...Syllabus | | | | | |School of Business | | |MKT/571 Version 6 | | |Marketing | Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares students to apply marketing concepts to create and sustain customer value. Students learn to solve marketing problems in a collaborative environment. Topics include market research, customer relationships, branding, market segmentation, product development, pricing, channels, communications, and public relations. Students may find it beneficial to refer to concepts learned in Economics. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the...
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...2 | | |Health Care Consumer: Trends and Marketing | Copyright © 2010, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description In this course, students will have the opportunity to examine the traits, trends, and needs of today's health care consumer. Students will examine current consumer information for readability, implications for the selection of products and services, and differentiation of health care web sources. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Kotler, P., Shalowitz, J., & Stevens, R. J. (2008). Strategic marketing for health care organizations: Building a customer-driven health system. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. All electronic materials are available on the student website...
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...MGT 521 WEEK 2 To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/mgt-521-week-2/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM MGT 521 WEEK 2 week 2 complete 1- Complete the Effective Research and Writing at University of Phoenix Module. Save a screen shot of the completion screen as a Microsoft Word document on your computer once you finish the module. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment 2- Navigate to the My Career Plan in Phoenix Career Services. Complete the Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preferences. Note. Access to Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preferences is only available after you complete the Career Plan Building Activity: Competencies. Write a paper of no more than 350 words discussing the results of your Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preferences and Competencies. Reflect on your results. How can knowing your ideal work culture help you in developing strategic and operational plans to achieve organizational goals? Which competencies are essential to conducting a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis? How do your competencies relate to the essential competencies for conducting a SWOT analysis? Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. 3- You have decided to pursue an MBA degree either to further your career, start a new career, or achieve a personal goal. In this program, you will study the functional areas of business. ...
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...[pic] John Sperling School of Business Course Design Guide MKT/421 Version 10 Marketing Copyright Copyright © 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus |Course Prefix and Number: |MKT 421 | |Credits: |3 | |Course Title: |Basic Marketing | |Course Schedule: |March 10, 2010 – April 07, 2010 | |Course Location/Times/Newsgroup: ...
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...Course Project: Creating the Marketing Plan Objectives | Introduction | Guidelines | Milestones | Grading Rubrics Objectives The Course Project gives students the opportunity to synthesize all of the concepts in the BUSN319 Marketing course by applying them to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for a new business, product, or service. Introduction Product innovation and marketing are the only enduring competitive advantages that companies can use to survive and thrive in the marketplace. In the next 7 weeks, you are going to participate in designing and writing a marketing plan for a business, product, or service of your choosing. Your active participation in this project, first, is essential to building your understanding of marketing; secondly, you can use a well-written marketing plan to show prospective employers a sample of your work. A marketing plan is a guide for the marketing activities of an organization for a specified period of time, typically about 5 years (note: usually 6 mo, one year). The plan can be used internally to guide the marketing activities or it can be used to communicate with external audiences to raise capital. There are important questions to keep in mind as you design the plan. 1. Is the marketing idea valid? 2. What is unique or distinctive about the product or service that separates it from substitutes and competitors? 3. Does a viable market exist for the product or service? 4. Are the financial projections...
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...E-Leader Croatia 2011 Case Studies in Channels of Distribution Donald K. Hsu, PhD Associate Professor Division of Business Administration Dominican College Orangeburg, New York, USA Abstract Case studies were employed as research tools, for undergraduate and MBA students for 25+ years. The International Management course was taught in two classes at an undergraduate Business program. Channel of Distribution course was given at a MBA program. Real-world examples were utilized and applied in class whenever applicable. Students did final projects individually or in a team, by employing case studies via library and internet search. Class evaluations indicated that the case studies enhanced significantly their overall learning experience. Students rated the courses good to excellent. This paper gave the summary. Keyword: Case Studies, In-Class Team Assignment, Final Projects, International Management and Channels of Distribution Harvard University, Cranfield University (UK) and many other research institutions published case studies for 25 years. International Management and Channels Distribution were taught in an undergraduate business program and a MBA program respectively. Job market is very good. A quick search on Indeed (2011) yielded 5,850 jobs for international manager and 1,160 jobs for channels distribution. This search was done for Manhattan zip code 10001, and within a twenty-mile radius. In the down economy, managers and distributors are still...
