MKF1120 Marketing Theory and Practice
The Complete Exam Bible · S2 2026MKF1120 Overview
- Monash Business School
- Semester 2, 2026
- an undergraduate foundation marketing unit
- 6 credit points
MKF1120 introduces customer value, marketing concepts, environment, buyer behaviour, research, segmentation, targeting, positioning, product, price, distribution, communication, current issues and planning. It is taught within Monash Business School. It is an undergraduate foundation marketing unit. It carries 6 credit points.
- Value is a comparison A customer judges benefits and sacrifices against alternatives in a specific situation.
- STP makes the mix coherent Target and position determine which product, price, access and communication choices belong together.
- Workshop attendance controls workshop marks Full attendance is required for each activity mark, but this is not published as a separate unit pass hurdle.
What you get in the full MKF1120 Exam Bible
- 9 chapters, 25 pages — every examinable topic, week by week
- 12 original practice questions, each with a model answer in the Two-part Final Examination format
- 9 worked examples, solved the way MKF1120 marks
- 17 computed figures, redrawn from the course’s own numbers
- Exam-morning plan for the Two-part Final Examination (50%) — what to revise last, where marks are lost
Free on this page: assessment table, chapter map, one worked example, key terms, FAQ. The rest is in the full exam bible.
How MKF1120 is assessed
| Component | Weight | Format |
|---|---|---|
| One Assignment | 5% | Team task due 10 August 2026 at 11:55 pm |
| The Project | 20% | Pair task due 24 August 2026 at 11:55 pm |
| Workshop Activities | 15% | Ten in-class activities; best nine marks count and full attendance is required for each activity mark |
| My Marketing Encounter | 10% | Individual artefact due 19 October 2026 at 11:55 pm |
| Two-part Final Examination · hurdle | 50% | Written section plus face-to-face interview; threshold hurdle |
Current S2 assessment is a 5% team One Assignment due 10 August, a 20% pair Project due 24 August, ten workshop activities worth 15% using the best nine marks, a 10% individual My Marketing Encounter due 19 October, and a 50% two-part final examination. The exam is a threshold hurdle; failure carries an NH result and a maximum unit mark of 45. The face-to-face interview component is at Caulfield from 9-13 November.
What other students are asking about MKF1120
- Where can I find lecture notes or study guides for MKF1120 at Monash?
- The MKF1120 study guide in AskSia Library covers Marketing Theory and Practice in 9 chapters, with the assessment table, a chapter-by-chapter topic map, key terms and a worked example, free to read on this page.
- Is there a final exam in MKF1120, and how much is it worth?
- Yes. In the offering this AskSia Library guide is built from, Two-part Final Examination carries 50% of the MKF1120 mark; the full split is One Assignment 5%, The Project 20%, Workshop Activities 15%, My Marketing Encounter 10%, Two-part Final Examination 50%.
- What does MKF1120 cover on core marketing concepts and strategy logic?
- In AskSia Library's MKF1120 guide, the Core Marketing Concepts and Strategy Logic chapter explains need · market · marketing objective · translate a broad business concern into a customer, market and response objective.
- What does MKF1120 cover on the marketing environment?
- In AskSia Library's MKF1120 guide, the The Marketing Environment chapter explains macroenvironment · microenvironment · environmental trend · connect an external change to customer value and feasible marketing response.
- What does MKF1120 cover on buyer behaviour and decision processes?
- In AskSia Library's MKF1120 guide, the Buyer Behaviour and Decision Processes chapter explains buyer decision process · involvement · reference group · locate observed behaviour within a decision stage and test internal or social influences.
Current MKF1120 dates
| Date | Item | Control |
|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2026 at 11:55 pm | One Assignment | 5% team task. |
| 24 August 2026 at 11:55 pm | The Project | 20% pair task. |
| 19 October 2026 at 11:55 pm | My Marketing Encounter | 10% individual artefact. |
| 9-13 November 2026 | Exam Interview Window | Face-to-face at Caulfield; part of the 50% threshold-hurdle examination. |
Dates are as published in the current course materials. Confirm exact deadlines and submission settings in the live LMS.
What MKF1120 covers
Build the course in three arcs: Marketing, Exchange and the Value Framework establishes the frame, Marketing Research and Information deepens it, and Integrated Communication and Marketing Planning tests the complete method.
Marketing, Exchange and the Value Framework
marketing · customer value · exchange · explain why a proposed exchange creates value for a defined customer and organisationDefine marketing
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: The current Week 1 lesson directly introduces marketing's scope, customer value and why organisations must create value for customers and themselves.
