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Prescribed Learning Outcomes - Marketing

The courses for Marketing are as follows:
Marketing 11
Marketing 12


Marketing 11
Marketing Concepts It is expected that students will:

  • describe how marketing and consumer behaviour influence each other
  • analyse how changes in economic, political, social, cultural, and legal factors influence marketing
  • distinguish retail marketing from other forms of marketing
  • identify the social, legal, and ethical issues involved in marketing products and services
  • describe the impact of other countries in a global economy on business in British Columbia
Marketing Research It is expected that students will:

  • explain why businesses conduct marketing research
  • identify the elements of marketing research
  • describe ways in which businesses use data from marketing research
  • conduct marketing research using appropriate data sources and technologies
  • analyse marketing-research techniques for effectiveness and bias
  • use marketing research to identify target markets for a variety of products and services
Marketing Practice It is expected that students will:

  • identify how retailers in various locations inform target markets of their products, services, or ideas
  • compare various career opportunities in marketing
  • describe and evaluate customer service practices
  • evaluate factors that contribute to effective retail practice: location, product mix, promotion, and pricing
  • describe and evaluate methods of inventory management
  • describe the impact of federal, provincial, and municipal government regulation and agreements on marketing practices
  • compare channels of distribution available to businesses in the domestic market
Marketing Strategies It is expected that students will:

  • create and justify a marketing strategy for a specific target market
  • describe the various stages of consumer decision making and explain how marketing strategies influence each stage
  • apply various marketing strategies to solve business problems
  • design marketing strategies for each stage in a product's life cycle
  • describe how cultural values influence and are influenced by various marketing strategies
  • analyse the impact of information and communications technology on the strategies businesses use to market their products and services


Marketing 12
Global Marketing It is expected that students will:

  • assess the impact of international trade on various businesses in British Columbia
  • evaluate methods businesses use to inform potential world markets of their products, services, and ideas
  • describe how governments assist and regulate businesses involved in international marketing
  • analyse how various cultures affect the way businesses market their products internationally and nationally
  • distinguish among methods used by primary and secondary industries to market their products or services nationally and internationally
  • justify methods used to distribute goods internationally
Marketing Research It is expected that students will:

  • describe the use of marketing research in determining product, place, price, and promotion in business marketing operations
  • use appropriate technology to conduct, analyse, and report on marketing research
  • explain the role of ethics and the law in the conducting of marketing research and in the use of marketing research data
  • compare how various governments view intellectual property and the implications for marketing
  • analyse the influence of cultural, social, and demographic bias on how organizations collect and interpret marketing-research data
Marketing Strategies It is expected that students will:

  • describe how organizations make decisions about product, place, price, and promotion
  • compare strategies used to market products and services in various domestic and international market sectors
  • demonstrate sales practices used in business-to-business marketing
  • use the results of marketing research to develop an international marketing strategy
  • design marketing strategies to meet buyer demands in the international marketplace


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