Course Descriptions

ACCT1031 - Accounting
An introduction to basic accounting principles and practices. Topics covered include journal transactions, ledger postings and basic financial statements. Accounting procedures for cash, payroll and merchandise transactions are also covered.

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COMM1030 - Professional Communication
Professional Communication is designed to improve students' writing and reading skills for work-related purposes. Emphasis will be placed upon composing, researching, documenting, evaluating and editing program-related materials.

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COMP1325 - Computers-Intro
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of computer software. Without previous experience, students will learn through hands-on exercises, at individual computer stations, basic computer skills for organizing information and enhancing visual communication. At completion of course, students will have a foundation of computer knowledge regarding the operation of basic computer programs such as Word, Excell, Access, PowerPoint, Windows, Internet Explorere, and Photoshop.

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DEVL1025 - Success Strategies
Students will develop study skills, personal time management, test taking skills, practice group leadership etc. through discussions and case studies. Presentation skills through writing and speaking exerecises and team building skills, personal goal setting will also be addressed.

FASH1002 - Textile Science
The student is provided with a general study of textile materials with emphasis on factors which affect their handling, appearance and performance. Students will learn and appreciate the properties of natural, manmade, and synthetic fibers from yarn to fabric to completed fashion merchandise.

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FASH1016 - Trends, Styles & Influences
Students will explore the various social, economic, political and technological factors that affect the development of dress, tracing the influences of early dress through to modern times. Students will develop knowledge and vocabulary of fashion styles of periods studied and know the influence it has in present day design.

MRCH1001 - Visual Merchandising
Students learn and apply the principles of colour and design to fashion and visual merchandising. A workshop environment allows for experimentation in two and three dimensional design in window displays, fashion elements, merchandising and store planning, techniques, theories, props and tools of the trade in an atmosphere of teamwork.

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MRCH1002 - Fashion Illustration
Students will develop their skills in illustration. This course introduces the student to fashion sketching and proportions of the human form. Other areas used include shading, marker renderings, textures, and perspective drawings within the fashion industry.

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MRCH1003 - Fashion Industry Analysis
An introduction to the multiple facets of the fashion industrywhich include discussions on; terminologies, influences, cycles and social-economic environments. Students gain an overview of industry levels and categories as well as retail operations focusing on women's, men's, children's, apparel, accesories, and home fashions in domestic and global markets.

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