MKTG 8001 Marketing Research

The course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of the entire process of marketing research and equip students with a knowledge base and tools to develop actionable consumer insights for marketing decision-making. Topics include formulating business-driven research questions, research design, sampling, data collection, and data analysis. As experiential learning, teams will apply concepts and techniques covered in class to a comprehensive marketing research project that spans the entire semester. STEM-Designated.

Course overview

Department
Marketing
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
MKTG7700 or MKTG7720

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.45 / 5 · Very Good
29 responses
Instructor rating
4.62 / 5 · Excellent
29 responses
Terms evaluated
3
Most recent: Spring 2023

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 2023Edward Loessi4.64.44.64.74.44.74.94.61–3 hrs/week7 of 12
Summer 2022Edward Loessi4.34.44.64.73.64.64.44.14–6 hrs/week7 of 8
Spring 2022Nailya Ordabayeva4.54.84.94.94.74.74.84.7—15 of 29

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Linda Salisbury · Fulton Hall 245 Th 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered