Marketing (MAR)

MAR1011  PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY  (3.00 Credits)
An introductory course covering the marketing management process. Special topics include the marketing manager's role in a market-directed economy, marketing objectives, strategic planning, and developing marketing mixes for target markets as well as traditional and new media. Material is presented as it relates to the four "P's" of marketing: product, place, promotion, and price. As a learning activity, students analyze and prepare case studies of businesses engaged in manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing and service.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR2141  INTERNATIONAL MARKETING  (3.00 Credits)
This course examines basic marketing principles related to business in an international setting.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR2644C  DATA BASED MARKETING  (3.00 Credits)
This course provides a foundation for students to understand the core principles and tools of digital analytics and methods to improve business performance through digital measurement of sales, marketing, or other business data.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 16.00
Lab Hrs: 32.00
MAR3231  RETAIL MANAGEMENT  (3.00 Credits)
In this course we explore the management functions unique to retail store operations. This course will familiarize students with decisions involved in running a retail firm and the concepts and principles for making those decisions. Emphasis is placed on principles of the retail environment, operations and administration.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR3323  INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION  (3.00 Credits)
Introduces the student to the field of integrated marketing communications (IMC) and its role in the marketing mix. Emphasis is placed on understanding the role for advertising, sales promotion, public relations, direct marketing, social media, and personal selling tools in the IMC program of an organization to achieve effective marketing campaigns based on clear objectives, market segmentation and target marketing, within established time and cost parameters.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR3524  MARKETING ANALYTICS  (3.00 Credits)
In this course, we explore how big data can be used to understand and analyze consumer behavior. Consumer demand is a fundamental input for many marketing decisions, with pricing being the most prominent. Data-informed decision-making is crucial to maintaining competitiveness in today's marketplace. Firms collect information about consumers when they shop, and consumers also leave digital footprints automatically when they interact with others on the internet. All these data sources, both internal and external to firms are utilized to understand consumer demand in modern marketing research.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR3802  MARKETING MANAGEMENT  (3.00 Credits)
This course helps develop the marketing knowledge and skills necessary for the successful manager to address the intermediate marketing issues surrounding the complex demand management problem all organizations face. Students will understand the marketing concepts, including the development of a marketing plan including objectives, strategies and tactics.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR4233  SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING  (3.00 Credits)
This course introduces students to social media marketing functions, analyses, and strategies essential for consumer involvement, community engagement, and customer relationship management. Students will learn about the dynamics and trends of social media platforms, developing a comprehensive social media marketing campaign, and integration of social media into a marketing communication strategy.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR4503  CONSUMER BEHAVIOR  (3.00 Credits)
This course provides students with an applied understanding of managing behavioral aspects of the marketing process from production to consumption. Determinants of consumer buying behavior and their implications will be examined.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00
MAR4840  SERVICES MARKETING  (3.00 Credits)
This course is a study of marketing decision making in services sectors. Primary focus is on the unique aspects of services that impact marketing decision making in small and medium-size enterprises. This course will build upon basic marketing principles to provide learners with the skills necessary to market and manage services in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. Students will apply course concepts to solve problems in actual business cases involving firms in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Total Contact Hrs: 48.00
Lecture Hrs: 48.00