Augusta State University
College of Business Administration
General Course Syllabus

COURSE NUMBER: MKTG 3700
COURSE TITLE: Principles of Marketing
 
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An inventory study of the marketing  process in advanced marketing economics.  Topics include the decision environment, opportunity/problem identification and assessment, and strategy development, execution and control.
 
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The principal learning outcomes of this course are to have each student develop and demonstrate knowledge and basic skills related to: 
  1. The analysis of marketing environments, the development of marketing direction, and issues to consider in developing marketing plans

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  3. The development of quality driven organizations with the market concept as a central focus

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  5. The importance of understanding the benefits and limitations of marketing research in the decision making process

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  7. The necessity of planning, managing, and coordination price, product, distribution, and promotion decisions, including an overview of marketing management topics

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  9. Innovativeness, creativity, and agility with regard to developing marketing opportunities and strategic competitive advantage

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  11. The development of business-to-business marketing

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  13. Understanding factors that influences the development of consumer markets, including market segmentation

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  15. Fundamental issues that should be considered in developing global markets

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  17. Special topics in marketing including ethics, relationship marketing, supplier and inventory issues, legal and regulatory issues, culture, diversity, international issues, and effective communications
   
RELATIVE TOPIC EMPHASIS (45 hour semester)

Topics

Approximate
Class Hours
  1.  Analyzing Marketing Opportunities & Developing Marketing Plans
 5
  2.  Product Decisions
 5
  3.  Distribution Decisions
 5
  4.  Promotion Decisions
 5
  5.  Marketing Management
 5
  6.  Global Issues
 5
  7.  Service Delivery
 5
  8. Ethics in Marketing
 5
  9.  Special Topics in Marketing
  5 
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Revised:  April 16, 1997
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