TrendWatching: Helpful Info to Help You Pick a Topic

What makes for a good topic for your TrendWatching Project? Well, 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 below of a sampling of some of the past project topics successfully done by students:

• 3D Printing
• Virtual Reality Technology
• Drone Technology
• Social Media in the Workplace
• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity
• Electric Vehicles
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Robotics
• Gamification
• The Tiny House Movement
• The Tattoo Culture
• The Growth of the Sandwich Generation
• Online Shopping
• Consumer Payment Options
• Student Loan Debt
• U.S National Debt 
• Appealing to Millennials
• Social Responsibility
• Healthier Eating
• Eating Organic/Natural Foods
• Negative Impact of Fast Food
• Fitness Trends
• Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
• Women in the Business World
• Waiting Longer to Get Married
• Evolving Gender Roles
• Same Sex Marriages

By no means is this an exhaustive list. Also, new trends are emerging everyday. So, new, different, sorta "on the edge" topics are encouraged! Here are some resources to help you think of a trend for your own research:

• Fast Company: The Trendsetting Trend (very good overview article!)
• 5 CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2017
• CRUNCH NETWORK:Trendspotting
• THE HUFFINGTON POST: Trendsetting

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

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