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...MKT 506 WEEK 9 ASSIGNMENT 4 STRAYER NEW To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/mkt-506-week-9-assignment-4-strayer-new/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM MKT 506 WEEK 9 ASSIGNMENT 4 STRAYER NEW Assignment 4: A Message Without Words Due Week 9 and worth 200 points Select one (1) of the picture ads from the Benetton advertisement images document, located in the online course shell. Assume you are the project lead at Benetton. You and your team are tasked with revitalizing a social conscious campaign to address a world issue Benetton wants to draw attention to. Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you: 1. Copy or re-create the picture advertisement and include it on the title page. 2. Craft a message for this image and its appeal to the public on behalf of Benetton. 3. Define the goal of this campaign and the targeted audience with supporting rationale. 4. Develop a model for the advertisement strategy you will use and briefly discuss each stage of the model. 5. Formulate an integrated marketing communications plan that communicates the message to the targeted groups. Within this plan, be sure to address: 1. The technologies used along with expected benefits of each. 2. How the message and goals will be promoted. 3. Decipher and select at least two (2) types of individuals, groups, companies, etc., that you reach out to gain support for the campaign. Be sure to discuss the expected benefits that accompany each external...
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... | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING BA003IU 1. COURSE STAFF Lecturer: Nguyen Thi Huong Giang Room: A207 E-mail: giangnth@hcmiu.edu.vn (preferred contact method) Consultation Hours: Anytime with appointment, from Monday to Thursday All students are advised to make appointment in advance. 2. COURSE INFORMATION 2.1 Teaching times and Locations Lecture: 8am-11am Monday Venue: L102 2.2 Units of Credit This course is worth 3 credits. 3. COURSE DESCRIPTION: National markets are now in a period characterised by ‘exchange relationships’ where the principal focus is on sets of integrated activities geared to serve the interests of the customer first. The role of the marketer, therefore, is to facilitate exchange transactions in an increasingly challenging environment. This justifies the development of an understanding of the micro and macro dimensions of the wider environment as the participant works through the learning activities of this course. Marketers are expected to be receptive to shifts in customer preferences, attitudes, and loyalties to a brand or a product. There is equally a genuine interest in the capacity of markets (consumers) to engage or respond to demand for innovation in product or service characteristics. At the same time developing a coherent marketing plan depends upon a range of skills, insights, and methodologies, but the focus of your...
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...Marketing Principles and Analysis MKT 305 Winter Quarter 2014-2015 Instructor: Bill Froese Office Location: See Blackboard Office Hours: See Blackboard Phone: 224-616-4789 Email: wfroese@robertmorris.edu Course: MKT 305 Quarter Hours: 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce students to key marketing principles including the marketing concept, management of the marketing mix (product, price, place and promotion), analysis of the external environment, ethical issues in marketing, segmentation, targeting and positioning. This course examines how organizations discover needs or wants that they can serve in the market place. Upon completion of the course, students should understand and appreciate the significant role that marketing plays in our fast-changing global marketplace. LENGTH OF COURSE: 10 weeks TEXTBOOK: Boone, Louis E. and Kurtz, David L. Contemporary Marketing, 15th Edition 2013. Mason, Ohio. Southwestern/Cengage, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-111-57971-5 NOTE: Make sure you get the 15th Edition and not the 16th! There is also a bundled package including the Text with Blackboard MindLink for CourseMate and e-text access printed access code card. ISBN: 978-1-305-59157-8 Finally, you can get the Blackboard MindLink for CourseMate and e-text access printed access code card. ISBN: 9781285369488 Special Note Regarding CourseMate: CourseMate supplemental resources are bundled with the purchase of a new textbook. CourseMate can become...
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...PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING BA003IU 1. COURSE STAFF Lecturer: Nguyen Thi Hong An, MBA Room: A205 E-mail: nthan@hcmiu.edu.vn Consultation Hours: Anytime with an appointment All students are advised to make appointment in advance. 2. COURSE INFORMATION 2.1 Teaching times and Locations Lecture: Venue: 2.2 Units of Credit This course is worth 3 credits. 8am-11am Saturday L102 3. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Principles of Marketing is a course designed to introduce fundamental marketing concepts, theories and analytical tools to managers working in today's highly competitive and complex business environment. At the end of the semester, students should be able to identify and explain the important concepts in marketing. Moreover, students will also be prepared to study more advanced issues in marketing in the following semesters. The course covers a diverse range of marketing topics including marketing strategy and planning, the marketing environment and how to monitor it, consumer and organisational behaviour, marketing research, market segmentation and development of target markets, new product development, pricing, distribution, promotion and international marketing. 4. COURSE OBJECTIVES: On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: • • Recognize the roles of marketing in business activities Understand basic marketing concepts such as customer behavior, segmentation, marketing research, marketing mix, etc and the principles used in developing marketing programs in...
