FSED 1070 Funeral Service Merchandising

2 Credit Hour(s)

This course introduces the practical aspects of product knowledge and merchandising for caskets, outer burial containers, and other related funeral service merchandise.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will apply and evaluate:

the value of acquiring comprehensive product knowledge for different types of funeral service merchandise sold in the funeral home setting as well as the importance of sharing this information with the client family.
the effective presentation of funeral service merchandise to the client family which includes the use of the educational or demonstration grouping of merchandise.
the types of effective methods used to display a variety of funeral service merchandise items in a funeral home setting.
the effective methods for pricing funeral service merchandise as well as utilizing sales analysis to determine the effectiveness of the merchandising plan.

Prerequisite(s):

Admission to AAS/FSE Program and FSED 1010 ; must pass all FSED designated courses with a grade of C or higher to progress to next level course
This course is not designed for transfer to four-year universities. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about transferability of credits.