MKTG300
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
(3.00)
Marketing involves exchanges. The activities involved in marketing products,
services, and ideas are examined within a framework of customer management are
explored. Topics include global marketing environment, market analysis and
segmentation, consumer behavior, product development and management, pricing,
promotion, and distribution. Marketing is examined from its role as a central
function of business and non-profit organizations, and from its dominant role
in a market economy. Prerequisite for upper division courses unless waived by
department chair.
MKTG302
MARKETING RESEARCH
(3.00)
Marketing research, methodologies, and managerial utilization of research
findings
Prerequisite:
STAT 200
MKTG 300 (grade "C" or better)
MKTG303
CO-OP EDUCATION/MARKETING: JR
(3.00-6.00)
An elective cooperative experience where students earn academic credit while
performing approved marketing-related work.
Prerequisite:
MGMT 301
55 credit hours completed,
2.75 gpa,
department approval required
MKTG305
CREATIVITY & INNOVATION
(3.00)
Covers the framing processes and techniques individuals, groups, and
organizations can use to enhance creativity and innovation.
Cross-listed Courses:
ENTR305
MGMT305
MKTG310
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MARKETING
(3.00)
Dynamics of marketing from a business to a business. Buyer behavior and
market structure are analyzed in the context of the 4Ps.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (grade "C" or better)
MKTG320
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
(3.00)
Conditions peculiar to international marketing of goods and services and their
effects on marketing stretegy.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (grade "C" or better)
MKTG325
MARKETING SERVICES
(3.00)
The marketing of services will be explored with special emphasis on how they
differ from packaged and industrial goods.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG328
DIRECT MARKETING
(3.00)
Direct marketing as a tool, its strategies, techniques and measurement systems
are studied.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG329
DATA MINING
(3.00)
The students will receive an introduction to the basic theory, tools and
techniques of data mining, including prediction, associations, clustering and
recommendation systems. The course will be delivered from two points of view:
the technological view and the marketing management view. The students will
use data mining tools when doing their team projects for customer relationship
management. The teams will experience the implementation of these algorithms
on real data.
Cross-listed Courses:
INFO329
INFO979
MKTG979
MKTG330
RETAILING MARKETING
(3.00)
Retailing is the largest industry and the dominant employer in the U.S.
economy. The industry is explored, with particular emphasis on understanding
the activites of retailers, both large and small. Topics include shopper
behavior, store location, store layout, product presentation, and customer
service. The criteria for success in retailing, the impact of technology on
retailing, and the retail process examined within the larger domain of
marketing. Beneficial to all marketing and business majors, as well as others
engaged in shopping activities.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG340
SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS
(3.00)
In an age of rising customer expectations and declining product life cycles,
organizations must do everything better and faster. New logistics and
information technologies have created opportunities to revolutionize supply
chain logistics. This course evaluates the management of an organization's
value chain, including procurement of resources, transformation into bundles
of satisfaction (goods & services), and distribution to ultimate customers
through imtermediaries.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300
MKTG350
ADVERTISING
(3.00)
Creative and institutional aspects of advertising and their relationship to
market and product attributes. Effects of legal and social environment.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG351
SALES PROMOTION
(3.00)
The use of sales promotions as promotional tools are examined. The
development, implementation and budgeting of sales promotions are studied.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG355
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
(3.00)
Focuses on new products as a major source of corporate growth. Included are
such topics as: identification of new business opportunities; the stages of
new product development; risk assessment and reduction.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG357
E-COMMERCE
(3.00)
In order for business students to really understand e-commerce, they must
understand the relationships among e-commerce business organizations, the role
of Internet technologies and the social and legal context of e-commerce. This
course will develop the guidelines necessary for the planning and
implementation of a successful e-commerce strategy applicable for a wide
variety of organizations.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG361
PROFESSIONAL SELLING
(3.00)
Dynamics of selling and techniques of persuasive leadership. Explores selling
as a profession through multiple channels. Relationship selling and customer
relationship management.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG370
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
(3.00)
Marketing strategy implications of consumer behavior. Provides a basic
understanding of the major concepts and theories in consumer decision making
and behavior. Considers psychology and other social sciences as they
contribute to the understanding of these notions.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG390
ETHICAL ISSUES IN MARKETING
(3.00)
Current developments in consumerism and consumer protection. Ecology, social
responsibility, and ethical issues. Governmental roles.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 300 (Grade "C" or better)
MKTG399
TUTORIAL IN MKTG: JUNIOR LEVEL
(2.00-3.00)
Research, meeting, and attendance at scheduled lectures as determined by the
advisor.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the chair and dean
MKTG400
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(3.00)
Marketing planning. The coordination of all aspects of marketing in a
case-based format.
