Principle of Marketing Course Outline

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East Africa College

Faculty of Business and Economics


Course Title: Principles of Marketing
Course no.: MGT 210
Credit hours: 3
Instructor name: Natnael Tilahun (MBA, MA)
Course Description:
Basic concepts and definitions of marketing; analysis of variables; affecting demand; buying
decision process; market segmentation and targeting; market research and forecasting as the
basis of planning; the marketing-mix variables; the scope and role of marketing research in the
development and implementation of marketing programs.
Course objectives:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

$ Identify the concepts and principles of marketing, the marketing environment,


marketing research, and information systems
$ Apply marketing thinking in the analysis and selection of target markets in both the
individual and organizational consumer
$ Develop a marketing program, the different forces operating in the market and the
significance of each of these forces.

Chapter 1 Definition and Background


1.1. Marketing definition
1.2. Marketing management
1.3. Marketing management philosophies

Chapter 2 The Marketing Environment


2.1. The Marco environment
2.2. The Micro environment

Chapter 3 Marketing Information Systems and Marketing Research


3.1. The Marketing Information System
3.2. Marketing Intelligence System
3.3. The Market Research Process
Chapter 4 Market segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
4.1 Market segmentation
4.2. Market targeting
4.3. Market positioning

Chapter 5 Consumer and Organizational Buying Behavior


5.1. Consumer buying behavior
5.1. Buying Decision Process
5.3. Major factors influencing consumer behavior
5.4. Nature of organizational buying behavior
Chapter 6 The Product
6.1. Product planning and development
6.2. Product Mix strategies
6.3. Brands, Packaging, and other product features
Chapter 7 The Price
7.1. Price determination
7.2. Pricing strategies and policies
Chapter 8 Distribution
8.1 Managing channels of distribution
8.2 Wholesale and retail
8.3 Management of physical distribution
Chapter 9 Promotion
9.1 The promotional Mix
9.2 Advertising
9.3. Management of personal selling
9.4. Sales promotion
9.5 Public relation and publicity
Reference

Philip Kotler (1999), Principles of Marketing, Prentice hall of India private limited

Stanton. J. William, (1991). Fundamentals of Marketing, McGraw Hill Inc, 1

Baker, Michael J, (1991). Marketing an Introductory. 5th Edition, McMillan Education.

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