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MKT611 : Marketing Research

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

Course overview This course focuses on the importance and purpose of Marketing Research, highlighting how to carry out efficient and effective Marketing Research techniques to make successful launching of the products. It will enable the students to write an effective marketing research report. It provides managerial knowledge that can enable students to utilize their talents in the practical life. It also provides an overview of different topics, allowing students to determine criteria through which they will be able to use different types of researches. It also provides how to write a good research report which includes proper research process, research objectives and research designs etc. Target Audience This course has been designed for under-graduate students. It will provide overall knowledge of marketing research from basic understanding to learning of advanced concepts. It will also help the students to use various statistical techniques of data analysis in marketing research. Objectives of Course Ob1. To enhance the understanding about the key concepts of marketing research. Ob2. To make familiar with the contemporary issues in marketing research Ob3. To understand the importance of research design in marketing research. Ob4. To learn the mechanism of data collection and its usefulness in marketing research Ob5: To have an in-depth understanding of sampling and its role in marketing research Ob6: To learn about various statistical techniques and their application Ob7: To have in-depth understanding of the key elements of a marketing research report Ob8: To learn about the importance of marketing research report

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Comprehend the core elements of marketing research
  • Analyze the implications of marketing research in business decision making
  • Develop a good research design for the marketing research project in hand
  • Develop a good data collection instrument, an appropriate sampling plan and organize the fieldwork
  • Analyze the collected data, both qualitatively and quantitatively
  • Write a good marketing research report.


Course Calendar

1 Introduction to Marketing Research1
2 Selection of Marketing Research Supplier
3 Defining Marketing Research Problem and Developing an Approach
4 Sources of Data
5 Research Design and its Classification
6 Research Design and its Classification –contd.
7 Data Collection Methods
Assignment 1
8 Causal Research Design
9 Experimental Design
Quiz 1
10 Rating Scales
11 Rating Scales… contd
12 Accuracy, Validity and Reliabity
13 Sampling Process
14 Factors Affecting the Sample Size
GDB 1
15 Sampling Techniques
16 Sampling Techniques…contd
17 Development of Questionnaire
Quiz 2
18 Designing a Good Research Questionnaire
19 Data Collection and Fieldwork
20 Data Analysis: Data Preparation and Data Cleaning
21 Data Analysis: Data Preparation and Data Cleaning…contd
22 Research Proposal
23 Research Proposal….contd
24 Data Analysis
25 Data Analysis (Continued)
26 Data Analysis (Continued.)
27 Data Analysis (Continued..)
28 Data Analysis(Continued...)
Quiz 3
29 Data Analysis(Continued....)
30 Data Analysis(Continued.....)
31 Data Analysis(Continued......)
32 Correlation and Regression
33 Testing the Difference between Means
34 Testing the Difference between Means….Contd
35 Analysis of Variance
36 ANOVA and Post Hoc Analysis
37 Regression Analysis
38 Report Writing
39 Components of Research Report
40 Citation of References in Report
41 Presentations of Reports
42 Demand Forecasting
43 New Product Research
44 Advertising Research
45 International Marketing Research