Program Presentation
Today's companies, with digital and universal foundations, require multitasking business professionals who can operate globally and analytically, equipped with the skills to address advanced online challenges using the latest marketing tools: Big Data.
In response to this need, we present this master's program, which prepares professionals and students to meet this significant challenge: developing a unique commercial proposal, supported by relevant data selected through Big Data procedures.
We offer an innovative and forward-thinking learning experience that provides students with cutting-edge and efficient tools to solve complex business problems by combining digital marketing and Big Data, two of the most innovative aspects of modern marketing.
The Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data focuses on key topics of this new business trend, such as multi-device marketing, internet and search engine advertising (SEO and SEM), social media, mobile device marketing, and Big Data.
Graduates of this master's program will be able to offer solutions to complex business problems using digital marketing and Big Data, the tools that are shaping the future of business.
Who is the programme for?
This professionally oriented program is designed for both professionals who wish to advance in the fields of Master's Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data, as well as students looking to improve their digital skills for effective performance in the job market.
It will be especially focused on:
- Managers with a vocation for business development in online environments.
- Professionals looking to acquire complete competencies in the field of Digital Marketing, E-Business and Big Data.
- Entrepreneurs who want to launch their own startup.
- Students who want to focus their professional development with guarantees in the fields of online marketing, Internet communication, Big Data and massive information capture, storage and analysis systems.
- Professionals who want to lead the transformation and transition of their company to the digital environment.
Diploma
The successful completion of the program will lead to the awarding of the Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data.
Upon successful completion of the Program, the student will receive the degree issued by the university where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The credit structure of the Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data program is shown in the following table. It should be noted that the duration is merely indicative, as the methodology followed integrates the knowledge and skills to be acquired in each part through integrative exercises of knowledge acquisition and internalization of project practices:
| CREDITSa | |
|---|---|
| Module 1: Fundamentals of Management and Marketing | 11 |
| Module 2: Offer Analysis | 24 |
| Module 3: Consumer Analysis | 16 |
| Module 4: New Paradigms | 7 |
| Module 5: Big Data | 22 |
| Module 6: Final Project | 10 |
| TOTAL | 90 |
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university where the student has enrolled. One (1) ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credit is equivalent to 10 + 15 hours. If the student is enrolled in a university that does not belong to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the relation between credits - hours may vary.
Duration
The Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data has 90 credits.
The duration of the Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data varies between 12 and 24 months, depending on the student's commitment. During this period, the student must have successfully passed all the corresponding evaluations as well as the Final Project.
Objectives
Train professionals who master online marketing strategies, using Big Data technologies and techniques for the benefit of the company.
At the end of the Master's program, students will be able to:
- Mastering effective strategic marketing management in online environments.
- Define successful strategies through different digital sales channels such as social networks and multi-device marketing.
- Effectively use innovation in online environments to meet predefined business and corporate objectives.
- Develop communication actions and creation of commercial and corporate content in social and digital media.
- Master the different business intelligence and deep learning algorithmic models for modeling a Big Data system to solve a given business problem.
- Define and develop a Big Data system that combines capture, storage, analysis and visualization techniques.
- Master the legal aspects of application related to the capture, storage and use of user data.
- Anticipate the risks and benefits derived from the application of massive data processing techniques in a real situation.
Career Opportunities
Some professional opportunities from the Master's program are:
- Director of online corporate communications
- Online Marketing Manager
- E-Business Manager
- Online Advertising/Promotion Manager
- Customer Relationship Manager
- Entrepreneur in a proprietary Digital Marketing Company
- Big Data Project Manager
- Business Intelligence Manager
- Senior Analyst
- BI Consultant
- Senior Big Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Technician
- Senior BI Consultant
Study Plan
The Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing and Big Data consists of six modules, including five subject modules and the Master's Final Project.
- MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
This module provides the fundamental knowledge for business marketing, with one subject dedicated to business administration and management and another to the fundamentals of marketing.
| MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Business Administration and Management | 4 |
| 2 | Marketing | 7 |
| TOTAL | 11 | |
- MODULE 2: OFFER ANALYSIS
This module aims to provide solid training in relation to the different aspects that the offer must contemplate: e-commerce, social media and web marketing based on genuine and reflective learning.
| MODULE 2: OFFER ANALYSIS | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Digital Marketing and e-Commerce | 8 |
| 2 | Digital Display Advertising | 8 |
| 3 | Social Media Management | 8 |
| TOTAL | 24 | |
- MODULE 3: CONSUMER ANALYSIS
This module includes subjects that promote the study and analysis of the consumer throughout the marketing process and its impact on the main long-term asset of the company: its reputation in the online market.
| MODULE 3: CONSUMER ANALYSIS | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Consumer-Buyer Behavior | 8 |
| 2 | Online Reputation | 8 |
| TOTAL | 16 | |
- MODULE 4: NEW PARADIGMS
This module provides an in-depth analysis of the main paradigm of the future marketing process: mobile marketing, the adaptation of promotion to specific time-space contexts in order to fine-tune the personalization of the offer to the extreme.
| MODULE 4: NEW PARADIGMS | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Mobile Marketing | 7 |
- MODULE 5: BIG DATA
In this module, we propose to acquire a deeper knowledge of Big Data and Smart Data, both from a theoretical and technical point of view, and finally applied to the deeply personalized marketing process of products and services.
| MODULE 5: BIG DATA | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Big Data Technologies | 7 |
| 2 | Big Data Techniques and Practice | 8 |
| 3 | Analytics Applied to Marketing and Communication | 7 |
| TOTAL | 22 | |
- MODULE 6: FINAL PROJECT
The objective of this module is for the student to present a complete document showing a project-proposal that responds to a detected need related to the field of Marketing and Big Data. The work will be supervised by an expert director in the field of study proposed by the student.
| MODULE 6: FINAL PROJECT | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Final Project | 10 |
Description of the Subjects
MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
- Business Administration and Management
This subject introduces students to the concepts and techniques of business administration and management, as well as to an understanding of the meaning, nature, and scope of managing a company or one of its subsystems. It provides an overview of the company’s functions, processes, and components, and familiarizes students with the language of business and entrepreneurship.
- Application of the administrative process to decision-making.
- Analysis of functional areas and their interrelation across three hierarchical levels to achieve organizational objectives.
- Organizational communication for problem solving, mediation, and idea generation. Sociological and legal perspectives of the company: developing strategies for a healthy environment and ensuring compliance with laws.
- Quantitative methods for decision analysis.
- New trends for decision making.
- Business creation from an innovative approach
- Marketing
This subject is aimed at understanding the functioning of marketing and sales in the company, introducing the concepts and techniques of marketing and commercial management, and to understand the meaning, nature and scope of the commercial function.
- Commercial organization, management and direction.
- Brand and product or service management.
- Pricing policy and positioning.
- Marketing and distribution of products or services.
- Marketing, sales and commercial negotiation techniques.
- Commercial analysis and adaptation to market changes.
- E-commerce and web marketing.
- Commercial action plan.
MODULE 2: OFFER ANALYSIS
- Digital Marketing and e-Commerce
This subject provides an understanding of the transition from the offline paradigm to the online model. Under these two marketing philosophies, it enables customer identification and management, from customer acquisition to customer loyalty. It presents strategies and models to measure the success of commercial campaigns, especially in the online environment.
- DIGITAL MARKETING: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO TRADITIONAL MARKETING
- CUSTUMER JOURNEY AND DIGITAL MARKETING
- CREATING AWARENESS - VISIBILITY - TO CAPTURE THE CUSTOMER'S ATTENTION
- CONVERSION, SHOPPING EXPERIENCE AND LOYALTY STRATEGIES
- CAMPAIGN ANALYSIS AND KEY METRICS
- PERFORMANCE: DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE MARKETING STRATEGIES AIMED AT ACHIEVING RESULTS
- Digital Display Advertising
This subject highlights the fundamental elements to focus on in the case of commercial and display advertising strategies, undoubtedly one of the foundations of Internet advertising. Promotional developments are contemplated both on web pages and through search engines, always taking into consideration the legal and ethical aspects that must guide such actions.
- SEO and SEM search engine optimization strategies.
- Digital advertising formats and strategies for the development of digital advertising campaigns.
- Methodological systems for measuring the success of digital advertising campaigns.
- Current trends in digital advertising.
- Legal and ethical aspects of digital advertising communication.
- Social Media Management
This subject deals with the development, in all its phases, of promotional events on social networks, undoubtedly one of the most powerful platforms in this regard on the Internet. It also takes a look at the strategic direction and operational management of these companies, especially relevant in the online world.
