Fashion Business Management

FM108: First Year Experience I

Hot Topic: Introduction to The Fashion Industry

The assignment is graded and worth 5% of your grade

OVERVIEW:
The fashion industry is always evolving. In order to keep current, each student will be responsible to
present to the class articles and engage with the class with questions during the semester of a new
development in the fashion industry.

OBJECTIVE:
● To become self-reliant in researching the business of fashion.
● To understand retail business practices from a holistic POV, including retail strategies,
product, supply chain, customer journey marketing and how they are woven together.
● To learn and apply professional communication in presentation, discussion, debate and
collaboration.

SCOPE: Each week 2-3 students will research present current industry trends related to the topic
focus for the week reflected in the syllabus. Each student will present a summary of 2 articles that
relate to the same topic and engage with the class with discussion questions or activity that is
pertaining to the subject for the assigned weeks lecture:

FORMAT: Each student will present a 3-4 minutes oral & visual presentation in class with an
interactive class discussion questions or activity.

● Give an overview of the articles

● State and connect the implications for the weekly subject/chapter to the articles
● Create interactive class discussion questions or activity.
● Create the visual presentation in Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint and etc
● For the visual presentation - balance the verbiage and images. DO NOT put everything
you are discussing on the slides, just add bullets of key points.
● Presentation skills are very important, make sure you have note cards, not reading from
the screen, laptop or phone
● No written assignment
● The findings must be presented in a professional manner, and complete
knowledge of the subject matter is expected. If you do not fully understand the
articles, please choose other articles you can clearly explain.
● Articles are first come first serve, check & post your articles on Padlet.

1) PADLET POST: Attach the visual presentation on the post. Be sure to use citations as needed
and include references in APA format.
● Post to Padlet no later than midnight the night prior to class.

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2) CLASSROOM PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION ACTIVITY:

a) Visual Presentation: Create a visual presentation to illustrate key points and visuals in your
oral presentation.
● Give an overview of the articles
● State and connect the implications for the weekly subject/chapter to the articles
● Create interactive class discussion questions or activity.
● Create the visual presentation in Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint and etc
● For the visual presentation - balance the verbiage and images. DO NOT put everything
you are discussing on the slides, just add bullets of key points.

b) Oral Presentation: Present emerging information, trend or related ideas that relate to the topic
of the week within any facet of the retail industry. This should be current articles must be no
later than 3-6 months to present date, relatable and connected to the focus topic for the
class. This should be informative and conducive to future exploration in the form of opinions,
debate, and exploration. Include opportunity for class to ask clarifying questions.

c) Discussion and/or Activity: Lead an interactive discussion and/or activity with the class. This
can be a Q&A session, a debate, survey/poll exploration, exercise, or activity, etc. that relates
to your topic trend presentation.

*See attached rubric for evaluation expectations.

Exceeds Standard Meets Expectations Approaches Standard Needs Improvement

Presentation & Delivery 25 25 22 19 16

Shows superior knowledge of
the topic and supporting
components. Specific data or
facts were always referred to
when necessary to support the
analysis and conclusions. Very
clear and concise flow of ideas.
Demonstrates passionate
interest in the topic and
engagement with the class.
Visual Presentation 25 10
Visuals extended
comprehension of the
information concepts & trends
in unique ways.
Specific data or facts were
often referred to when
necessary to support the
analysis and conclusion.
Clear flow of ideas.
Demonstrates interest in
topic and engagement with
the class.
8 7
Use of visuals related to
the information concepts &
trends.
Specific data or facts were
occasionally to referred
when necessary to support
the analysis and
conclusion. Ideas flow
understandable, but focus
is lost at times. Limited
evidence of interest in and
engagement with the topic
Limited use of visuals
loosely related to the
information concepts &
trends.
Specific data or facts
were not referred to
when necessary to
support the analysis and
conclusion. Hard to
follow the flow of ideas.
Lack of enthusiasm and
interest.
6
No use of visuals.

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Class Discussion, 20 25
Q&A/Activity Appropriate and imaginative
activity discussion used to
extend understanding in a
creative manner. Excellent
discussion points that
elucidated material to develop
deep understanding.
Excellent response to student
comments and discussion with
appropriate content supported
by theory/research.
Preparedness 15 10
Completely prepared,
well-rehearsed and delivered
with significant confidence,
clarity, and strong level of detail.
Individual Presentation 15 10
Skills Holds the attention of the entire
classroom with the use of direct
eye contact and seldom looking
at notes. Speaks with
fluctuation in volume and
inflection to maintain audience
interest and emphasize key
points.
22
Appropriate activity
discussion used to clarify
understanding. Questions
and discussion addressed
important information that
developed understanding.
Good response to class
questions and discussion
with some connection
made to theory/research.
8 7
Mostly well prepared,
rehearsed and delivered
with confidence, clarity,
and good level of detail.
8 7
Consistent use of direct
eye contact with audience,
but still returns to notes.
Speaks with variation of
volume and inflection.
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Limited use of activities to
clarify understanding.
Questions and discussion
addressed surface
features of the topic.
Satisfactory response to
class questions and
discussion with limited
reference to theory and
research.
Somewhat prepared,
rehearsed and delivered
with general confidence,
clarity, and appropriate
level of detail.
Displays minimal eye
contact with audience
while reading mostly from
the notes. Speaks in
uneven volume with little
or no inflection.
16
Little or no attempt to
engage the class in
learning.
Limited response to
questions and
discussion with no
reference to
theory/research.
6
Not prepared,
rehearsed, or delivered
with minimal
confidence, lacked
clarity and any level of
detail.
6
Holds no eye contact
with audience as entire
report is read from
notes. Speaks in low
volume and/or
monotonous tone which
causes audience to
disengage.