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ACADEMIC CONTENT
CLASS OF 2005
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1.  THE IFM CURRICULUM

The course is split into monthly three-day seminars including classes and case-studies, taught by the staff of the IFM and guest lecturers. The course is structured around six main sections:
• The product & the creative process
• Design & culture
• Image & communication
• Brand & strategy
• Management & human resources
• Finance

COURSE CONTENT:

GFM
Executive MBA

TEACHING SEMINARS

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS

CONFERENCES& ENCOUNTERS

CLOSING WORKSHOPS

SECTION1
THE PRODUCT AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Understanding the creative process

Product development in fashion

Design : methodology & process

Organizing design and information systems

Establishing a price range From the idea to the product, sectorial examples: sport, perfume, music... Collection analysis
SECTION 2
DESIGN
& CULTURE
The keys to contemporary aesthetics

Building taste

Design history and culture

Fashion history and culture

Show analysis

The language of design

History of men’s clothing

Fashion and design schools

 

Choosing an artistic director
SECTION 3
IMAGE & COMMUNICATION
International communication strategy

Brand image analysis

Commercial architecture and visual merchandising

Collection & image: from the runway to the store

Analysis of point of sale

Panorama & role of the fashion press

Theatricality and the point of sale & marketing an experience

Writing a press release
SECTION 4
BRAND & STRATEGY
Brand & Strategy(fashion, luxury, cosmetics)

Marketing the offer / marketing the demand

The fashion and luxury product consumer

Globalization and competitiveness

International strategy

Write and present a brief Panorama of European distribution

Create, protect and valorize a brand internationally

 

Strategic marketing case studies
SECTION 5
MANAGEMENT & HR
Business culture and managing change

Managing design teams and inter-cultural teams

Culture & international business

Managing design teams

Inter-cultural management

Jobs in management and design

Crisis management
Analysis of company culture
SECTION 6
FINANCE
Strategic analysis

Finance

Legal pointers

Start your own business plans

Business Model / Business Plan

Creative added value and profitability

Start your own business

2. THE INTENSIVE SEMINARS New York - Paris - Hong Kong

The common teaching approach is enriched by the specific teaching approaches of each institution.
General themes are covered in the intensive seminars as well as the issues concerning each of the three regions which will give the student a complete, multi-cultural knowledge of the sector.

A COMMON TEACHING BASIS
• Main actors
• Distribution circuits
• Brands, markets and consumers
• Intercultural management
• Trends in fashion and contemporary design

THEMES SPECIFIC TO EACH REGION

USA see the summary of the New York-Septembre 2004 intensive seminar (PDF : 10,4 Mo)
Global Merchandising
Retail
Brand management

EUROPE see the summary of the Paris-Avril 2005 intensive seminar (PDF : 9,6 Mo)
Fashion and design culture
Design management
Luxury goods/fashion marketing


ASIA  
Production
Supply chain
Opening and understanding the Asian market






 
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