MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRACK

This track provides a comprehensive education in Marketing to produce graduates who possess the skills needed to enhance their employability in the high technology sector. Graduates will learn to anticipate and respond to consumer needs, to develop and market these technologies in a way that makes sense to today's dynamic, fast-changing and highly competitive marketplace.

General Outcomes

  • Apply knowledge in the business and humanities environment
  • Understand and appreciate the importance of the impact of globalization and diversity in modern organizations
  • Display professional and ethical responsibilities; and comply with regulations and code of ethics
  • Effectively use information technology
  • Effectively communicate and work within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Prepare and interpret
  • Analyze, infer and use of scientific thinking
  • Employ critical thinking skills in business situations
  • Effective time management
  • Self-management and control
  • Apply continuous improvement concepts

Specialization outcomes

  • Manage the marketing process and create value for the organizational and all
  • Apply consumer behavioral theories in projects and live case
  • Describe the marketing mix across the stages of the Product Life
  • describe the Marketing Mix in relation to the stages of the consumer decision making process
  • Evaluate and assess the legal and ethical ramifications of their actions and
  • Leverage digital tools to support successful business decision-making, organizational communication, business operations and customer
  • Demonstrate in Marketing by specifically analyzing and integrating evolving technology

School of International Business (SIB) – MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

(Prerequisites and Work flow)

Course Code

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

Prerequisites

Total Cr.

LEVEL (1)

LRA102

Introduction to Philosophy

2

 

17

LRA405

Key Skills Seminar 1

2

 

LRA401

Japanese Language (1)

1

 

MTH112

Business Mathematics (1)

3

 

ECO111

Microeconomics

3

 

MGT111

Principles of Management

3

 

ACC111

Accounting Principles

3

 

LRA402

Japanese Language (2)

1

LRA401

16

LRA103

Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting

2

 

LRA101

Japanese Culture

2

 

ECO121

Macroeconomics with International Applications

3

ECO111

HUM121

Introduction to Human Behavior

2

 

MTH122

Business Mathematics (2)

3

MTH112

ACC121

Introduction to Management Accounting

3

ACC111

LEVEL (2)

LRA403

Japanese Language (3)

1

LRA402

18

LRA301

Environment and Earth Science

2

 

LRA201

Introduction to Economics & Sustainable

Development

2

 

STA231

Business Statistics (1)

2

MTH122

MGT231

Organizational Behavior with International

Applications

3

HUM121

LAW231

Business Law

2

 

MKT231

Introduction to Marketing

3

MGT111

MKT232

Consumer Behavior

3

HUM121

LRA202

Peace Studies

2

 

18

LRA406

Key Skills Seminar 2

2

 

LRAXXX

UR Elective (1)

2

 

LRA404

Japanese Language (4)

1

LRA403

HRM241

Human Resources Management

3

MGT111

STA241

Business Statistics (2)

2

STA231

FIN241

Introduction to Finance

3

ACC111

MKT241

Services Marketing

3

MKT231

LEVEL (3)

LRAXXX

UR Elective (2)

2

 

18

MGT351

Introduction to International Business

3

MGT111 ECO121

XXXXXX

FR Elective

2

 

ACC351

Costing Systems

3

ACC111

IME312

Operations research (1)

3

ACC11, MGT111

ACC352

Introduction to Tax Accounting

2

ACC111

MKT351

Integrated Marketing Communication

3

MKT231

LRAXXX

UR Elective (3)

2

   

CRC361

Japanese Business and Management Practices

2

 

19

MGT324

Management Information Systems

3

 

IME316

Production and Operations Management

3

MGT111

FIN361

Financial Management and Control Systems

3

FIN241

MKT361

Pricing Strategy

3

MKT231, MKT232

MKT362

International Marketing

3

MKT231

LEVEL (4)

LRAXXX

UR Elective (4)

2

 

18

MGT471

Strategic Management

3

MGT111, MKT231,

FIN241, HRM241

MGT472

E-Business

3

MKT231,MGT324

MKT471

Marketing of High Tech Products & Innovation

3

MKT231, MKT232

MKT472

Senior Project (Internship 1)

