| Course Name | The Dynamics of Fashion Industry |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEEC 301 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to focus on the nature of the fashion enterprise system and its business organizations. More over it provides an overview of the functions, institutions, principles of fashion business and fashion brands in terms of the fashion industry. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course introduces the principles and scope of fashion business; the environmental, social, economic, demographic and psychological factors that influence the industry; the reasons behind growth and expansion; types of ownership; the structure of the fashion organizations; and the roles of designer, producer and retailer in fashion business. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and Course Orientation General Introduction to the Business of Fashion | |
| 2 | The Language of Fashion: Main Concepts Fundamentals of Fashion Business, Historical Perspective to Fashion | ’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books Unit One The Changing World of Fashion: chapter: A Century of Fashion |
| 3 | Principles of Fashion, The Environment of Fashion and the Fashion Consumer | ‘’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books , Unit One The Changing World of Fashion, chapters: The Nature of Fashion & The Environment of Fashion |
| 4 | The Movement of Fashion: Fashion Theories | ‘’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books, Unit One The Changing World of Fashion: chapter: The Movement of Fashion |
| 5 | The Business of Fashion: Levels & Roles | ‘’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books, Unit One The Changing World of Fashion, chapter: The Business of Fashion |
| 6 | Fashion Consumers & Product Development | ‘’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books,Unit Three The Secondary Level: The Producers of Apparel, chapters: Product Development |
| 7 | Fashion Industry Products - Midterm Project Deadline | ’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books; Unit Three The Secondary Level: chapters: The Producers of Apparel, Women's Apparel, Men's Apparel Children's Apparel |
| 8 | Fashion Retailing and Merchandising | ‘’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books, Unit Five The Retail Level: chapter: The Markets for Fashion: Fashion Retailing |
| 9 | Global Fashion Markets: Fashion Calendar and Trade Shows, Global Fashion Weeks | ‘’The Dynamics of Fashion," (2018), E. Stone, Fairchild Books, Unit Five The Retail Level: chapters: The Markets for Fashion Global Fashion Market, Sourcing and Merchandising |
| 10 | Fashion Business Ethics & Sustainability | ‘’Fashion and Sustainability’’ (2011) K.Fletcher, L. Grose, Laurence King Publishing Ltd: chapter 2: Transforming Fashion Systems |
| 11 | Luxury Branding | ‘’Fashion Marketing," (2007), T. Hines, M.Bruce, Elsevier Ltd. chapter 7: Competitive Marketing Strategies of Luxury Fashion Companies |
| 12 | Digital Luxury | ‘’Fashion Marketing," (2007), T. Hines, M.Bruce, Elsevier Ltd. chapter 7: Competitive Marketing Strategies of Luxury Fashion Companies |
| 13 | FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS | |
| 14 | FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Semester Review |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 6 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 25 | |
| Project | 1 | 15 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to develop and design a collection independently. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