Prerequisite:
six hours of upper division marketing courses
MKTG403
CO-OP EDUCATION/MARKETING: SR
(3.00-6.00)
An elective cooperative experience where students earn academic credit while
performing approved marketing-related work experience.
Prerequisite:
MGMT 301
55 credit hours completed,
2.75 gpa,
departmental approval required
MKTG491
MARKETING PRACTICUM
(3.00)
Designed for undergraduate students participating in non-paid internships, the
goals and objectives of these internships and course approval are the
responsibility of the chair.
MKTG495
MARKETING PLANNING & ANALYSIS
(3.00)
Developing and applying marketing strategy in a simulated business
environment.
Prerequisite:
FINC 300
MKTG 400
six hours of upper division marketing courses
MKTG499
TUTORIAL IN MKTG: SENIOR LEVEL
(2.00-3.00)
Research, meeting, and attendance at scheduled lectures as determined by the
advisor.
Prerequisite:
permission of the chair and dean
MKTG700
MARKETING STRATEGY
(4.00)
This course provides grounding in marketing, emphasizing marketing strategy
formulation and implementation in light of the organization's objectives.
There is an emphasis on using analytical approaches to make marketing
decisions.
Prerequisite:
Admission to the Executive MBA program
MKTG801
MARKETING CONCEPTS
(2.00)
Marketing involves changes. The activities involved in marketing products,
services, and ideas are examined within a framework of customer management are
explored. Topics include global marketing environment, market analysis and
segmentation, consumer behavior, product development and management, pricing,
promotion, and distribution. Marketing is examined from its role as a central
function of business and non-profit organizations, and from its dominant role
in a market economy.
MKTG901
MARKETING STRATEGY
(3.00)
The strategic planning process as it applies to marketing management, current
literature and techniques.
Prerequisite:
All business skills and required foundations skills courses
MKTG902
MARKETING RESEARCH
(3.00)
Methods and techniques of marketing research; its use as a tool of management;
cases in marketing research.
Cross-listed Courses:
PSYC553
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG921
ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING
(2.00)
Understand the challenges and acquire the skills and information needed to
maximize marketing results with minimal marketing resources.
Cross-listed Courses:
ENTR921
MKTG926
MULTINATIONAL MARKETING
(3.00)
Product decisions, pricing decisions, and channel decisions in the world
market environment. Stresses cultural differences.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG928
DIRECT MARKETING
(3.00)
The use of direct marketing as a powerful business to business and consumer
marketing tool is explored.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG929
INTEGRATED MKTG COMMUNICATIONS
(3.00)
A study of integrated marketing communications planning, strategies and
procedures and the current rules that govern the dynamics of marketing to
today's business and consumer marketplaces. Emphasis is on the application of
integrated direct marketing to increase sales by synchronizing advertising,
direct mail, telemarketing and field sales.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 801
MKTG930
SERVICE MARKETING
(3.00)
The principles, practice, and scope of service marketing are explored.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG932
E-COMMERCE
(3.00)
E-commerce is creating new electronic markets where prices are transparent,
markets are global and trading is highly efficient. It is having a direct
impact on an organization's relationship with suppliers, customers,
competitors, and their partners, as well as how organizations market products,
advertise, and their brand stategy. This course examines successful and
unsuccessful e-commerce strategies among contemporary organizations.
MKTG957
ADV ISSUES IN INTERNET MARKETING
(3.00)
This course will explore a wide range of Internet-related topics including
strategic planning, technology trends, legal issues and the application of
permission-based on-line marketing. Students will be asked to complete an
on-line business project that applies these concepts.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG960
SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT
(3.00)
Explore dimensions of selling as a marketing function and the application of
theories of management to the selling function within organizations.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG961
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(3.00)
Application of marketing concepts and theory to actual situations via case
method. Individual reports and presentations.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG963
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MARKETING
(3.00)
Problems of marketing industrial products. Management of the marketing
channels and pricing, selling, and distribution of the products.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG964
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR THEORY
(3.00)
Evaluation of research findings from behavioral sciences and other
disciplines. Relationship to marketing.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG965
ADVERTISING THEORY & PRACTICE
(3.00)
The role of advertising in the marketing process. The advertising campaign,
its creative and media components. The decision processes.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG967
INTERNATIONL SALES & NEGOTIATION
(3.00)
Examines the sales and negotiations processes in an international environment.
Topics include networking, prospecting, communication skills, and other areas
that influence strategic design.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG968
PRODUCT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(3.00)
The entire process of new product development from idea generation to
commercialization is developed.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG970
ETHICAL ISSUES IN MARKETING
(3.00)
Current developments in marketing as related to social issues: consumerism,
social responsibility, ethical issues, and governmental roles.
Prerequisite:
MKTG 901
MKTG995
INDIVIDUAL READINGS & RESEARCH
(2.00-3.00)
Open to especially qualified students with the consent of the chair of the
appropriate department and dean.