This course introduces students to the fundamental building blocks of marketing: the theories, principles and concepts of market behaviour; marketing metrics and financial marketing; and the skills to leverage this knowledge with IT tools to execute marketing strategies. Students begin to develop the quantitative and qualitative skills and knowledge to make effective and ethical decisions in both the consumer and business markets. Topics include financial marketing, the marketing mix, environmental scanning, segmenting, targeting and positioning. Students planning to enter the Marketing Management Major must obtain a 2.67 GPA (B-) in this course.