SMHM 2400 Introduction to the Furniture Industry

SMHM 3570 Decorative Accessories Merchandising

Fall 2010 – Dr. Brandon TU TH 2:00pm to 3:20pm Tentative Course Calendar – changes made as necessary

Wk Date Topic Ch. Date Topic Ch. 1 Aug 26 Class begins, Introduction Products and the Industry 2 31 Dec Acc Marketplace 1 Sept 2 Dec Acc Marketplace 1

MAKE SURE YOU ARE STILL ENROLLED IN ALL OF YOUR CLASSES! Keep checking until the 12th Class Day. You can check this by checking your schedule at http://my.unt.edu. If your tuition and fees due by this date are not paid in full, you will be dropped from your classes. Re-adding them may not be possible. 3 7 Plastics 6 9 Plastics 6

4 14 Dec Acc Marketplace & Glass 1 16 Glass 4

5 21 Glass 4 23 Glass 4

6 28 EXAM 1 30 Ceramics: Pottery & Porcelain 5

7 Oct Ceramics: Pottery & Porcelain 5 7 Ceramics: Pottery & Porcelain 5 5 8 12 Ceramics: Pottery & Porcelain 5 14 Brand You Event 5

9 19 EXAM 2 21 Metals or Special Presentation

Student Day – Often in October the Decorative Center Dallas sponsors a Student Day in conjunction with their Design Days. It is mostly focused for Interior Design Schools (because of the number of them), but our program is always invited. This is an “on your own” event. I do not have current info. See website for additional information http://www.decorativecenterdallas.com/ Page 2 Wk Date Topic Ch. Date Topic Ch. 10 26 Metals 7 28 Metals 7

11 Nov. Metals 7 4 Metals 7 2 12 9 Metals 7,14 11 Lighting 12 Lighting

13 16 EXAM 3 18 Carpets & Rugs 12

14 23 Carpets & Rugs 12 25 Thanksgiving Holiday

15 30 Group Presentations TBA Dec Group Presentations TBA 2 16 7 Carpets & Rugs 14 9 Speaker - Dec Acc Industry TBA

14 Final – Exam 4 1:30pm to 3:30pm Double check me on this!

NOTES:  See individual assignment/project guidelines for details and due dates.  Text chapters, assigned readings and other materials are used in lecture, discussions and all materials used are subject to exam questions.  For the benefit of your professional growth and class information/discussion, please continually peruse the industry publications (HFN, e-mail updates, etc) and bring in any pertinent articles regarding our topics of discussion.  The schedule shows general topics discussed and covered in class. Due dates are typically given on the assignment or project guidelines or announced in class.  In-Class assignments are not listed on the Class Schedule, but determined and assigned as needed per topic.  Some materials will be posted on VISTA, but not all. Be responsible for securing a copy of materials given in class.  Final Exam – UNT Policy states that final exams will not be given early. Vacation plans, even those made “far in advance,” even those for which the “plane ticket was very expensive,” are not excused absences. Please put this date and time on your calendar and on your family’s calendars. Unless the University makes a change in the schedule, it is a firm date and time.  Make sure to read the Home Furnishings Handbook/Course Policies that is posted on Blackboard.