MKTG 3158 Product Management

This course focuses on creating and launching new products and services. It is particularly appropriate for those who are interested in becoming a Product Manager within a larger company or in starting their own business at some point. Whether a software, CPG, B2B, or B2C product, all product management starts with gathering customer insights, evaluating the competitive landscape, and creating a design brief from which a compelling, differentiated, and profitable product line can be built. From that foundation is built a go-to market, distribution, and communications strategy. This course employs case studies in both B2B and B2C businesses, includes guest speakers, and concludes with classes on sustainability strategy and innovation agendas, items that are critical for long term success in dynamic competitive environments. This course was formerly titled Product Planning & Strategy.

Course overview

Department
Marketing
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
MKTG1021

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Requirements fulfilled

  • Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship elective options (Class of 2025 and beyond; designed as a second concentration)
  • General Management: Marketing area (Current University Catalog; choose two areas and complete each area's criteria)
  • Marketing: Marketing elective options (Current University Catalog)

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Official evaluation summary

4.14 / 5

Based on 98 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • John Andreliunas
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.11/5
  • James Bright
    Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.34/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · John Andreliunas · Fulton Hall 117 Th 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered