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Online Degree

Market Research

By Dr. Soma Arora   |   Manav Rachna Centre for Distance and Online Education
            Course Outcomes
            By the end of the course you will be able to
             
            Develop and exhibit analytical abilities and research skills
            

             Present marketing information to garner and maintain the attention of marketing decision makers.

             
Analyze to turn statistical findings into useful, presentable information that gets attention.

              Understand the technical and ethical issues linked with the research process

              


SUMMARY

Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Duration : 15 weeks
Start Date : 02 Aug 2022
End Date : 28 Feb 2023
Exam Date :
Category :
Level : Postgraduate

COURSE LAYOUT

Unit I

 

1.1  Research – Meaning and Philosophies

1.2  Research: Process, Value and Cost of Information

1.3 Formulation of Research Problem, Research Variables

1.4 Research Planning Blueprint, Criteria of Good Research

1.5 Research Design: Introduction, Types

Unit II

 

2.1 Literature Review: Importance and Different Sources

2.2 Hypothesis Formulation

2.3 Data Collection Methods, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

2.4 Sampling –Design, Plan, Types and Techniques

 

Unit III

 

3.1 Measurement and Scaling Techniques

3.2 Development of Questionnaire

3.3 Pilot Testing

3.4 Data Preparation and Processing

 

Unit IV

 

4.1 Research Methods: Parametric and Non Parametric Tests

4.2 Use of Statistical Software

4.3 Correlation and Regression

4.4 Analysis of Variance

4.5 Introduction to Multivariate Analysis

 

Unit V

 

5.1 Report Writing

5.2 Types of Reports

5.3 Formats of Report Writings

5.4 Applications of Marketing Research

5.5 Ethical Issues in Marketing Research

BOOKS AND REFERENCES

  1. N. Malhotra andS. Dash, 2015, Marketing Research- Text and Cases, Pearson Education
  2. Luck and Rubin, 1987, Marketing Research, Prentice Hall of India
  3. Naval Bajpai, 2017, Business Research Methods,Pearson Education
  4. D. R. Cooper, P. S. Schnidler J. K. Sharma , 2012, Business Research Methods, Tata McGraw Hill
      Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie, 2016, Research methods for business: A Skill Building Approach, John Wiley and Sons Ltd

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Dr. Soma Arora

Manav Rachna Centre for Distance and Online Education
PhD in Management from GGSIPU, Delhi. MBA from IIFT Delhi. More than 15 years of teaching experience with 10 publications in scopus indexed journals. Training experience in MDPs for academic and industrial consulting. Visiting faculty in International and national institutions of repute like IIFT Delhi, University of Wollongong in Dubai, IMT Ghaziabad, MDI, Great Lakes and so on.  

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