- marketing
- customer value
- exchange
- Applying marketing
- Limits of customer value and exchange
Core Marketing Concepts and Strategy Logic
need · market · marketing objective · translate a broad business concern into a customer, market and response objectiveDefine need
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: The stable topic map assigns key marketing terms before environment and behaviour, consistent with the current Handbook's foundation scope.
- need
- market
- marketing objective
- Applying need
- Limits of market and marketing objective
The Marketing Environment
macroenvironment · microenvironment · environmental trend · connect an external change to customer value and feasible marketing responseDefine macroenvironment
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: The stable S2 map identifies the marketing environment as the next foundation topic; the current official synopsis places marketing in a dynamic organisational environment.
- macroenvironment
- microenvironment
- environmental trend
- Applying macroenvironment
- Limits of microenvironment and environmental trend
Buyer Behaviour and Decision Processes
buyer decision process · involvement · reference group · locate observed behaviour within a decision stage and test internal or social influencesDefine buyer decision process
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: Buyer behaviour is a stable S2 foundation topic in the prior map and fits the current value-strategy scope.
- buyer decision process
- involvement
- reference group
- Applying buyer decision process
- Limits of involvement and reference group
Marketing Research and Information
marketing research · secondary data · sampling bias · turn a marketing problem into a research question, evidence plan and bounded insightDefine marketing research
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: Marketing research and information form the stable Week 5 topic in the prior map and underpin the current Project-style application.
- marketing research
- secondary data
- sampling bias
- Applying marketing research
- Limits of secondary data and sampling bias
Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
segmentation · targeting · positioning · move from heterogeneous market evidence to a target and differentiated positionDefine segmentation
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: The stable S2 topology joins STP with the extended mix, matching the current official focus on value strategies.
- segmentation
- targeting
- positioning
- Applying segmentation
- Limits of targeting and positioning
Product, Brand and Service Value
product · brand · service encounter · align core benefit, actual offer, brand promise and service delivery with the targetDefine product
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: Product is a stable S2 topic, while the current unit stresses strategies creating value for stakeholders.
- product
- brand
- service encounter
- Applying product
- Limits of brand and service encounter
Price, Distribution and Customer Access
price · distribution channel · perceived value · choose price and place decisions that preserve target value and organisational feasibilityDefine price
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: Price and distribution are successive stable topics in the prior S2 structure and complete two parts of the mix.
- price
- distribution channel
- perceived value
- Applying price
- Limits of distribution channel and perceived value
Integrated Communication and Marketing Planning
integrated marketing communication · marketing plan · marketing metric · connect communication and the whole mix to objectives, implementation and reviewDefine integrated marketing communication
The course material gives this chapter a concrete anchor: The stable map closes with integrated communication, current issues, strategy and review; the current examination requires written and oral integration.
- integrated marketing communication
- marketing plan
- marketing metric
- Applying integrated marketing communication
- Limits of marketing plan and marketing metric
It is positioned as an introduction to marketing theory and practical application.
Assessment begins in Week 3, embeds repeated in-class application, and ends with a threshold-hurdle examination combining a written section with an individual face-to-face interview.
Assessment in mkf1120 is distributed as follows: a 5% team task, 20% pair project, 15% workshop activities, 10% individual artefact and 50% two-part examination
The operational assessment conditions matter here.
The final has a written section and a face-to-face interview at Caulfield in the second examination week; it is a threshold hurdle.
What makes mkf1120 demanding is concrete: integrating customer evidence and the whole marketing mix into one defensible value argument, then explaining that reasoning orally under the examination hurdle rather than reciting isolated definitions
The two-part examination is a threshold hurdle; check the current Monash Handbook and learning site for the numeric threshold.
Separately, full attendance is required to receive each workshop activity mark; that condition controls the activity mark and is not published as a separate unit-level hurdle.
The current official mkf1120 current Monash Handbook and learning site controls the numeric threshold.
For enrolment planning, the current Handbook lists prohibition rules; students should confirm course-map eligibility.
Build the course in three arcs: Marketing, Exchange and the Value Framework establishes the frame, Marketing Research and Information deepens it, and Integrated Communication and Marketing Planning tests the complete method.
Worked example · free
Integrate a launch recommendation
- 1Define the target need and competing alternatives.
- 1State functional, experiential and symbolic value with sacrifices.
- 1Choose a position supported by target evidence.
- 1Align product proof, price framing, campus access and communication.
- 1Select a customer-response measure and ethical boundary.
Key terms
- marketing
- Organisational and social process of creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging value. This chapter uses the concept when students explain why a proposed exchange creates value for a defined customer and organisation.
