Fashion forecastingLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Objectives: The student will understand forecasting fashion as a tool for designing. The student will be familiar with the cycle of fashion and how it shows in the clothing business and know how to utilize trends in his own design work.

Content

Content: Terminology, processes and networks related to fashion forecasting.
- Fashion timing and trend development.
- Producing information and material related to forecasting.
- The significance of silent information.
- The role and significance of trend in a business operation and using forecasts in collection designing.
- Trend industry.
- Making a customer inspired trend forecast.
- Providing the client with a written and an audiovisual presentation of the trends.

Completion: Active participation in project teaching, completing the assignments and exercises, creating an output and participation in the presentation.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has partially achieved the objectives of the course. She/he has passed the course assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has achieved the objectives of the course. She/he has passed the course assignments and has a good understanding of the covered topics.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has achieved the objectives of the course. She/he has passed the course assignments and has an extensive understanding of the covered topics.

Further information

Part of Innovation project 3 cr / 10 cr.
KQ00AA89 Project 1. Innovation project 10 cr:
KQ00AB71 Design management I 3 cr
KQ00AB72 Fashion forecasting 3 cr
KQ00AB73 Fashion design IV / Image collection 4 cr