Certificate Course
Certificate Course: Introduction to Digital Marketing (Audited)
Offered by: Department of Management
Course Fees: NIL
Duration: 30 Hours
Date: 20 /01/2025 to 07/02/2025
Time: 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM
Target Audience: First Year Students of St. Mary’s College
Instructors:
Dr. D. Kanthi Sree (Ph.D. in Marketing)
Dr. Kirti Bidnur (Certified in “The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing” from Google Digital Garage)
Mr.Varun Ellanky Founder Digital Ellanky
Mr.Shekar Trainer,Digital Ellanky
Coordinators:
Dr. D,Kanthi Sree
Assistant Professor,
Department of Management,
kanthi@stmaryscollege.in
9848690239
Dr. Kirti Bidnur
Assistant Professor
Department of Management
kirtibdnr@stmaryscollege.in
7066732416
Course Assessment
Activity | Marks | Particulars |
Internal Examination | 20 | Half way through the syllabus |
Assignment | 20 | During the course |
Final Examination | 60 | At the End of the Course |
Total | 100 |
The final examination question paper shall consist of two parts A and B.
The time for examination 1 ½ hours
Total marks -60 M
PART A | 8 Questions * 5 Marks=40M (The students have a choice of answering 8 questions out of a total of 10 questions). |
PART B | 2 Questions * 10 Marks=20M (The students have a choice of answering 2 questions out of a total of 3 questions). |
A Supplementary examination would be conducted for medical cases/failures two weeks after the final exam
Overall Grade for the course will be assigned according to the following
Percentage Range | Final Grade |
91 - 100% | O |
81 - 90% | A |
71 - 80% | B |
61 - 70% | C |
51 - 60% | D |
Below 50% | E |
Attendance Criteria
Students must have at least 80% attendance to meet the criteria for the final grade.
Students who could not meet the required attendance will not be allowed to take the assessment and hence will be awarded a grade of “F”.
Objective:
Through this course students will be able
To gain a marketing advantage by learning the basics of digital marketing for better user retention strategies.
To understand online marketing platforms, social media tools, search engine marketing and strategizing marketing.
To learn effective marketing techniques that will have a measurable impact on the businesses.
DETAILED SESSION PLAN
SESSION NO. | SESSION NAME | DATE | SESSION DETAIL | RESOURCE PERSON |
Session 1 | Digital Marketing | What is digital marketing? | ||
20/01 | Importance of digital marketing | |||
Difference between traditional and digital marketing | Dr. Kanthi 1 | |||
Discuss the recent trends and current scenario of the industry | ||||
How has digital marketing been a tool of success for companies? | ||||
How to use digital marketing to increase sales | ||||
Session 2 | Evolution of Digital Marketing | History of Digital Marketing | ||
21/01 | Digital Marketing in Modern Era | Dr.Kirti Bidnur1 | ||
Future of Digital Marketing | ||||
Session 3 | Customer Lifecycle | Acquisition | ||
Engagement | ||||
22/01 | Conversion | |||
On boarding | Dr. Kanthi 2 | |||
Retention | ||||
Expansion | ||||
Session 4 | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Search Engine Marketing (SEM) | Search Engine Optimization- Introduction | Mr. Satish | |
Functioning of SEO | ||||
23/01 | Differences between paid and organic search | |||
Search Engine Marketing- Introduction Ad Words and Ad Auction | ||||
Session 5 | Social Media Marketing (SMM) | Organic marketing techniques on social media platforms | ||
Paid marketing techniques on social media platforms | ||||
24/01 | Creation of effective social media strategies on platforms Cost per Impression (CPM) | Dr.Kirti 2 | ||
cost-per-click (CPC) | ||||
cost-per-view (CPV) | ||||
Session 6 | Content Marketing | |||
27/01 | Content marketing Eco- System 7A Framework Strategic Types of content Crafting content marketing strategy. | Ms.Anuradha .E | ||
Session 7 | Influencer Marketing | Introduction Influencer Marketing | ||
The current state of the influencer marketing landscape | ||||
28/01 | Importance of Influencer Marketing | Ms.Anureetha | ||
Creation of an influencer marketing strategy | ||||
Session 8 | Introduction of Affiliate Marketing | |||
29/01 | Process to Become an Online Affiliate Marketer | |||
Uses of Affiliate Marketing | Dr.Kanthi 3 | |||
Affiliate Marketing Mistakes and Strategies to Avoid | ||||
Session 9 | What is email marketing | |||
How Does Email Marketing Work? | ||||
30/01 | Advantages and Disadvantages of Email Marketing | Ms.Phebe | ||
How to Automate Email Marketing | ||||
Email Marketing Strategies | ||||
Email Marketing Tools | ||||
Session 10 | Inbound Marketing | What Is the Inbound Methodology? | ||
Inbound Marketing Strategies | Ms.Debanjalee | |||
31/01 | Inbound Methodology in Marketing | |||
Inbound Marketing Vs Outbound Marketing | ||||
Benefits of Inbound Marketing | ||||
Session 11 | Display Advertising | What Is Display Advertising? | ||
The Display Advertising Targeting Process | ||||
03/01 | Types of Display Advertising | Ms.Pavitra | ||
Managing Display Advertising | ||||
Benefits of Display Ads | ||||
Session 12 | Mobile Marketing | What is mobile marketing? | ||
04/01 | Need a Mobile Marketing Strategy Types of Mobile Marketing Strategies | |||
Components of mobile marketing | Mr.Roy | |||
Planning, implementing, & optimizing mobile marketing program Feature of Good Mobile Marketing Campaign | ||||
Session 13 | Google Analytics | What is Google Analytics? | ||
05/01 | How Does Google Analytics Work? | Mr. Varun Ellanky | ||
What Can Google Analytics Do? | ||||
Benefits of Using Google Analytics | ||||
Session 14 | Digital Marketing Strategies | Content-based marketing | ||
06/01 | Digital Marketing Funnel | Ms. Kirti Bidnur 3 | ||
Components of a Digital Marketing Strategy | ||||
Digital Marketing Strategy Implementation Process | ||||
Session 15 | Challenges of an Offline-Online Experience | Digital Marketing in Today’s Retail Industry | ||
07/01 | Key Challenges in Digital Marketing | Dr. D. Kanthi 4 | ||
Ways to overcome the Challenges | ||||
Qualifying Examination |
Coordinators’ Name and Signature Head of the Department
Dr.D.Kanthi Sree Dr.Himani Raval
Dr.Kirti Bidnur

- Teacher: Dr. KIRTI SUNIL BIDNUR
- Teacher: DEBANJALEE BOSE
- Teacher: Dr KANTHI SREE DADALA
- Teacher: ANUREETHA DAS
- Teacher: ANURADHA EMANI
- Teacher: PAVITRAMBIKA MANGARI
- Teacher: SATYA SWAROOP ROY MEDAPATI
- Teacher: PHEBI PRIYADARSINI P