- customer value
- Customer's context-dependent comparison of perceived benefits and sacrifices relative to alternatives. It helps explain the reasoning required to explain why a proposed exchange creates value for a defined customer and organisation.
- exchange
- Transfer in which parties give and receive something of value under voluntary conditions. Its limit matters because features and seller intentions do not establish value without the customer's alternatives, sacrifices and context.
- need
- Felt state of deprivation or desired improvement shaped into particular wants by context. This chapter uses the concept when students translate a broad business concern into a customer, market and response objective.
- market
- Actual and potential parties sharing a need and capacity for exchange under a defined boundary. It helps explain the reasoning required to translate a broad business concern into a customer, market and response objective.
- marketing objective
- Specific intended change in customer or organisational outcome used to direct and evaluate action. Its limit matters because sales, awareness and satisfaction are different outcomes and cannot be used interchangeably.
- macroenvironment
- Broad political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal forces affecting organisations and customers. This chapter uses the concept when students connect an external change to customer value and feasible marketing response.
- microenvironment
- Customers, competitors, suppliers, partners and publics close to the organisation's value delivery. It helps explain the reasoning required to connect an external change to customer value and feasible marketing response.
- environmental trend
- Sustained directional change supported by dated evidence rather than a single event. Its limit matters because a factor list without mechanism, timing and evidence encourages post-hoc storytelling.
- buyer decision process
- Sequence through which a customer recognises a need, searches, evaluates, chooses and responds after purchase. This chapter uses the concept when students locate observed behaviour within a decision stage and test internal or social influences.
MKF1120 FAQ
How is mkf1120 assessed?
a 5% team task, 20% pair project, 15% workshop activities, 10% individual artefact and 50% two-part examination
What is the mkf1120 exam or final-task format?
The final has a written section and a face-to-face interview at Caulfield in the second examination week; it is a threshold hurdle.
Does mkf1120 have a hurdle or component-level pass rule?
The two-part examination is a threshold hurdle; check the current Monash Handbook and learning site for the numeric threshold. Separately, full attendance is required to receive each workshop activity mark; that condition controls the activity mark and is not published as a separate unit-level hurdle. The current official mkf1120 current Monash Handbook and learning site controls the numeric threshold.
Which offering does this mkf1120 guide cover?
It is aligned to Semester 2, 2026; confirm your enrolled class and timetable in the current institutional system.
Is this mkf1120 resource an official university guide?
No. It is an independent mkf1120 study resource; current institutional instructions remain authoritative for assessment operation.
How should marketing be used in MKF1120?
Organisational and social process of creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging value. This chapter uses the concept when students explain why a proposed exchange creates value for a defined customer and organisation.
Use it to explain why a proposed exchange creates value for a defined customer and organisation; remember that features and seller intentions do not establish value without the customer's alternatives, sacrifices and context.
Questions students ask in each MKF1120 chapter
- What is the main task in Marketing, Exchange and the Value Framework?
- Explain why a proposed exchange creates value for a defined customer and organisation. Chapter 01 · Marketing, Exchange and the Value Framework
- What is the main task in Core Marketing Concepts and Strategy Logic?
- Translate a broad business concern into a customer, market and response objective. Chapter 02 · Core Marketing Concepts and Strategy Logic
- What is the main task in The Marketing Environment?
- Connect an external change to customer value and feasible marketing response. Chapter 03 · The Marketing Environment
- What is the main task in Buyer Behaviour and Decision Processes?
- Locate observed behaviour within a decision stage and test internal or social influences. Chapter 04 · Buyer Behaviour and Decision Processes
- What is the main task in Marketing Research and Information?
- Turn a marketing problem into a research question, evidence plan and bounded insight. Chapter 05 · Marketing Research and Information
- What is the main task in Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning?
- Move from heterogeneous market evidence to a target and differentiated position. Chapter 06 · Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
- What is the main task in Product, Brand and Service Value?
- Align core benefit, actual offer, brand promise and service delivery with the target. Chapter 07 · Product, Brand and Service Value
- What is the main task in Price, Distribution and Customer Access?
- Choose price and place decisions that preserve target value and organisational feasibility. Chapter 08 · Price, Distribution and Customer Access
- What is the main task in Integrated Communication and Marketing Planning?
- Connect communication and the whole mix to objectives, implementation and review. Chapter 09 · Integrated Communication and Marketing Planning
How to study for the exam
Retrieve the course map, practise the recurring method—define the organisation, customer, need and exchange, analyse environment and behaviour evidence, choose a target and value proposition, integrate product, price, place and promotion, then evaluate stakeholder value and the conditions under which the plan changes—on changed scenarios, and verify every operational assessment detail in the live institutional system.
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