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Date

Topic

CHAPTERS and notes

August 26

Welcome reception & Introduction

 

August 28

An overview of Marketing

Chapter 1

September 2

Individual Student Test for Team Formation

Strategic Planning for  Competitive Advantage

 

Chapter 2

September 4

Learn your team-mates

Social Responsibility  &Ethics

Chapter 3

September 9

Marketing Environment (2nd part of Chapter 3 is at the end of the previous day's slides)

Chapter 3

September 11

On your own (Participation activity #1: TTU's Marketing Philosophy)

 

September 16

Developing a Global Vision

Chapter 4

September 18

 Consumer Decision Making

Review for the exam 1

Chapter 5

September 23

Exam 1 (Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)

 

September 25

Boost Your Grade

 

September 30

Segmenting and Targeting Markets

Chapter 7

October 2

On your own (Participation Activity #2: Starbucks and Ethiopia)

 

October 7

Case study 1: Starbucks and Ethiopia

 

October 9

Product Concepts

Chapter 9

October 14

On your own (Participation Activity #3)

 

October 16

Developing and Managing Products

Chapter 10

October 21

 Chapter 10 continues and explanation about the case study

 

October  23

Case Study 2

 

October 28

Retailing

Chapter 13

October 30

Retailing continues

Chapter 13

November 4

Integrated Marketing Communication

Review for the exam 2

Chapter 14

November 6

Exam 2 (Chapter 7, 9, 10, 13, and 14)

 

  November 11

Advertising and Public Relations

Case Study 3

Chapter 15

  November 13

Pricing Concepts and Setting the Price Right

Review for the exam 3 (with the answers)

Chapter 17 and 18

November 18

 Exam 3 (Chapter 14, 15, 17, and 18)

 

November 20

Boost your  grade (Exam 2 and Exam 3)

 

November 25-27

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

December 2

                            Marketing Yourself