TrendWatching Projects: Management 464 - 11:00 - 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

Also: on 5/9 (Final Exam Period for Course), Class Will Meet at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9th

Name	Topic	Pres. Date
Anstiss, James	Wearable fitness technology	5/4      5/9
Archote, Justin	Increase in phone usage --> Decrease in communication	5/2      5/4
Bhattarai, Prashanna	Legalizing Marijuana (DCW - NOOOOOO Products Allowed :-) !)	4/27    5/2
Bourgeois, Holly	Virtual Reality Technology	4/25    4/27
Brister, Haley	The Tattoo Movement	4/13    4/25
Bruhn, Sean	Expanding Technology in Homes	4/11    4/13
Buisson, Ridge	The Rise of Craft Beer	4/6      4/11
Burrick, Brennan	Decline in Cigarette smoking/increase in activism against smoking	4/4       4/6
Canfield, Forrest	Drone Technology	3/30     4/4
Casanova III, Paulo	Big Data	3/28    3/30
Chaney, Hunter	Cloud Computing	3/28    3/30
D'Arensbourg, Emily	Paleo Diet (DCW - Meat Snacks are a visual aid :-) !)	3/30     4/4
Daigle, Ryne	Autonomous Vehicles	4/4       4/6
Ducote, Taylor	Intergalactic Migration and Space Exploration	4/6      4/11
Dugas, Reese	Negative Effects of Fast Foods	4/11    4/13
Falks, Anna	The IoT (The Internet of Things)	4/13   4/25
Fontenot, Jacob	Cybersecurity	4/25   4/27
Gray, Adam	Social Responsibility	4/27    5/2
Hall, Ayanna	TBD - 5	5/2      5/4
Hayno, Colt	The Decline of Centrism (Polarization) in Politics/The Rise of Nationalism	5/4     5/9
Hinh, Ha	3D Printing for Medical Purposes	5/4     5/9
Jee, Jonathan	Social Media Activism	5/2     5/4
Kleinpeter, Casey	Waiting Longer to Get Married	4/27   5/2
Labat, Evan	Autonomous vehicles	4/25   4/27
Lowery, Chelsey	The Worth of a College Degree Today	4/13   4/25
Martin, Duncan	The "Speeding Up" of Society	4/11    4/13
Mejia, Alejandra	Women Fitness Trends	4/6      4/11
Mele III, Mallery	Growth of the Sandwich (DCW - food is a visual aid :-)! )	4/4       4/6
Obermann, Paul	The Appreciation of the U.S Dollar	3/30    3/30
Orillion, Travis	Smartphone Innovation	3/28    3/30
Patel, Vidhi	Negative Impact of Fast Food	3/28    3/30
Payne, Kayli	Eating more organic/natural foods	3/30     4/4
Perelli, Samuel	TBD - 5	4/4      4/6
Robertson, Camber	Tiny House Movement	4/6      4/11
Ryan, Lee-Ann	Social Media in the Workplace	4/11    4/13
Savoy, Abigail	Online Shopping	4/13   4/25
Slama, Andrew	Electric Vehicles	4/25   4/27
Smith, Shannon	Women in the Business World	4/27   5/2
Solomon, Sontrell	Student loan debt	5/2     5/4
Troxclair, Hans	Healthier eating and exercise	5/4     5/9
Walker, Kayla	Childless Millennials	4/13   4/25