MKTG 7700 Marketing

This course focuses on the managerial skills, tools, and concepts required to produce a mutually satisfying exchange between consumers and providers of goods, services, and ideas. The material is presented in a three-part sequence. Part one deals with understanding the marketplace. Part two deals with the individual parts of the marketing program such as pricing, promotion, product decisions, and distribution. Part three of the course deals with overall strategy formulation and control of the marketing function. Students in this course will come to understand the critical links between marketing and the other functional areas of management.

Course overview

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

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.27 / 5 · Very Good
425 responses
Instructor rating
4.46 / 5 · Very Good
425 responses
Terms evaluated
14
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Jon Kerbs4.54.64.84.84.74.74.74.54–6 hrs/week35 of 40
Fall 2025Jon Kerbs4.44.74.94.94.74.74.84.54–6 hrs/week36 of 41
Summer 2025Jon Kerbs4.34.64.94.84.64.64.54.64–6 hrs/week30 of 35
Spring 2025Jon Kerbs4.84.84.94.84.64.84.84.74–6 hrs/week32 of 36
Fall 2024Peter Nunziata4.34.54.84.84.54.54.84.44–6 hrs/week30 of 36
Summer 2024Peter Nunziata3.74.04.44.64.34.54.34.57–9 hrs/week20 of 23
Spring 2024Jon Kerbs4.74.94.95.04.64.84.84.84–6 hrs/week31 of 38
Fall 2023John Teopaco—————————20 of 24
Fall 2023Peter Nunziata—————————17 of 20
Summer 2023Peter Nunziata—————————17 of 20
Spring 2023Jon Kerbs4.54.84.94.84.54.74.74.64–6 hrs/week33 of 38
Fall 2022John Teopaco4.04.04.74.54.24.54.34.34–6 hrs/week20 of 23
Fall 2022Matthew O'hern3.43.63.83.93.93.84.04.14–6 hrs/week26 of 29
Summer 2022Matthew O'hern3.84.24.44.74.54.24.34.37–9 hrs/week10 of 21
Spring 2022John Teopaco3.63.54.34.34.14.34.54.14–6 hrs/week8 of 14
Spring 2022Jon Kerbs4.84.94.84.94.54.84.84.74–6 hrs/week20 of 41
Fall 2021John Teopaco4.04.24.44.24.44.54.45.01–3 hrs/week19 of 38
Fall 2021Matthew O'hern4.04.14.34.64.34.24.44.54–6 hrs/week21 of 30

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • John Teopaco
    Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.01/5
  • Jon Kerbs
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.74/5
  • Matthew O'hern
    Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.90/5
  • Peter Nunziata
    Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023 · Official rating 4.45/5

Sections

  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Jon Kerbs · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Jon Kerbs · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Jon Kerbs · On-line Asynchronous · Offered