Badge of Practice
Badge of Expertise
Course Description
This course is concerned with the role of marketing in society and within a firm, understanding consumer and organizational markets, marketing strategy planning, the marketing mix, and social media marketing, etc.. It will equip you with helpful tools and strategies to analyze the status of your product on the market and make marketing decisions.Learning Outcomes
- Understand the marketing concept as the foundation for marketing decision making;
- Recognize market segmentation and selection of target markets as a major component of marketing strategy;
- Identify the marketing mix (the 4Ps) as a major component of marketing strategy and differentiate different types of products and branding strategies;
- Recognize the components of the communication process and describe the various integrated marketing communication approaches to achieve a company's communication objectives.
- Recognize the steps in the consumer buying process and differentiate between different types of factors that affect the consumer decision process;
- Explain the 4E framework of social media and identify strategies for effective social media content.
Instructor
- Adjunct InstructorDawson Davis, MBA
- USG eCampus
Teaching:SummerFall
September
1
Fall
2026
Start Date
January
4
Fall
2027
End DateUpcoming refers to the next academic term after the current one.
January
5
Spring
2027
Start Date
May
3
Spring
2027
End DateDuration
16 weeks
Instruction Method