Catalog of Programs 2006-2008, Volume 2

FRM211 Apparel Evaluation and Construction This course is designed for fashion management students to evaluate the equation between quality and cost in garments. Students will be able to identify and analyze quality of trims, fabrics, and construction in relationship to price point. Included will be women’s sportswear, children’s wear and men’s wear in a range of price points from high end to discounted. Prerequisite: FRM110. 3 credits FRM220 Elements of Retail Operations and Technology Develops the student’s understanding of operational objectives in a retail structure. An emphasis will be placed on planning, control, profitability, and staffing in a retail environment. The use of technology in the industry and the responsibilities of retail executives will be examined as well. Also career opportunities and ethical behavior of those individuals who choose to enter the retail arena will be discussed. Articles pertaining to current issues, (found in trade publications and newspapers) will be reviewed and discussed, in order to understand methods that have been created to expedite and increase profitability for the retailer. Prerequisite: FRM210. 3 credits FRM222 Event and Fashion Show Production The student will be introduced to a range of skills needed to produce a successful store event or fashion show. During this course, the student will gain insight into the role of creative and technical experts involved with the runway, backdrop, special effects and lighting, music, models and choreography, hair and make-up and video teams. Prerequisite: FRM211. 3 credits FRM223 Visual Merchandising Students learn the importance of eye appeal and consumer buying habits. Students create their own displays using the latest principles and techniques in the visual organization of merchandise. 3 credits FRM230 Merchandise Management FRM233 Business Ownership I Students plan the foundation for opening and management of a small store: sales, budgets, market research, and staffing. This course is a workshop in which students design and prepare the beginning business plans necessary to open a retail store. The instructor acts as a facilitator and advisor to the student, but all decisions and choices will be made solely by the student. Upon completion of the course, the student will have a foundation for a business plan that can be developed into a model for actually opening a business. Final preparation of the plan will be completed in Business Ownership II. Prerequisite: 75 credits successfully completed in the Fashion & Retail Management program. 3 credits FRM310 Introduction to Manufacturing FRM334Special Topics in Fashion and Retail Management This course is designed to change on a regular basis. It will look at a specific area of Fashion & Retail Management and will give students an opportunity to look at this area in-depth. Students will learn through lecture, field trips, hands-on experience and experimentation and will create a final project in this specific area. Prerequisite: FRM320. 3 credits FRM335 Merchandising Menswear Overview of the fashion industry including the terminology of fashion and an explanation of the three levels of the industry: design, production and sales. Careers and the organization, structure and problems of the garment industry are studied. 3 credits FRM313 Business Ownership II This course is designed to expose the student to the many aspects of the menswear business. The student will understand issues of relevance to the consumer, retailer, designer and manufacturer. The student will gain a heightened awareness of the impact menswear has always had on the entire fashion industry and gain a strong understanding of quality. Prerequisite: FRM320. 3 credits FRM410 International Marketing and Buying Students will gain an understanding of global marketing opportunities, problems and strategies that impact the international environment. In addition, students will become knowledgeable about international marketing concepts; cross-cultural sensitivities, political and legal influences, and economic considerations and how these concepts relate to decision making in an international environment. Prerequisite: FND151. 3 credits FRM431 Portfolio Groups plan the opening and management of a non-traditional business (e-tailing, catalog, direct mail, etc.): financing, budgets, market research, inventory and staffing. This course is a workshop in which students design and prepare all business plans necessary to open a nontraditional retail business. The instructor acts as a facilitator and advisor, but all decisions and choices will be made solely by the student. Upon completion of the course, the student will have a comprehensive business plan that can be used as a model for actually opening a business sometime in the future and can be used as a portfolio to show prospective employers. Prerequisite: 150 credits in the Fashion & Retail Management program. 3 credits FRM439 Internship Students are given the opportunity to practice the skills and knowledge they have learned in a real-world situation by working in an approved industry internship site. Prerequisite: 150 credits in the Fashion & Retail Management program. 3 credits Students complete the planning of a small retail store: financing, budgets, market research, and inventory. This course is a final workshop in which students design and prepare all business plans necessary to open a retail store. Students will base all plans for this course on initial sales plans completed in Business Ownership I. The instructor acts as facilitator and advisor to the student, but all decisions and choices will be made solely by the student. Upon completion of the course, the student will have a comprehensive business plan that can be used as a model for actually opening a business sometime in the future and can be used as a portfolio piece to show prospective employers. Prerequisite: FRM233. 3 credits FRM320 Trends and Concepts in Apparel A comprehensive study of cultural and social issues that affect fashion and the emergence of trends. Students will analyze the meanings and importance of clothing and apply these concepts to contemporary society. 3 credits FRM330 Product Development Students study the categorizations of stores, organizational components, and the characteristics of various wholesale and retail markets. They will explore the Private Label and Brand Name businesses, develop customer profiles and look at franchising as a means of entering the retail world. Students will become familiar with merchandise accounting as it relates to the various retail formats. Prerequisite: FRM211. 3 credits FRM232 Store Planning and Lease Management In this course students will review design concepts and technology and the development of merchandising in the modern market, analyze target markets and source, cost and develop a product for that market in presentation form including a prototype. Prerequisite: FND151. 3 credits FRM331 Current Designers Students explore and learn the elements that combine to make a successful store layout, traffic patterns, furnishings, fixtures and security. Prerequisite: FRM220. 3 credits 60 Analyzing the dynamics of world-famous designers. 3 credits

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Catalog of Programs 2006-2008, Volume 2 Welcome Mission Statement Advertising Culinary Arts Digital Design Digital Media Production Entertainment Design Fashion & Retail Management Game Art & Design Graphic Design Hotel & Restaurant Management Industrial Design Interior Design Media Arts & Animation Photography Residential Planning Video Production Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Web Design Web Design & Interactive Media General Education Course Descriptions Faculty Biographies Program Advisory Committee Members Administration Licensing, Accreditation and Memberships Admissions Information 2007-2008 Scholarships General Information and Policies Academic Calendar Index

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