Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

This course provides students with hands-on marketing experience. Students will be organized into departments as part of an advertising agency and will work on the advertising and/or promotions strategy for a specific client. (The specific client will vary year-to-year.) Together, the class will research, design, present, and execute a custom-made solution for the client. This can include an advertising campaign, on-campus promotional event, public relations campaign, direct marketing campaign, an interactive web-based campaign, etc.

A deep understanding of the customer is essential to developing innovative products, services, and marketing strategies. Qualitative research methods enable firms to study customers and analyze the meaning and importance of their experiences. These methods can uncover in-depth insights about customers? lives and behavior, which are often not accessible through quantitative analyses of big data or conventional marketing metrics. This course introduces students to a set of concepts and research methods for generating, communicating, and leveraging customer insights.

A deep understanding of the customer is essential to developing innovative products, services, and marketing strategies. Qualitative research methods enable firms to study customers and analyze the meaning and importance of their experiences. These methods can uncover in-depth insights about customers? lives and behavior, which are often not accessible through quantitative analyses of big data or conventional marketing metrics. This course introduces students to a set of concepts and research methods for generating, communicating, and leveraging customer insights.

With half of companies spending up to a million dollars per year and over 700 agencies created for Influencers, this new approach has taken on a critical role in marketing. In this class, we will discuss how to work with influencers from the company perspective with topics such as finding the right fit for your mission message, managing your budget for influencers and best metrics for partnerships. In the second half, we will focus on becoming an influencer with topics ranging from branding your authentic self to social media plans and rate card development.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

Individual study of a selected problem for qualified students; by arrangement with members of the department. Available only to marketing majors meeting departmental requirements.

Individual study of a selected problem for qualified students; by arrangement with members of the department. Available only to marketing majors meeting departmental requirements.

Individual study of a selected problem for qualified students; by arrangement with members of the department. Available only to marketing majors meeting departmental requirements.

Not available at this time.