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Prof. Scott M. Smith   634 TNRB, Brigham Young University,   Provo, UT 84602      801.422.5569       smsmith@byu.edu
Course Schedule and Assignments

Date Topic Assignment
Jan. 9 Course Introduction
Projecting from Measurement to Analysis
Jan. 11

Assignment: Build a demographic questionnaire Capable of segmenting a market (Due Wednesday)

Jan. 18 General Concepts of Measurement

Chapter 9

Jan. 23, 25 Validation and Testing of Measurements

Chapter 9

Jan. 30
Feb
. 1

Concepts, Scales, Rules for Asking Good Questions

Chapter 10

Feb. 6
Feb 8

Market Segmentation
Demographics,
Intent to use
Amount of use
Frequency of use
Past Purchases

Future Purchases, Share
AIO, Life Style, Psychographics,
Readership, Opionions
Involvement,
Entrepreneurship
Cultural Values:
Individualism-Collectivism
Ethnocentrism
... etc.

Chapter 11
Assignment:
Professional Measures #1
Feb. 13,15

Market Segmentation

Build Questionnaire,
Send Out
Feb. 14,16
Market Segmentation Analysis

Feb. 21, 22,
Feb. 27

Concept Test Analysis
Attributes and Features
Benefits, Values, Quality

Chapter 12
Assignment:
Professional Measures #2
Mar. 1

Concept Test Analysis Build Questionnaire,
Send Out
Mar. 6, 8
Mar. 13
Concept Test Analysis
Analysis

Mar. 15, 20, 22

Satisfaction - Loyalty Analysis
Service Attributes, Features
Benefits, Values, Quality

People, Interaction, Process, Resolution, Value,
Brand Loyalty, trust, equity, Brand personality
Chapter 12
Assignment:
Professional Measures #3
Mar. 27
Satisfaction-Loyalty Build Questionnaire,
Send Out
Mar. 29
April 3

Satisfaction-Loyalty
Analysis
April 5, 10
Price Setting
Perceptions, Component Value, Conjoint Analysis
Concepts, Scales, Questions

April 12

Price Setting Build Questionnaire
April 17 Price Setting Analysis