Communication Campaign Planning

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Communication Campaign Planning (COM388)

Applications Open: 01 October 2024

Applications Close: 15 November 2024

Next Available Intake: January 2025

Course Types: Modular Undergraduate Course

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: $1392 View More Details on Fees

Area of Interest: Humanities and Social Sciences

Schemes: Alumni Continuing Education (ACE)

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences

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Synopsis

Communication campaigns include strategies and action plans that produce effects on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of large populations across a variety of domains, including political, pro-social, and environmental and health sectors. Planning a communications campaign needs careful consideration of objectives, audience, research, messaging, communication channels, implementation, timing, resources and evaluation. This course is designed to strengthen students' understanding of communication campaign principles and sharpen their professionalism in employing those principles to public relations and corporate communication issues. The course guides students in conducting situational research, analysing case studies and scanning environmental for planning a communication campaign.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JAN
E-Learning: BLENDED - Learning is done MAINLY online using interactive study materials in Canvas. Students receive guidance and support from online instructors via discussion forums and emails. This is supplemented with SOME face-to-face sessions. If the course has an exam component, this will be administered on-campus.

Topics

Introduction to communication campaigns, formative research, assembling a team, SWOT analysis, Assessing target audiences
Focus groups, in-depth interviews, surveys, Community asset mapping
Stimulating and persuasive messages
Marketing mix, Efficacy and ethics, Pre-test draft messages
Choice of media, Timing and legalities
Track and monitor; Revise, report, and repeat

Learning Outcome

Examine a communication campaign as well as public communication campaign.
Identify target audience and communication campaign opportunities.
Prepare situational research proposals and action plans for a feasible communication campaign.
Formulate campaign strategies to meet communication objectives.
Develop communication materials to meet the desired communication objectives.
Evaluate communication effectiveness, and managing issues that can impact an organisation or its stakeholders.
Propose feasible plans for communication campaign.
Plan a campaign through formative research.
Analyse audience attitudes and perspectives on a campaign issue.
Appraise the campaign team's strengths and weakness through the SWOT approach.
Design stimulating and persuasive messages for campaigns.
Assess which media is most suitable for a particular campaign.