MRK410 - Essentials of E-Marketing

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Subject Title
Essentials of E-Marketing

Subject Description
Students develop and implement digital marketing strategies in business and consumer markets. Students explore a variety of strategic and creative marketing principles including email marketing, search, design, content, and measurement. Through student collaboration, research, and discussions students assess how a Business to Consumer (B2C) business utilizes digital strategies to acquire, convert, retain, and add value for their customers. Students develop a digital marketing plan for a business.

Credit Status
One credit will be granted upon successful completion of this subject.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Develop an understanding of online marketing opportunities, and the impact of the Internet on marketing activities ranging from pricing, product management and distribution, to intelligence gathering and strategy development.

2. Examine the Internet as a communication medium, distribution channel and CRM tool, and understanding the impact of related social and legal issues (e.g. privacy, security).

3. Identify a wide range of e-marketing issues by conducting effective marketing related Internet research.

4. Analyze and evaluate information related to e-marketing and be able to communicate that information with an appropriate business and technical vocabulary.

5. Compare traditional business and marketing practices with e-commerce and online marketing.

6. Actively participate in online discussions concerning e-marketing topics (e.g. the building and/or outsourcing of business and technical solutions).

7. Create a professional quality web storefront site based on a detailed marketing plan to illustrate knowledge of marketing on the Web.

8. Prepare and present a proposal of an e-marketing site to be developed by a team including a GOPST and SWOT analysis, marketing plan and website overview related to the business for which the site is proposed.

9. Create and present an effective model or prototype of an e-marketing related website working closely with the team and submit a full professional and detailed report on this project.

10. Work effectively as a team-member by demonstrating reliability, effective communications, and attention to all assigned deadlines.

Academic Integrity
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Discrimination/Harassment
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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
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Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

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