This course is designed to provide an informed appreciation of marketing as an academic subject as well as an increasingly important management practice. Linked to this attempt are the three following aims: i) To provide students with fundamental knowledge of marketing concepts and the marketing process, and its role in relation to company strategy. ii) To understand the marketplace and consumers by examine the characteristics of volatile marketing environment and exploring customer buying behavior. iii) To focus on the planning and implementation of a marketing strategy and marketing mix. In additions, extending marketing issues including e-commerce, global marketing and marketing ethics will also be covered.