Colloquium Topics - discussed on Sat.6th Sept.2008

More Colloquium Topics - As finalised on Tuesday 16th Sept. 2008
....... and more topics finalised on Friday 19th & Tuesday 23rd Sept. 2008

Nitika – Merchandising as a career option

Ruchira – Establishing a brand for a jewelry designer

Arti – Struggles in the life of a jewelry designer

Ishita – Can jewelry be sustainable? how?

Saukata – Incorporating knowledge relating gemstones and astrology in the curriculum

Vidhu - Trends and how far do you take them

Saumya – Ethical Fashion

Vershali – Emergence of alternative materials for jewelry of the future

Anu - Hi-fashion.....Mainstream fashion........Street fashion (to be finalised) Fashion - for the common man / from the common man

Kavita – Strengths and weaknesses of a multifaceted designer from Nift

Vivek - Focusing on jewelry for the Indian male

Mauli – Ethical standards in the jewelry industry, and awareness for consumers

Disha – Branded jewelry

Anika – Designer's contribution in the handmade jewelry sector

Tenzin - Are Hi-fashion malls desirable?

Richa – Jewelry - mere adornment or a language of emotions

Apurva – The need for design education in schools

Himani – Jewelry Retail - In transition from family business to professional management

Samiksha – Impact of globalization on the Indian jewelry industry

Ashvanty- Designers are just following the marketing departments

Priya - Celebrities influencing Trends

Maneet - Certification for Gemstones

Sudeept - Are jewelry designers equipped for life style product design?

Priyanka - Recycling of gold jewelry in the Indian context

Suchira – Significance of photography for jewelry design

Sanghamitra – Jewelry – necessity or luxury

Nidhi – Building awareness about conflict diamonds in the Indian context

Robin - Promotion and advertising of jewelry

Swaneet - Acceptance of cultured pearls

Kratika - Preservation of old jewelry and designs

Priyanka Kansal - Automobiles, Electronics and Jewelry - competing for clients budgets OR the transition from Indian mythological jewelery to contemporary jewelery

this is a useful site on the writing process : http://karn.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/process.html you may also like to take a look at this page on introductions to a paper : http://iws.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/intropar.html