BBABA05

Social Media & Web Analytics

L-T-P3-0-0 Session2026-27 (W.E.F 2024-25) TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

BBA · Sem 6 (Specialisation: Business Analytics)

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Social Media Marketing

8 hrs

Meaning and role of social media in marketing; digital marketing ecosystem; rules of engagement in social media; target audience identification; influencers and content strategy; development of social media marketing plan; blogging, microblogging, social networks, video sharing, podcasts, live streaming, webinars; use of blogs for branding and lead generation; introduction to blog analytics.

Unit2

Unit 2: Social Media Platforms and Content Strategy

9 hrs

Overview of major platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube; content types and engagement strategies; social bookmarking and collaboration tools; picture sharing and video marketing; content planning and scheduling; virality and engagement metrics; online reputation management basics.

Unit3

Unit 3: Social Media Analytics and Metrics

7 hrs

Introduction to social media analytics; key performance metrics (reach, impressions, engagement rate, CTR, conversions); social media monitoring tools; sentiment analysis and brand monitoring; performance tracking techniques; introduction to analytics tools for social platforms.

Unit4

Unit 4: PPC Advertising and Campaign Measurement

8 hrs

Introduction to Pay-Per-Click (PPC) marketing; Google Ads structure; Facebook Ads structure; CPC, CTR, CPA concepts; keyword research basics; SEO vs PPC keywords; bidding strategies and quality score; ad performance optimization; conversion tracking; call-to-action (CTA); campaign reporting and performance analysis.

Unit5

Unit 5: Web Analytics and Google Analytics

8 hrs

Introduction to web analytics and importance in business; key website metrics (page views, visits, bounce rate, conversion rate); traffic sources (organic, direct, referral, paid); introduction to Google Analytics; account setup and tracking code; dashboard overview; real-time, audience, acquisition, behaviour and conversion reports; interpretation of web analytics data.

Course Objectives5 points
  • To understand social media marketing concepts and planning
  • To use social media platforms for marketing communication
  • To apply analytics tools for performance measurement
  • To understand PPC advertising and campaign tracking
  • To use web analytics tools for business decision-making
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Explain the role of social media in marketing and the fundamentals of web analytics. (Understand)K2
  2. CO2Apply social media analytics tools to track engagement, reach, and campaign performance. (Apply)K3
  3. CO3Apply social media and web analytics techniques to measure marketing effectiveness and user behaviour. (Apply)K3
  4. CO4Prepare social media marketing plans and basic web analytics reports using key metrics. (Apply)K3
  5. CO5Use PPC, SEO, and Google Analytics insights to measure digital marketing performance. (Apply)K3

Suggested Readings (Latest Editions)

  1. Barker et al. Social Media Marketing: A Strategic Approach. Cengage
  2. Tuten & Solomon. Social Media Marketing. SAGE
  3. Puneet Singh Bhatia. Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Pearson India)
  4. Avinash Kaushik. Web Analytics 2.0
  5. Feras Alhlou et al. Google Analytics Breakthrough

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 68, 69 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