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... Sullivan) Journal of Political Economy 2. International Real Business Cycles, (Backus, Kehoe and Kyland) Journal of Political Economy 3. Going global: Using information technology to advance the competitiveness of the virtual, (Boudreau, Loch, Robey, Straub) Academy of Management Executive 4. Working with Americans, (Thompson) The FLAME of Claremont Graduate University Websites: 1. Economist.com (The Economist Magazine) 2. FT.com (Financial Times Newspaper) 3. cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook (CIA world Fact Book) 4. loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html (Library of Congress Country Info) 5. windowontheworldinc.com/countryprofile/index.html (Tips for Global Business Etiquette 6. transparency.org (Transparency International) 7. scholar.google.com (Google for academic search) INSTRUCTOR: Taj Ahmad Eldridge, MBA, Ph.D Int’l Political Economics & World Politics candidate WELCOME: Buenas noches, Banji mashite, Boa noite, Masaa al-khair, Good Evening! Welcome to MGT 448 – Global Business Strategies. Business has been changed drastically by the advent of technology and globalization. This course should prepare you to become aware of many of the externalities that businesses face as they enter the global market. It doesn’t matter if you are not currently conducting business...
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...observation that the issues currently facing individuals and business have their origins in writings centuries old and from a wide array of cultural and geographic underpinnings. A brief historical trace will be made to connect us to those businessmen and women who pursued many of the same goals we do today. The course will be divided into three semester sections with six functional areas, each followed by an Exam. A lecture outline is posted to Canvas in the week that section is started. Section 1: A. The Fundamentals of Business - We will read many of the classics of literature and philosophy to discern the authors' beliefs about business fundamentals and, in the process, relate them back to those fundamentals we each have in common with modern business leaders. Exam 1 Section 2: B. Marketing Thought - A few selected readings from Cicero to Galbraith will form the basis of a discussion on the critical importance of marketing to the existence of a business enterprise and we will learn what issues relating to marketing great thinkers have felt are...
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...| |To apply an understanding of marketing strategies such as understanding terms, concepts, and principles relevant to planning and formulating | | |marketing strategies for appropriate product or services | | |To gain experiences in making effective marketing decisions via using the case learning approach | | |Transferable Skills: | | |Through lecture in classroom and presentation. | | |Teaching-learning and assessment strategy | | | | | |Knowledge of Discipline Area | | |Practical Skills | | |Problem solving and scientific skills ...
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... Internship Coordinator Dr. Ron Adams radams@unf.edu Logistics Internship TRA 4945 Administered by University of North Florida Department of Marketing and Logistics Building 42, Room 3002 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224-2675 904.620.2780 Student’s Name: __________________________________ Major: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________________ 1 LOGISTICS INTERNSHIPS Table of Contents The Logistics Internship Notebook is provided to all students who seek credit for their internships. The Department of Marketing and Logistics will notify Business Student Advising for enrollment once your request has been completed and approved by the Logistics Program Director and the Department Chair. This notebook contains: Topic | Page | Title page and contact information | 1 | Table of contents | 2 | Internship syllabus | 3 | Student and employer expectations | 5 | Checklist | 7 | Instructions for students seeking a logistics internship | 8 | Time sheets | 11 | Employer and student evaluation forms | 14 | Student contract | 16 | Request for approval to register for TRA4945 | 17 | Ten learning objectives form | 18 | 2 Logistics Internship Syllabus TRA 4945 - 3 Semester Hours Prerequisites: Principles of Marketing, MAR3023 Production Operations Logistics Management, MAN3504 Foundations of Transportation, TRA3035, OR Logistics Systems Management, TRA4202 GPA...
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...possible. Email your draft to me and I will critique it and send it back to you for corrections with the following exception. Please include a phone number so that critiques may be communicated in detail. NO DRAFTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THEIR DUE DATE. DUE DATE February 14, 2016 I expect to receive 10 weekly status reports per team during the course. This report is worth 10% of your Signature Assignment grade (2.25 points each). The Subject line heading for this report is: STATUS REPORT TEAM ___. Please be certain to use this heading to avoid confusion and misplacement of your report. This report will explain what your team did in the week (time period covered). You are encouraged to NOT divide the work among your team members. Rather each team member should address each aspect of the assignment independently. Only in this way will each of you be contributing equally and only in this way will the final submission reflect the extreme best of your collaborative efforts. When this rule is not followed, the finial report tends to be disjointed. This work should begin ASAP. Using APA writing style with proper citations, select a popular consumer product and create the following section of a marketing plan. NOTE: you will be using this same product for the remaining two parts of your Signature Assignment. 1. Describe your brand and its competition (Be specific: Many brands have dozens of products under the same brand name. Which one are you in...
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