FASH 4910 - Senior Capstone - Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Merchandising
The capstone project requires the application, analysis and synthesis of the Fashion Merchandising curriculum to create and analyze the assortment planning process in a fashion business. Students will follow standard industry processes, including analysis of the consumer, product ideation, product development, global sourcing strategies, and costing, among other key issues relevant to the fashion industry assortment planning process. Projects can be based on womenswear, menswear, children’s wear, accessories, as well as home fashions. Drawing upon classroom experience, industry knowledge and individual work experience, students will collaborate on a group project to develop a sound assortment plan (including financials) for a new fashion line. Student teams will create a comprehensive paper covering the topics in the course outline. The final phase will require students to make a formal presentation of the work they have developed during the course of the semester.
credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2700, ECON 2100, FASH 1110, FASH 1210, FASH 2250, FASH 2350, FASH 2560, FASH 2710, FASH 3250, FASH 3650, FNCE 3410, MATH 0510, MATH 0710, MATH 1100, MATH 2610, PHIL 3650, TECH 1310
Corequisite(s): EECM 480B, FASH 4920, MNGT 4650