Curricular Items
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025Curricular Items
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office, logged, and will be reviewed by the Curriculum Committee:
Course Revisions:
FTT 304 Textile Surface Design I. Prerequisite: FTT 110. The essentials of textile surface design; industry-standard software for textile design; professional methods for transforming original motifs into commercial digital surface pattern; different surface design layout development; color separation and indexing; colorways and coordinates development; and various techniques and considerations for creating captivating textile designs. Offered every semester.
FTT 327 Digital Fashion Design II (formerly 2D/3D Computer Patternmaking). Prerequisite: FTT 326. Focus on 3D design and patternmaking; avatar customization; application of digital materials, top stitching, and findings to 3D garment design; advanced garment design and construction techniques; transforming the garment design into a virtual fashion show presentation; implementation of surface design techniques into digital garment projects and assignments and digital fashion show creation. Offered occasionally.
FTT 350 Fashion Analytics (formerly Fashion Analytics and Data Insights). Prerequisite: FTT 150. Focus on fashion analytics and its application in fashion retailing; types of fashion-related data and data management principles; experience with spreadsheet packages and databases; data visualization to form data insights; and data-driven decision-making process through effective story telling in written report and presentation. Offered every semester.
FTT 358 Fashion Trend Forecasting. Prerequisite: FTT 110. Study of fashion trend forecasting; diffusion of innovation; long-term forecasting and macro trends; short-term seasonal forecasting; fashion trend research; color, textile, and style trend forecasting; and presentation of the forecast. Offered every semester.
FTT 455 Fashion Entrepreneurship (formerly Issues in Merchandising and Fashion Retailing). Prerequisite: FTT 150, juniors and seniors only. A comprehensive exploration of fashion entrepreneurship; strategic plans for launching a fashion business; effective operational management; six-month merchandising plan; and fashion business plan development. Offered every semester.
