Online Course Offered By FutureLearn: Consumers and Ethical Considerations in the Fashion Industry

Future Learn Platform is offering a free online course under the theme of “Consumers and Ethical Considerations in the Fashion Industry”.

The way in which consumers view a fashion brand is hugely influential. With consumer demands becoming increasingly influenced by ethics, fashion companies must align themselves with their consumer ethics to remain competitive.

On this three-week course, you’ll delve into the concept of ethics to help you better understand its role in today’s fashion industry.

You’ll uncover the history of ethics as well as philosophers’ contributions to ethical theory. This knowledge will help you explore the various approaches that can be used to address ethical dilemmas in both everyday life and the fashion industry.

This course is intended for:

This course is designed for anyone interested in consumer behaviour and ethics as you learn from top authors V. Ann Paulins and Julie L. Hillery. It is most suited for those working in the fashion industry or with aspirations to.

Course duration:

2 hours per week for 3 weeks.

Course topics:

• Ethics in everyday life: Part 1
• Ethics in everyday life: Part 2
• Positioning fashion companies to meet today's consumer demands

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

1. Identify and explain the concept of ethics
2. Describe the history of ethics and recall major philosophers’ contributions to ethical theory
3. Discuss the various approaches that can be used to address ethical dilemmas
4. Compare ethical decision-making to fashion industry applications, by defining the role consumers play in decisions made by fashion companies
5. Identify ways that consumers seek to exercise positive ethical behavior in their acquisition of goods and services as well as barriers that they might face that limit their ability to exercise positive ethical behavior
6. Identify consumer cohorts and understand the consumer characteristics associated with generational groups, and the effects that fashion companies’ unethical actions can have on consumers’ decisions

Course costs:

This is a premium course. These courses are designed for professionals from specific industries looking to learn with a smaller group of like-minded individuals. For $84 get:

• Unlimited access to this course
• Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
• Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible
• Download and print your Certificate of Achievement anytime

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