Digital Marketing Classes Online

This course is an introduction to research methods, historiography, and critical theory. The course introduces the language of research and shifts in practice over time through an examination of both modern and postmodern theories. Participants will use these theoretical underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field or interests and determine how research findings are useful in forming their understanding of their own work.

This course explores the tools and methods used to write graduate-level research papers. Students will be introduced to advanced research techniques, thesis development and refinement, differentiation of primary and secondary sources, and effective writing for their own discipline. Through the process, students will recognize and address the strengths and weaknesses in their critical thinking and writing skills and produce successful research projects that demonstrate knowledge of topics and proficiency in writing skills in their own field.

This course is the first in two seminars where students conduct research in their fields and produce independent graduate projects. Students are encouraged to begin exploration into advanced issues, methods, and critical theory in order to identify the topic for their final thesis and begin gathering research toward that goal. This course is repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours. Lab fee required.

This course is the second in two seminars where students conduct research in their fields and produce independent graduate projects. Students are encouraged to begin exploration into advanced issues, methods, and critical theory in order to identify the topic for their final thesis and begin gathering research toward that goal. This course is repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours. Lab fee required.

The directed thesis project consists of a project in the student’s field completed during the course of graduate studies and/or a supporting written thesis depending upon the program. The thesis project and topic must be approved by a committee of three faculty members, two of which must be from the student’s own program. After students finalize their topic with their committee chair, research into and execution of the project begins. This course is repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours. Lab fee required.

The directed thesis project consists of a project in the student’s field completed during the course of graduate studies and/or a supporting written thesis depending upon the program. The approval of the thesis project topic, and demonstrable progress of initial research/execution must be completed in AMC 60000. Final production of the thesis project and/or written thesis will be completed under faculty direction and evaluated by the student’s committee. This course is repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours. Lab fee required.

This course is the study of photography or photographically derived imagery. The methodology, the creative direction, and the criteria for evaluation are determined in conjunction with the instructor. Research study directed to meet the needs and interests of the students. Lab fee may be required.

Special topics in arts, media, and communications. May be repeated as topics vary. Course fee may be required.

This advanced course on the interpretation of media focuses on its cognitive, emotional, moral, and aesthetic influences and includes Radio, Film, TV, Multimedia, and the Internet. Through case studies, students will develop the analytical tools necessary to engage with information fluency as it relates to mass media.

This advanced applied course provides students with real-world experience in the design of digital content for regional entities. Students will lead groups and work directly with clients in the development of websites, logos, print materials, interactive applications, and overall branding strategies. The practica are collaborative and cross-disciplinary, allowing students to work closely with others in design and advertising. These courses are sequential and will operate much like a design firm, as students collaborate on projects, present content to clients, research solutions to client requests, and revise work based on client feedback.

This advanced theory course outlines the major methodologies in Media Literacy to interpreting media messages in the 21st century. Through content analysis of case studies in the cognitive, emotional, moral, and aesthetic influences of media, students will learn to consume media with a more trained eye. Students will then apply their findings through academic essays, videos, and presentations examining journalism, film, television, videogames, and social media.

This course introduces the major shifts in established media industries from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. Students will examine the influence of technological innovation on these media industries, as well as how the line between audience and creator has blurred in the age of digital resources and user-created media. A detailed history of major media industries will be provided and how they were forced to adapt to audience and technology.

This course investigates newly emerging media platforms, including mobile, social, and digital that offer unique user experiences and opportunities for communicators to connect with an audience. Students will examine case studies and strategies used to understand audience behavior, as well as the analytical tools associated with those platforms. The analysis will allow students to develop dynamic content for storytelling, user engagement, and brand management.

This advanced applied course provides students with real-world experience in the design of digital content for regional entities. Students will lead groups and work directly with clients in the development of websites, logos, print materials, interactive applications, and overall branding strategies. The practica are collaborative and cross-disciplinary, allowing students to work closely with others in design and advertising. These courses are sequential and will operate much like a design firm, as students collaborate on projects, present content to clients, research solutions to client requests, and revise work based on client feedback.

