Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
This course aims to help students build an analytic mindset when facing marketing problems. This course will provide fundamental research methods used in a field of marketing research. Specifically, this course will introduce both qualitative and quantitative methods in order to help marketing managers to analyze, solve, and interpret managerial issues. Students will learn how to deal with a fact-based decision making by using a statistical software program, called SPSS. By the end of this semester, students are expected to analyze a given data set and interpret the results independently.
能力項目說明
Upon completion of this course, students can expect to:
教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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Week |
Topic |
Content and Reading Assignment |
Teaching Activities and Homework |
1 (2/21) |
Introduction |
Quantitative versus Qualitative |
Group formation |
2 (2/28) |
Memorial Day (National Holiday) [Group Assignment 1] Focused Group Interview |
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3 (3/7) |
Descriptive Statistics, Cross-tab, Correlation |
Measurement and Scaling |
Research questions |
4 (3/14) |
t-test |
Experiment design |
Research model |
5 (3/21) |
ANOVA |
Experiment design |
Research model |
6 (3/28) |
Survey design |
Survey draft |
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7 (4/4) |
Tomb Sweeping Festival (National Holiday) [Group Assignment 2] Survey |
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8 (4/11) |
Regression I |
Simple regression |
Survey final |
9 (4/18) |
Regression II |
Multiple regression & Group consulting |
Data collection |
10 (4/25) |
Reliability & Validity |
Cronbach’s Alpha & Group consulting |
Data collection |
11 (5/2) |
Data Reduction |
Factor analysis & Group consulting |
Data analysis |
12 (5/9) |
Data pre-processing |
Dealing with missing data & Group consulting |
Data analysis |
13 (5/16) |
Advanced topics |
Marketing Analytics and AI & Group consulting |
Data interpretation |
14 (5/23) |
Final Presentation |
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15 (5/30) |
Guest Speaker: Marketing Research |
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16 (6/6) |
Final Exam |
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17 (6/13) |
Flexible Week 1 |
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18 (6/20) |
Flexible Week 2 |
Note. The syllabus is subject to be updated based on the pace of the class.
Textbook (Required):
Marketing Research, 7th Edition, Naresh K. Malhotra, Global Edition, Publisher: Pearson