TrendWatching Projects: Management 464 - 2:00 - Spring 2017 Semester

Please make your selection of your topic as a comment in response to this post. Please include your name and your specific topic in your comment. Remember, each student must pick a unique topic - and topics are first come, first served! If you have a "burning" interest in a topic already picked by one of your fellow students, please see me as I am sure there is a way to do a "one-off" topic that will meet your desires.

As for what makes for a good topic, there's a simple guideline: Your topic just needs to be a subject in which you have some degree of personal interest. It needs to be a "big picture" type trend in the macroenvironment - in technology, in the economy, in demographics, in society, in the political/legal environment, etc. - that impacts multiple industries and markets. For suggested topics, please see the list of past project topics successfully done by students at: 

TrendWatching Past Student Topics

Good luck - and get to work!

NOTE: Schedule Updated as of 3/16/2017

Name	Topic	Pres. Date
Battaglia, Sal	Action Video Technology	3/30  4/4
Benson, Sawyer	Organizational Flattening	4/4     4/6
Benton, Hannah	Autonomous Vehicles	4/6     4/11
Beysselance, Sarah	Online Shopping	4/11   4/13
Bourn, Joseph	Rotorcraft Aviation	4/13   4/25
Bruck, Michael	Re-privatization of Student Loans	4/25   4/27
Burt, Brandon	Bitcoin	4/27    5/2
Catalinotto, Joel	TBD - 5	5/2      5/4
Cowsar, Tarez	Essential Oils	3/30  4/4
Davis, Stephanie	Social Media in the Workplace	4/6     4/11
Dussor, Samantha	Virtual Reality	4/27    5/2
Edwards, Nicholas	The Tiny House Movement	4/25   4/27
Fredericks, Ali	TBD - 5	4/13   4/25
Giluso, Brinley	Wearable Technologies	4/11   4/13
Gordon, Selena	Healthier Eating	5/2     5/4
Gorringe, Thomas	Legalization of Recreational Marijuana	4/4     4/6
Hoppe, Colin	Electric cars	3/30   4/4
Karanjit, Ashish	Esports	4/6     4/11
Matte, Skylar	3D Printing	4/4     4/6
Morgan, Brinesha	The Vegan Lifestyle	3/30   4/4
Muse, Ladashea	TBD - 5	4/11   4/13
Nelson, Ashley	Eating Organic/Natural Foods (DCW - Snacks can be a visual aid :-)! )	4/13   4/25
Norton, Preston	TBD - 5	4/25   4/27
Pennington, Eric	Cyber Security	4/27    5/2
Pitman, Kendall	Fitness Trends	5/2      5/4
Rodrigues, Marisa	TBD - 5	5/2      5/4
Squires, Ian	Baby Boomers Retiring	4/27    5/2
St. Clair, Halie	TBD - 5	4/25   4/27
Touchet, Candice	Women in Business	4/13   4/25
Young, Victoria	Flipping Houses	4/11   4/13
Zarate, Jacqueline	Waiting Longer to Get Married	4/6     4/11