FCS 470 - Fashion Merchandising Technologies

Institution:

Western Illinois University

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An exploration of task management and technological applications in the fashion industry. Prerequisites: FCS 374 and junior standing. 2 hrs. lect.; 3 hrs. lab. Advanced Visual Merchandising. (3) Visual merchandising practices and techniques applied to merchandise, store design, and store layout using industry software. Prerequisites: FCS 372 and junior standing. Fashion Merchandising Entrepreneurship. (3) A practical approach to researching and developing a fashion retail business plan. Prerequisites: FCS 470 and junior standing. Global Issues Affecting Fashion Merchandising. (3) A critical analysis of merchandising principles and practices as applied to the textile and apparel complex in a global context with emphasis on economic, political, environmental, cultural, and societal issues; geographic distribution; trade theory; trade data; and technological developments. Prerequisites: FCS 371, 372, 374; junior standing; and permission of instructor. Fashion Merchandising Theory and Research. (3) A study of fashion merchandising theory and quantitative and qualitative methods and analytical concepts in apparel research. Prerequisites: FCS 476, Mgt 349, and junior standing. ( formerly FCS 494) Fashion Merchandising Pre-Internship. (1) Preparation for the internship including resume writing, investigation of site opportunities, interviewing, and overview of the internship program. To be taken the semester before the internship. Corequisite: FCS 476.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.wiu.edu

Phone Number:

(309) 295-1414

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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