Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0098
Organization's ID:
Marketing 301
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-Paced. 20 weeks (44 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Marketing Research
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to understand the purpose, execution and analysis of marketing research. This includes topics such as research methodology, data analysis, and current marketing trends.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Facilitate survey marketing research and distinguish between the different methods and styles of descriptive research, including sampling methods, social research data & external market research
  • Outline the process and methods involved in causal marketing research, including the causal effect, causal & relational hypotheses, and using experiments to collect social research data
  • Categorize and evaluate the different types and methods of data analysis and data analytics tools, and collect that data within a formal report
  • Assess trends and issues within marketing research, including mobile marketing, customer experience and retention, ethics, and data-driven business decisions
  • Design and report on market research performed through four phases of the information research process, including determining the problem, selecting the research design, executing the research design, and communicating the research results
  • Compare the different methods and processes involved in exploratory marketing research: qualitative and quantitative research, the literature review process, observational research, methods of gathering data, and ethnographic research

General Topics:

  • Foundations of Marketing Research
  • The Marketing Research Process
  • Qualitative Research in Marketing
  • Quantitative Research in Marketing
  • Causal Research in Marketing
  • Secondary & Syndicated Research in Marketing
  • Basics of Data Analysis
  • Data Analysis in Marketing Research
  • Data Patterns in Marketing Research
  • Trends & Issues in Marketing Research
  • Marketing Research Reports & Presentations
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials