Service Design and Marketing (UoA)

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
MARK 2035
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Course ID
208506
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Marketing
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Arvid Hoffmann
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Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

The role of service, its design and implementation is examined in the context of customer value creation. This course focuses on the key elements (culture, communications, strategy, operations, people and technology), that marketers must integrate to establish and sustain service excellence and provide customer value. A focus on the marketing mix for services, service encounter, human factor and service quality extends service as part of marketing beyond the realm of traditional service industries.

  • Marketing in the Service Economy
  • Customer Behaviour
  • Customer Satisfaction and Service Quality
  • Managing People for Service Advantage
  • Positioning Services, Supplementary and Core Services
  • Distributing Services Through Physical and Electronic Channels
  • Crafting the Service Environment
  • Managing Customer Relationships
  • Integrated Services Marketing Communications
  • Understanding Costs and Developing Pricing, Balancing Capacity
  • Managing the Customer Service Function
  • Handling Customer Complaints and Managing Service Recovery, Exam Revision

Course learning outcomes

  • Understand and explain the nature and scope of services marketing and present about this in a professional and engaging manner
  • Use critical analysis to perceive service shortcomings with reference to ingredients to create service excellence
  • Provide a theoretical and practical basis for assessing service performance using company examples and report on this in a professional, logical and coherent way
  • Identify and discuss characteristics and challenges of managing service firms in the modern world including cultural implication
  • Discuss key linkages between marketing and other business functions in the context of designing and operating an effective service system
  • Work effectively and efficiently in a team addressing services marketing topics

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 58729
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 100
Available
Available 100
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Benham, G10
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Benham, G10
Class number
Class number 58733
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, UB35
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, UB35
Class number
Class number 58732
Section
Section TU02
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Engin and Maths Sciences, 324
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Engin and Maths Sciences, 324
Class number
Class number 58731
Section
Section TU03
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 12:10pm - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Marjoribanks, 1.29
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 12:10pm - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Marjoribanks, 1.29
Class number
Class number 58730
Section
Section TU04
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 10:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Marjoribanks, 1.29
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 10:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Marjoribanks, 1.29

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed 1 of MARK1008 Introduction to Marketing/MARK1010 OL Introduction to Marketing

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed MARKETNG3504 Service Design and Marketing at the University of Adelaide

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