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Marketing Analytics

Analytical Thinking

Course Description

A practitioner-oriented introduction to the methods of marketing analytics. Class examples and exercises are drawn from real-world applications, and students will be actively engaged in executing the methodologies using relevant software.


Athena Title

Marketing Analytics


Prerequisite

MARK 3000 or MARK 3000E or MARK 3000H or MARK 3001 or MARK 3001H or MARK 3001E


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to formulate appropriate methodologies for specific applications.
  • Students will be able to assess the appropriateness of methodologies for different applications.
  • Students will be able to communicate the benefits provided by different methodologies.
  • Students will have gained hands-on analytical application skills utilizing relevant software.
  • Students will be able to properly interpret and communicate methodological results.

Topical Outline

  • Fundamental metrics and software basics
  • Regression extensions
  • Data reduction methods
  • Clustering techniques
  • Classification methods
  • Conjoint methods
  • Scaling and perceptual mapping
  • Time series forecasting
  • Decision trees
  • Optimization techniques
  • Simulation methods

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.



Syllabus