4/20/2024 1:38:04 AM	FASH 57 Course Outline as of Fall 1997	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FASH 57	Title:  FASH BUYING
Full Title:  Fashion Buying
Last Reviewed:2/22/2010

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units
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Catalog Description:

This course will introduce students to all duties and responsibilities of a buyer with emphasis on buying strategy.  The class will prepare students for careers in retailing.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course will introduce students to all duties and responsibilities of a buyer with emphasis on buying strategy.  The class wil prepare students for careers in retailing.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1997	Inactive:	Fall 2016
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

*  Recognize today's buying environment and trends.

*  Recognize continuous changes in the market place and their relationship

  to buying.

*  Analyze market segments based on demographic, geographic and

  psychographic data.

*  Recognize personality traits, human relations skills and merchandising

  knowledge that buyers should posses.

*  Identify customer's target market.

*  Create a fashion buying plan.

*  Select and evaluate buying sources.

*  Interpret buying strategies.

Topics and Scope

A.  The retail environment

   1.  Today's buying environment.

   2.  The buying function in retailing.

   3.  Buying for different types of stores.

B.  Identify and understand the customer

   1.  Resources for making buying decisions.

   2.  Forecasting and making buying decisions.

   3.  Buying fashion merchandise.

C.  Purchase planning and merchadise control.

   1.  Planning

       a. Merchandise.

       b. Assortment

   2.  Inventory control.

D.  Merchandise Resources

   1.  Selecting vendors and building partnerships with them.

   2.  Buying from domestic sources.

   3.  Buying from foreign markets.

E.  Buying techniques

   1.  Negotiation in the market place.

   2.  Making the purchase.

F.  Additional responsibilities of the Buyer

   1.  Pricing the merchadise.

   2.  Promoting the merchandise.

Assignments:

1.  Interview a buyer to learn educational background and

   responsibilities.

2.  Compare types of retail stores: chain stores, retail stores and

   independent stores.

3.  Track current fashions and forecast following season's merchandise.

4.  Research requirements to be a buyer.

5.  Read text and prepare for participation in class discussions.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 30%
Written homework, Reading reports, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 25 - 50%
Homework problems, Field work, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 25%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
ATTENDANCE

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Retail Buying by Richard Clodfelter, Delmar Publishers, 1993.

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