordinator: Multiple

This course is part of the Digital Marketing Management Program.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

 Critical Performance
By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability 
to effectively use Social Media Marketing Strategies to achieve 
Digital Marketing Management objectives.

Learning Outcomes

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated 
the ability to:

1.Apply professional behaviours, including meeting due dates, 
producing professional reports and using reference and online 
material responsibly.
2.Integrate the principles of Social Media Marketing Strategies 
with Digital Marketing Management.
3.Analyze the appropriateness of Social Media platforms in the 
broader Digital Marketing Management strategy.
4.Synthesize online community engagement strategies through 
appropriate Social Media Marketing Strategies.
5.Develop Social Media content strategy appropriate to Digital 
Marketing Management objectives.
6.Evaluate the most appropriate KPI and ROI metrics, methods 
and techniques for Social Media Marketing Strategies.
7.Develop appropriate Social Media Advertising and penetration 
campaigns within Digital Marketing Management guidelines.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Quizzes (3 x 10%)	                 30%
Online Assignments (OLA) and
Discussion Board (DB) Postings
(distributed throughout the semester)	 40%
Major Social Media Marketing
Strategies Term Project
-	Phase I (15%)
-	Phase II (15%)	                 30%
Total Assessment 	                100%

All assignments must be completed as individual or group efforts, 
based on the instructor's 
specifications. Assignments are due on the dates specified within the 
course. Late 
assignments may be subject to a penalty.

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.

Print	Effective Term	Professor	Applicable Student Group(s)
	Winter 2015	Multiple Professors	Online Course Outline
	Winter 2015	Multiple Professors	Blended Course Outline

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