Reasonable accommodations will be provided for students with documented disabilities. Please contact the instructor to work out the details for any necessary accommodation at the beginning of the semester. You will also need to work with the Office of Disabilities Services, 12 Johnston Hall, 612-626-1333.3. Academic MisconductAcademic misconduct is defined as any act that violates the rights of another student with respect to academic work or involves misrepresentation of a student’s own work. Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to: cheating on assignments or exams, checking answers from someone else’s work during an exam, plagiarizing pieces of work, depriving others of necessary coursework, and sabotaging another’s work. Discovery of academic misconduct is grounds for an “F” for the course and may be grounds for expulsion from the University.Indicates coursework was completed but at an achievement level unworthy of credit.TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULEDHA 3242 Retail Buying/Fall 2009DHA 324DHA 32422 RETAI RETAIL BUYING L BUYING 3 Credits, Tuesday & Thursday 08:45-10:00 a.m., Classroom Office Building B25Fall 2009 Retail Merchandising Program Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel College of Design Instructor: Hye-Young Kim, Ph.D. Office: 368A McNeal Hall E-mail: [email protected] o Email is the easiest and most reliable method to reach me! Office Phone: 612-624-4904 Office Hours: Thursday 10:30-12:30, other times by appointment  Graduate Teaching Assistant: Doo Young Choi ([email protected]) GENERAL INFORMATIONCourse DescriptionAn overview of the merchandising principles and mathematics needed for retail planning, buying, and sellingCourse ObjectivesUpon completion of this course, students should be able to:1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the principles and techniques of merchandising math 2. Articulate how to apply these fundamentals to real-world retail operations 3. Define and compute essential merchandising-related figures including profit, open-to-buy, markups, markdowns, and turnover4. Understand the role of a retail buyer.Required TextKincade, D. H., Gibson, F. Y., & Woodard, G. A. (2004). Merchandising math: A managerial approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.CourseWebsiteThe course website will be located on WebVista. The easiest way to log in to the course site is to log into the myU portal (http://myU.umn.edu), and locate the link for DHA 3242. Through this site, you will be able to access lecture notes, assignments, your grades, and other useful information. Use your University of Minnesota Internet IDand password to log in. You are responsible for monitoring the course site frequently. 1DHA 3242 Retail Buying/Fall 2009COURSE POLICIES1. ATTENDANCE Class attendance is essential to your success in this course. Extensive absences from class will negatively affect your learning and performance. It is unlikely that any student will successfully complete the course without regular attendance. Although formal attendance is not taken on a daily basis in class, full attendance is expected. 2. CLASS SESSIONSYou are expected to do the assigned readings before coming to class. Reading beforehand will help you follow the lecture. PowerPoint slides (or other lecture notes) will be available to you by 5:00 p.m. the day before the class (if not earlier) on the WebVista course site. You are expected to print them off ahead of time and bring them to class. Lectures in class will be very concept focused with problem examples. The instructor will explain conceptsand the use of formulas and then have you work through practice problems assigned from your textbook. You should bring your textbook and a calculator to each class period. Class participation is encouraged and respected, ask questions if you do not understand the material, andto offer your opinion. The more you participate, the more you will learn. You are also expected to listen respectfully to other students and to me when speaking. Racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ageism, and other forms of bigotry are inappropriate to express in this class. Members of this classroom will practice inclusivity.3. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTEYour undivided attention in class is a must. Please note that the instructor reserves the right to request a student to leave if his or her behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful. A few reminders regarding basic classroom etiquette:- Treat your classmates, instructor, and TA with respect and courtesy.- Be timely in your arrival and departure. That is, be ready when class begins and stay until class isover. Students arriving late or leaving early distract me and disrupt learning for everyone else. Formy part, I will make every effort to begin and end class on time.- Do not have private conversations during class; even whispering can be distracting.- Do not read the newspaper or work on assignments for other classes.- Turn your cell phones off. 4. EXAMSThere will be four (4), non-cumulative exams. Each exam will be worth one hundred (100) points. Make-up exams will be given only when notification is provided to me three days in advance with valid justification. A missed exam will result in a Zero (0) for that exam. Nothing can be made up unless arranged with the instructor prior to the exam time. 5. ASSIGNMENTS There will be required homework assignments for each chapter. Frequent and dependable access to a computer with reliable Internet access is essential for success in this course. All the course assignments must be submitted to the WebVista course site (Electronic submission only; No hardcopies will be accepted). Guidelines for assignment submission will be posted on your course site. If you are unclear about the requirements, please check out Student Support (http://webct.umn.edu/students/) where you will find information regarding the use of WebVista. 2DHA 3242 Retail Buying/Fall 2009No late assignments will be accepted. If you do not submit your assignment electronically by the designated deadline, you will receive a Zero (0) for that assignment. Do not wait until the last minute to make an online submission. Any computer-related problems will not be excused.5. WORK LOAD To achieve an average grade in a regular 15 week undergraduate course, the University recommends spending an average of 3 hours per credit per week on class work. Since this is a 3 credit course, you should plan on allocating approximately 9 hours per week on this course. Three