SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentIMBA Program, First Year IMBA Program, Second Year
Course NameDigital Marketing
InstructorPARK SUNG JUN
Credit2.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

TENTATIVE READING ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULE



*The following is a general plan for the course and is subject to change if necessary.


















































































Week



Date



Instructor



Topic



Readings/Activities



1



2/17



Dr. Park



[Introduction] Basics of Marketing



 



[Place] Digital Marketing



Sell Direct-to-Consumer or Through Amazon? (HBR Case Study)



2



2/24



Dr. Park



[Product] Generative AI and AI-driven Branding



Tailor Brands: Artificial Intelligence Driven Branding

(Harvard: 519017)



3



3/3



Dr. Park



[Consumer Behavior] AI & IoT Adoption



Voice War: Hey Google vs. Alexa vs. Siri



(Harvard: 718519)



4



3/10



Dr. Park



[Promotion] AI Influencers & Metaverse-based Advertising



BTS: Success and Risk with Fans and Influencers on Social Media (IVEY: W21227)



5



3/17



Dr. Park



[Marketing Research] Big Data and AI Analytics



Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap (Harvard: 517115)



6



3/24



Both



Guest Speaker & Final Project Discussions



7



3/31



Dr. Chen



The Role of Social Media Marketing



Social Media War 2021: Snap vs. Facebook vs. TikTok



(Harvard: 9721443)



8



4/7



Dr. Chen



Identifying Target Audiences



Guest Speaker



9



4/14



Dr. Chen



Rules of Engagement for SMM



How Augmented Reality Can - and Can't - Help Your Brand



(HBR)



10



4/21



Both



FINAL GROUP PROJECT PRESENTATIONS




 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Maggie Lee (Ph.D. student in Business Administration, NCCU)


Requirement/Grading

  • Class Participation (15%)

  • Attendance (10%)

  • Group Assignments (20%)

  • Exams (25%)

  • Final Group Project (30%)


Textbook & Reference

TEXTBOOKS (Recommended)




  1. Social Media Marketing: A Strategic Approach by Melissa Barker, Donald Barker, Nicolas Bormann, Mary Roberts, and Debra Zahay (3rd Edition), CENAGAGE Learning.

  2. Additional materials, such as cases, will be provided in class or on the online course system.



 



It is also suggested that you regularly read articles from the following resources as timely digital marketing-related topics are discussed.





 


Urls about Course
Attachment

Digital Marketing_Syllabus_2025 Spring.pdf