4

LRA405,LRA406

MKTXXX

Specialization Elective (1)

3

 

IME421

Supply Chain and Logistics Management

3

IME312

16

MKT481

Green Marketing

3

MKT231-MKT471

MKT482

Marketing Research

3

MKT231,MKT232

MKT483

Senior Project (Internship 2)

4

MKT472

MKTXXX

Specialization Elective (2)

3

 
       

140

Marketing and International Business Course Descriptions (38 Credit Hours)

COMPULSORY COURSES DESCRIPTION

MKT232 Consumer Behavior

Credits: 3 Hours Prerequisites: HUM121

Marketing begins and ends with the consumer - from determining consumer needs to providing consumer satisfaction. Thus, an understanding of consumer behavior is critical in successfully managing the marketing function. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the study of consumer behavior. We will explore psychological, sociological, social psychological, and cultural perspectives and examine their usefulness for developing marketing strategies.

MKT241 Services Marketing Credits: 3 Hours Prerequisites: MKT231

This course provides in-depth knowledge about the key issues in service marketing, frameworks, strategies and tools to address the challenges of marketing and managing services, whether in a manufacturing or service context. The course includes the following topics: Service marketing, frameworks, strategies and tools, Social media and how social media will affect service marketing, how services are different from products and what unique challenges they pose on marketing and managing is necessary.

MKT351 Integrated Marketing Communication

Credits: 3 Hours Prerequisites: MKT231

Rigorous evaluation of elements for the effective development, implementation, and management of advertising and integrated promotion campaigns

MKT362 Pricing Strategy

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT231- MKT232

Pricing is a critical marketing decision which enables a firm to translate customer value into profit. This course provides a first survey of pricing concepts. Instead of discussing pricing in isolation, we focus on the interplay between pricing and other aspects of marketing, such as positioning, branding and advertising. To this end, we provide a formal treatment of pricing concepts in the framework of game theory. Finally, we also discuss non-pricing tools that firms can use in order to capture customer value. Specifically, we cover cases wherein firms generate a profit while keeping their services

free, a phenomenon that is widely observed among Internet firms. This course has no formal prerequisite, but a willingness to study formal (i.e., mathematical) models is assumed. Any previous exposure to microeconomics analysis and game theory will be helpful.

MKT361 International Marketing

Credits: 3 Hours Prerequisites: MKT231

This course covers all aspects of marketing from a global perspective to better respond to international opportunities and competitive situations. Topics include an overview of international marketing; social, cultural, political, and legal environments; international market-entry opportunities; planning and managing market entry strategies and products; global distribution and pricing; international promotion, sales, and negotiation; and international market planning.

MKT471: Marketing of High Tech Products & Innovations

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT231, MKT232

This course will cover concepts and practices related to marketing in this unique, fast- paced environment, including ; the characteristics of high-technology industries, different types and patterns of innovation, and their marketing implications, the need for (and difficulties in) adopting a customer-orientation, tools used to gather marketing research/intelligence in technology-driven industries, use of strategic alliances and partnerships in marketing technology, adaptations to the "4 p's", regulatory and ethical considerations in technological arenas. Rather than focusing on a specific high- technology industry, the class is designed to explore a range and diversity of industries and contexts. However, because a large majority of such high-tech products are used by business customers (as opposed to consumers in personal households), many of the underlying principles for this course will draw from theories of business-to-business marketing, modifying them as appropriate for the high-tech environment. Issues for both small and big business will be addressed. Finally, the course will provide a balance between conceptual discussions (based on readings of concepts and practices) and applied/hands-on analysis (industry analyses, cases, guest speakers, and a semester project).

MKT472: Senior Project (Internship 1)

Credits: 4 Hours

Prerequisites: LRA405, LRA406

This course and MKT483 provide students with practical and professional experience through work with approved organizations. It should prepare students for near-future job opportunities.

