Course Catalogs

Marketing (MAR)

MAR 600  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Management  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
MAR 652  Pricing Strategies for Products and Services  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Double-numbered with MAR 452  
Focuses on process of pricing decisions for products and services. Builds on conceptual foundations of economic and psychological theories of pricing, principles of optimal pricing decisions, strategies and techniques, analytical tools, and data sources. Additional work required for graduate students.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MAR 636, MBC 638  
Shared Competencies: Critical and Creative Thinking  
MAR 653  Marketing Analytics  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Double-numbered with MAR 453  
The course will focus on three aspects of analytical marketing: survey research, managing and synthesizing data from multiple sources, and data analysis and decision making including regression analysis, choice modeling and classification, principle component analysis, and both cluster and conjoint analysis. Additional work for graduate students.
MAR 654  Digital Marketing Analytics  (3 Credits)  
Management  
This course provides an analytical approach to data-driven decision-making in digital marketing. Students will learn how to design and analyze field experiments in digital environments. The major topics of the course include web analytics, digital marketing campaign optimization, and social media analytics.
MAR 655  Customer Relationship Management with Systems Applications and Products  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Cross-listed with MIS 655, SCM 655  
Integration of marketing, supply-chain and technology management aspects of customer relationship management. Operational, analytical and collaborative processes supported by SAP's integrated software. Actual use of SAP software, including Business Data Warehouse, with best-practice processes.
MAR 667  International Marketing Management  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Cross-listed with INB 668  
Impact of the international environment on international marketing activities.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 670  Experience Credit  (1-6 Credits)  
Management  
Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Repeatable  
MAR 690  Independent Study  (1-6 Credits)  
Management  
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable  
MAR 700  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Management  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
MAR 721  Marketing and the Internet  (3 Credits)  
Management  
The course focuses on how traditional marketing approaches have to be modified to take advantage of the reach and capabilities of the internet, from understanding customer needs to after sales customer services.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: (MBC 603 AND MBC 604) OR MBC 636  
MAR 741  Marketing Community and Public Service Agencies  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Design, implementation, and control of marketing programs for community and public service agencies: performing arts, health care, urban planning, police, educational, scientific, and technical organizations
MAR 745  Strategic Brand Management  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Concepts and tools acquired from various marketing courses to develop analytical and decision-making skills for planning and implementing a marketing strategy from the brand manager's point of view.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 604 or MBC 636  
MAR 751  Environmental Influences on Innovation  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Major environmental forces that shape innovation policy from a technology, market, international, economic, social, and political-legal perspective. Managerial response to environmental forces.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 752  Introduction to Innovation Management  (3 Credits)  
Management  
The process of converting ideas, technology, and customer needs into new products, services, and processes. Environmental and organizational influences on the innovation process.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 753  Marketing Channel Management  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Marketing channels as both economic and social systems. Channel change and evolution, channel membership, structural and functional relationships, interorganizational behavior, and channel information management.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 754  Seminar in Marketing Research  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Problem definition, questionnaire design, attitude measurement, data analysis, and demand forecasting. For those interested in conducting marketing research or using research information for marketing decision making.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636, 638  
MAR 755  Marketing Communications Strategy  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Managerial aspects. Determination of promotional budgets, planning and building promotional effectiveness, scheduling and monitoring promotional impact.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 756  Market Measurement and Analysis  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Application of analytical and quantitative techniques to market measurement. Product-market strategy.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636 and 638  
MAR 757  Managing Innovative Products and New Ventures  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Problems in developing new products and new corporate ventures. Designing innovation strategies, risk taking, technology planning, evaluation of new product proposals, and managing the innovation team.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 759  Seminar in Marketing  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Selected topics in marketing. Current issues and problems in marketing.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 761  Marketing Strategies for Innovations  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Commercializing new products, services, and technologies. Introduction and diffusion of innovations, market planning, product strategy design, and marketing decision making.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 777  Global Supply Chain Management & Risk Mgmt  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Cross-listed with SCM 777  
Double-numbered with SCM 477  
Topics include: design of global facility networks, containerization and logistical planning across borders, benefits and risks of outsourcing and offshoring while integrating financial and accounting-related matters such as exchange rates, duties, drawbacks and tax differentials.
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 616, 638  
Shared Competencies: Civic and Global Responsibility  
MAR 900  Selected Topics  (1-6 Credits)  
Management  
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable  
MAR 930  Seminar in Marketing Theory  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Current marketing theory as developed by contemporary writers.
Repeatable  
Advisory recommendation Prereq: MBC 636  
MAR 960  Doctoral Seminar in Marketing  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Repeatable  
MAR 962  Marketing and Supply Chain Models  (3 Credits)  
Management  
Cross-listed with SCM 962  
Statistical/econometric and management science modeling approaches to marketing/supply chain management problem solving.
MAR 990  Independent Study  (1-6 Credits)  
Management  
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable  
MAR 997  Masters Thesis  (0-6 Credits)  
Management  
Repeatable  
MAR 999  Dissertation  (0-15 Credits)  
Management  
Repeatable