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AET/552

Continuing Education for Teachers

Marketing Adult Education

Online

Format

$1,620

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

6 weeks

Course length

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Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Course level: EDU Graduate

This course prepares graduate students to apply marketing principles to the roles they play as trainers and adult educators. Topics include the following: marketing basics, obtaining buy-in, market research, marketing strategies, communications, negotiation, and advocacy in education.

This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Arkansas and Kentucky.

Prerequisites

This graduate level course requires proof of completion of a Bachelor's degree. Be prepared to provide documentation during the checkout process.

Required materials

The materials required for this course are covered in your resource fees.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Explain the role of marketing in training and adult education.
  • Analyze the role of marketing in educators’ and trainers’ ability to recruit learners for training and adult education programs.
  • Explain components of a marketing and communication plan.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of an integrated marketing campaign (IMC).
  • Define environmental factors and the role they play in program development.

  • Develop awareness for the importance of market research in audience attitude and change.
  • Describe the tools used to gather marketing research.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of using marketing research to identify trends in training and adult education programs.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of using marketing research to identify internal and external training opportunities.
  • Identify target audiences in marketing training and adult education programs.

  • Define and describe marketing strategies to increase enrollment in training or adult education programs.
  • Identify strategies for developing program goals and objectives.
  • Develop a value proposition.
  • Describe ways to differentiate and position adult education programs.

  • Identify factors of the communication process.
  • Describe an effective strategy for developing effective promotional and persuasive messages.
  • Examine tools available for delivering promotional and persuasive messages.
  • Propose communication channels for delivering promotional and persuasive messages.

  • Assess effectiveness of communication and negotiation skills oral and written.
  • Develop competencies in presentations and technology in marketing.
  • Explain the ways a trainer or educator internally markets a training or adult education program.
  • Identify the electronic media available for promoting training programs and discuss benefits of communicating through social media.
  • Describe the role of blogging and micro-blogging and podcasting in marketing training programs.

  • Identify diversity and multicultural issues in the organization that play a role in marketing training programs.
  • Define ethical issues in the field of marketing adult education and training, and develop a personal code of ethics relative to marketing training programs.
  • Identify trends in social responsibility, and address how trends would affect training programs.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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How to request your transcripts

Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.