- The main social media platforms.
- Agents involved in social networks.
- Social networks as marketing tools.
- Paid advertising campaigns in social networks.
- The importance of analytics and metrics in social networks.
MODULE 3: CONSUMER ANALYSIS
- Consumer-Buyer Behavior
This subject offers a complete and current vision of consumer-buyer behavior in the digital environment, based on an understanding of how the digitalization of technology has influenced people's lifestyles and has generated new habits of consumption, communication and interaction with brands and companies, developing different market segments.
- The influence of the digital environment on consumer behavior.
- The evolution of the consumer and the characteristics of digital consumption.
- The profile of the digital consumer and strategies for managing their behavior.
- Other factors influencing digital consumer behavior.
- Current consumer trends.
- Online Reputation
This subject highlights what is probably the most relevant element in online strategy: reputation, the basis of trustworthiness of all commercial activities on the Internet. Likewise, emphasis is placed on their proper management and correct performance, as well as on the solution of possible crises that may arise in this area.
- Evolution of the business model in the digital ecosystem.
- Concept and characteristics of online reputation.
- Factors that determine online reputation and strategies to improve it.
- Tools and techniques for conducting online audits.
- Online reputation crisis management.
MODULE 4: NEW PARADIGMS
- Mobile Marketing
This subject introduces the student to the characteristics of the mobile world and consumer behavior in this environment, so that the student is able to plan and execute an efficient mobile marketing plan, choosing the best way to develop commercial and advertising campaigns with the use of apps and appropriate measurement tools.
- The importance of cell phones today.
- The mobile business and the characteristics of its consumer.
- The application of mobile marketing.
- Procedures and techniques for performing mobile analytics.
- Advertising techniques, trends and recent applications most used in the mobile business.
MODULE 5: BIG DATA
- Big Data Technologies
The second subject delves into the concept of data science and the analysis of the massive available data generated by digital technologies.
- Introduction to data science.
- Statistical inference and statistical algorithms.
- Business Intelligence.
- Machine Learning definition and concepts.
- Deep Learning.
- Spark, Python and R programming languages. Graphical data interpretation techniques.
- Future of Big Data: ethical and legal dimensions.
- Big Data Techniques and Practice
This subject presents the background and theoretical and practical knowledge for the processing of large volumes of data from different sources, to assist in decision making, either for descriptive or predictive purposes.
- Techniques and practices for processing massive databases.
- Statistical tools for descriptive processing and exploratory data analysis.
- Machine learning techniques and model interpretation.
- Platforms for efficient storage of massive databases.
- Tools that allow analytical processing of data.
- Big Data Applied to Marketing and Communication
This subject provides a historical review of the evolution of Big Data and presents its various possible applications in marketing and business communication.
- The historical perspective of the birth to the rise of Big Data.
- Applicable uses and metrics of Big Data in marketing and digital communication.
- Data visualization tools.
- Applied representation of data, based on dynamic and interactive visualization of marketing information and communication.
MODULE 6: FINAL PROJECT
The Final Project consists of the elaboration by the student of a research work in the field of Digital Marketing and Big Data, which demonstrates the integration of the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the curriculum.
Note: The content of the academic program may be subject to slight modifications depending on updates or improvements made.
Management
Academic Management
- Dr. Ernesto Bautista Thompson. PhD in Computer Science from the Computer Science Research Center of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico. Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Degree in Physics from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Experience in consulting projects in data science and software development in the oil industry (PEMEX E&P) and in business intelligence in companies in the commerce, manufacturing, and food sectors. Academic career as a researcher in the field of time series analysis and modeling, data science, and information visualization. Teaching career in graduate and postgraduate programs in different universities in Mexico: Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, UVM, UTEL; he is currently a full-time professor at the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México. Academic Coordinator of the Master's Degree Program in Data Science applied to Business Intelligence.
General Academic Coordination
- Dr. (c) Ligia María Lee Guandique. Degree in International Relations from Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala. Master's Degree in Political Science from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
FUNIBER Training Scholarships
The Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER) periodically allocates a special economic fund for FUNIBER Scholarships in Education.
To apply for the scholarship, please complete the information request form on FUNIBER's website or contact the office branch in your country, who will inform you if it is necessary to provide any additional information.
Once the documentation is received, the Evaluation Committee will examine the suitability of your application for financial aid as awarded by the FUNIBER Scholarship.