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Sep 11, 2024
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2024-2025 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog
Merchandising Certificate of Achievement
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Upon successful completion of the Merchandising certificate, the student demonstrates skills, knowledge and training for retail sales persons positions. The student demonstrates skills to motivate the customer to make a purchase, assess what a customer wants or needs, match the wants and needs to the available merchandise, complete sales-related documents, handle returns and exchanges, stock shelves and take inventory, and prepare displays.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Utilize concepts of legal and ethical responsibilities of merchandising as well as accounting and bookkeeping.
- Analyze current and future dimensions of retailing including traditional retail, non-store retail, and international expansion.
- Explain the role of mission statements, policies, procedures, rules, and job descriptions within an organization and how they influence the responsibilities of merchandisers.
- Analyze business strategies used in the merchandising. Business strategies include marketing, advertising, distribution control, and sales.
- Utilize the vocabulary of merchandising appropriately.
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Core Requirements
Complete 12 units
Restricted Electives
Complete 9 units selected from:
Minimum Units Required: 21
Complete all courses with a grade of “C” or better.
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