This advanced course investigates social media platforms and their role in crafting personal brands. Through platforms, users are able to become their own media company and can apply that experience to other brands. Through case studies and analysis, students will learn to create, promote, protect, maintain, and monetize their own personal brand by utilizing major social media platforms. Students will learn to analyze audience data to construct trend predictions and ultimately, create better content.

This advanced applied course provides students with real-world experience in the design of digital content for regional entities. Students will lead groups and work directly with clients in the development of websites, logos, print materials, interactive applications, and overall branding strategies. The practica are collaborative and cross-disciplinary, allowing students to work closely with others in design and advertising. These courses are sequential and will operate much like a design firm, as students collaborate on projects, present content to clients, research solutions to client requests, and revise work based on client feedback.

This advanced course on information fluency and literacy will examine the principles, practices, and critical thinking skills necessary to effectively evaluate and locate diverse information sources in a digital world. Through analysis of case studies, students will learn how to effectively seek out and vet information from multiple sources as well as understand the forces that shape the flow of information. This course will cover contemporary topics, such as copyright in the digital age, the influence of algorithms and filter bubbles on the flow of information, and the impact of open source technology on established informational institutions.

This advanced course will focus on methods of examining audience behavior in an increasingly dominant digital media environment. Through case studies, students will review the work of scholars and media industry professionals who analyze the meaning of the social, cultural, and political dimensions of a digitally mediated world. Marketing and sociological concepts will also be applied in the analysis of audience behavior and how to quantify that data into meaningful media messages.

This advanced applied course provides students with real-world experience in the design of digital content for regional entities. Students will lead groups and work directly with clients in the development of websites, logos, print materials, interactive applications, and overall branding strategies. The practica are collaborative and cross-disciplinary, allowing students to work closely with others in design and advertising. These courses are sequential and will operate much like a design firm, as students collaborate on projects, present content to clients, research solutions to client requests, and revise work based on client feedback.

This capstone course allows students to apply their skills to their own original digital content campaign. Students will independently seek out and pitch to a real-world client with the goal of executing a specific goal or campaign. By utilizing major platforms, students will lead a team that will craft a unique message through the creation of branded content. Students will set predictions of success prior to roll-out in a report which will be used at the end of the semester to assess the success of the campaign.

This course introduces students to the principles of marketing, the role of marketing in society and in organizations (for-profit and nonprofit), and the factors that influence marketing decision-making. Activities include the study of planning, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products and services to consumer and business markets. The course will increase students’ overall understanding of marketing as a business discipline; utilize systematic approaches to diagnosing and solving marketing problems and issues; and analyze and develop organization-wide marketing strategies as well as strategies for individual programs, services, or products. Lab fee may be required.

The course examines the roles and application of various electronic technologies in the marketing, distribution and sales of products and services, including computer databases, Internet websites, new media tools and channels, online communities, and social network sites. Students study and analyze the uses, benefits and constraints of these technologies in managing, facilitating, processing and controlling commercial activities for both “brick and mortar” and virtual marketing environments. Lab fee may be required.

This course examines issues in conducting marketing research and the variety of research techniques available to the researcher. Students will also analyze the sources of information that guide decision making in business settings. Although some topics will be explored through lecture, particular emphasis will be given to case analyses, situational vignettes, and discussion of current events. A team project at the end of the course will tie together course concepts and allow students to present a comprehensive marketing research plan. Lab fee may be required.

This course provides students an overview of the interplay between all the facets of marketing-promotion, including advertising, PR, sales promotion, publicity, direct marketing, personal selling and the media. It also takes students through the objectives and strategies of product and corporate communications, media planning, media buying and the measurement of integrated communications effectiveness. The course is principally focused on the strategies of consumer persuasion and advocacy; creative campaign preparation; media research, planning and budgeting; traditional and new media management; and the convergence of the new media tools and channels in the contemporary dissemination of targeted marketing messages to 21st century consumers. Lab fee may be required.

This course examines the application of marketing concepts with an emphasis on strategic marketing planning and marketing decision-making. Dynamics of developing a marketing plan with a focus on matching opportunities with a company’s resources are reviewed. Lab fee may be required.