Teaching

My teaching focuses on causal inference, marketing models, and digital marketing.

Causal Inference and Experimentation [CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.]

    • This course provides conceptual understandings and a selection of tools of from the rapidly developing science of causal inference and experimentation. It covers basic conceptual questions like what is causality, and what is causal identification. It also presents a formal system for expressing and understanding causal relationships, with perspectives and tools synergized from multiple disciplines, including statistics (Robin causal model), computer science (causal graph) and econometrics. Finally, it provides an overview of the techniques used to measure causal relationships, ranging from traditional techniques such as Fisher's exact p-value to recent developments such as causal machine learning.

    • The [syllabus of 2021] is here.

Marketing Models [CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.]

    • This course focuses on 1) how to translate managerial problems into analytical problems, and 2) how to solve these analytical problems with marketing models. In particular, the course covers important marketing problems, such as how to design and diffuse a new product, how to price a product or service, and how to build and manage customer portfolios. The course adopts a hands-on approach with cases and data to solve real managerial problems.

    • The [syllabus of 2020] is here.

Marketing Strategy Research [CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.]

    • The course focuses on quantitative aspects of marketing research and how using quantitative tools can help managers address substantive marketing problems such as new product design, market segmentation and positioning. It covers essential tools such as regression (moderation and mediation), conjoint analysis, cluster analysis and multi-dimensional scaling.

    • The [syllabus of 2020] is here.

Digital Marketing Strategy [CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.]

    • This course examines how to develop digital marketing strategies to increase shareholder values and sustain competitive advantages. It covers formulation, selection, execution and evaluation of digital marketing strategies. It covers web analytics, search engine marketing, online advertising and social media marketing. The instruction methods include guest lectures, data analytics, and strategy simulations.

    • The [syllabus of 2021] is here.