Course Title: Merchandising Planning

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Merchandising Planning

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GRAP2553

RMIT University Vietnam

Undergraduate

350H Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face

Viet2 2013,
Viet3 2013,
Viet2 2014,
Viet1 2015,
Viet1 2017,
Viet2 2017,
Viet3 2017,
Viet2 2018,
Viet1 2019,
Viet3 2019

Course Coordinator: Grant Emerson

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 99259149

Course Coordinator Email: grant.emerson@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 511.1.05


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

You should have satisfactorily completed the pre requisite course, Merchandising Maths, before you commence this course.

 
 


Course Description

Planning plays an essential part in merchandising planning for the fashion and textile industry.

This course introduces you to the theories, concepts and practice of allocating fashion or textile merchandise to appropriate retail outlets or clients. Through investigating and analysing collected retail data, you will design and develop retail strategies for fashion stores and enterprises, and contribute to corporate financial planning. You will then apply the skills and knowledge to develop your capabilities in a range of areas including investigation, analysis, planning and teamwork.
 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:

a) Apply analytical decision making techniques in a fashion and textiles environment.

b) Apply logical and critical thinking in resolving a range of management issues in a fashion and textiles context.

c) Identify, research, analyse and manage emerging global issues and trends in the fashion and textiles industry.
 


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

a) Investigate and analyse retail data for planning purposes.

b) Identify and interpret key components of best practice in merchandise planning.

c) Analyse and evaluate retail data to identify fashion trends and influences and plan strategies.

d) Apply merchandise planning to contribute to corporate financial planning.

e) Evaluate and apply principles of merchandising planning in a range of contexts.
 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will participate in a combination of classroom activities, including lectures, tutorials and case study discussions in order to provide you with the skills and knowledge for merchandising planning.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

The University Library has extensive resources for Fashion and Textiles students. The Library has produced a number of subject guides that includes quality online and print resources for your studies Fashion and Textiles Library Guides.

The Library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarians.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

Assessment may include tests, case studies and assignments. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www.rmit.edu.au/policies/academic#assessment