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Merchandising Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Product Design, Development and Evaluation

University:
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University logo
Course Number:
DM 5633
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $600 per credit
Start/End Dates:
June 10, 2024 - August 02, 2024

Overview

Course Description

This course is an advanced study of issues and management strategies necessary to design and produce a competitively priced product while offering visibility over material procurement and apparel production practices including the treatment of workers. Students examine the role of globalization, sustainability, and rapidly changing technology in the development of a successful product.

Contacts

Instructor

Nancy Lyons
Office: 605-691-1629
nancy.lyons@sdstate.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Beyond design: The synergy of apparel product development
Keiser, S. J., Vandermar, D. A. & Garner, M. B.
Edition: 5th ed
ISBN: 978-1501366642
Publisher: Fairchild

Concise guide to APA style
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 978-1-4338-3273-4
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Course Access

 
Approximately three weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive preliminary course information from the Oklahoma State campus coordinator listed below. One week prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive an email with their login name and password. OSU's online courses are facilitated by Canvas.
 
Brianna Cooper-Kordinak for Agricultural Education, Animal Science, and Grassland Management. 
Rae Ann Montgomery for Dietetics, Early Care & Education, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Gerontology, and Merchandising. 

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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University Contact

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