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MAC 117 Principles of Advertising

ND1 levelCommunication & Media26 topics

MAC 117 covers 26 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept and history of advertising
  2. Advertising and related concepts
  3. Advertising as communication process
  4. Roles and functions of advertising
  5. Types and features of advertising
  6. Advertising appeal and consumer motivation
  7. Advertising media and categories
  8. Advertising research
  9. Advertising copywriting and brief
  10. Preparation and production of advertising materials
  11. Legal and ethical environment of advertising
  12. Regulatory agencies and advertising code
  13. Advertising agency structure and remuneration
  14. New trends in advertising
  15. Career prospects in advertising
  16. Advertising brief analysis
  17. Design of advertising materials
  18. Advert production
  19. Advertising agency operations
  20. Setting up an advertising agency
  21. Role play in an advertising agency
  22. Case study in advertising
  23. Advertising material design
  24. Advertising agency structure
  25. Agency role play
  26. Advertising case studies

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept and history of advertising

Advertising is a paid, non‑personal communication that promotes a product, service or idea, aiming to influence consumer behaviour. Understanding its concept and historical evolution—from ancient merchants’ signs to modern digital campaigns—helps students grasp why advertising is a distinct communication function and how its strategies have adapted to societal changes.

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