MKT481 Green Marketing

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT231 – MKT471

This course explores the core principles necessary to create competitive advantages in marketplace by implementing innovative green/sustainability marketing strategies. As business becomes more aware of the need to be sustainable and consumers demand more transparency, marketers need to help companies with this effort. Today‘s marketing professional needs to do more than sell products, they need to be part of the cultural shift and move toward a more sustainable marketing practice. Topics include corporate social responsibility, environmental responsibility, green marketing strategies, cause marketing, transparency establishing partnerships, and the dangers of green washing.

MkT482 Marketing Research

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT231 – MKT232

This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject of marketing research, and discuss some key concepts, process and techniques, and their application. Starting with an overview of marketing research, research design is discussed including qualitative and quantitative data.

MKT483: Senior Project (Internship 2)

Credits: 4 Hours Prerequisites: MKT472

This is an Extension course for MKT72

Elective Courses Description

MKT484 Product Development Management

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT231 – MKT241

This course investigates the development and management of products and services. Topics in new product development include idea generation and screening, design, planning, and prototyping, and new product roll-out, as well as the development of marketing strategies and implementation plans for new products and services. Management of existing products and services is also covered with an emphasis on integration of new products and services into the product line. Additional topics include, but are not limited to quality management, management of innovation, and new product design and development team management.

MKT485 Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategy

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT232 - MGT471

This course explores issues related to digital and social media marketing. This is a hands-on class where you will use real world data, case studies and participation in Google online marketing challenge. The following topics would be covered in detail: (a)

Search Engine Optimization - you will learn how search engines, keyword auctions, and search engine marketing work, and how to optimize your pay per click advertisement efforts; (b) Econo-Mining - you will also learn on how firms are getting or can get useful information from user generated content using text mining and opinion mining capabilities to drive their product development, placement and advertisement decisions. Using real world data, you will analyze whether the traditional approaches for driving advertising or product development strategy are in alignment with what you learn from user generated content; (c) Social Media Marketing - you will learn how to design a social media marketing campaign. What are the key ingredients that make such campaigns successful? How do you run a campaign for a viral product; (d) Forecasting Demand Using Publicly Available Online Search Data - you will learn how to build better forecasting models for demand using Google search data (Google Trends and Insights);

(e) Wisdom of the Crowds: we will cover how to design crowdsourcing contests, what and how to crowdsource. You will also learn what prediction markets are, how they work, how to design them, when prediction markets are successful and what kinds of questions are best suited for prediction markets.

MKT486 Marketing Analytics

Credits: 3 Hours

Prerequisites: MKT231, STA241

This course will focus on developing marketing strategies and resource allocation decisions driven by quantitative analysis. Topics covered include market segmentation, market response models, customer profitability, and social media, paid search advertising, product recommendation systems, mobile geo-location analysis, media attribution models, and resource allocation. The course will draw on and extend students‘ understanding of issues related to integrated marketing communications, pricing, digital marketing, and quantitative analysis. The course will use a combination of cases, lectures, and a hands-on project to develop these skills.

MKT487 Marketing Channels Credits: 3 Hours Prerequisites: MKT231

This course deals with the design and management of the channels through which companies go to market. Channels are analyzed as systems of inter-dependent firms that simultaneously collaborate and compete with other systems to bring a value proposition to the final consumer. The emphasis is placed on understanding the economic and behavioral factors that influence the actions of these firms. It is not intended to be a class in retailing, wholesaling or logistic; rather we will concentrate on

the relationships between the firms in a channel and on the strategic role of channels in

achieving firm‘s objectives.

MKT488 Marketing for small business

Credits: 3 Hours Prerequisites: MKT231

Marketing for the 21st century small business is more dynamic and more challenging than ever before in the course of history. The world has simultaneously opened up and yet niched closed in many ways. Today's businesses are challenged by a couple of dynamics that did not previously exist in the business world: 1) choosing between traditional brick-and-mortar and web-based business or one that combines both features; and 2) deciding whether to focus locally, nationally or to spread into the international waters of business.

Both of these dynamics add concern and a new focus on strategy for most businesses. Starting a new small business is both more challenging and more interesting. This course offers fresh insights to many marketing issues that you may otherwise dismiss as "not me", but which will help you to create your marketing plan. Your new company's ability to withstand the tests of time and the challenges of our fluctuating economic world will prove this course to be a well spen