A Study on the Interpretive Structural Model to Discuss the Analysis of Curriculum Planning and Benefit among Cosmetology and Hair Salon Professional Courses in College - Department of Cosmetic Applications and Management

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the Curriculum planning and benefit between departments of beautification in college and the professional courses by using ISM. To understand the link between different professional courses of beautification in college and find out the connections, Department of Cosmetic Science will be taken as an example. The result will benefit to future developing plans of the courses in Department of Cosmetic Science. The object of this research is all Department of Cosmetic Science in college in Taiwan. All professional courses related with Department of Cosmetic Science were discussed. The content and hierarchy of courses were analyzed and summarized by using ISM. By clarifying the suitability of them as well as promoting Department of Cosmetics Science's future development, all three parties, including the courses, lecturers and students, can achieve the best effect from this research. Keywords: interpretive structural model; ISM model; course; five-year junior colleges; department of cosmetic applications and management Research Background and Purpose Research BackgroundThe fast propagation of popular information and the constantly new release of services in cosmetology and hair salon industries have impelled the "beauty economies" industries to thrive. Taiwan's economic development eventually shifts to "industry planned economy" based services, where hair salon and cosmetology industries account for the majority in "unclassified other service category," including hair salon, cosmetology and beauty as well as other category. Industries involving hair salon, cosmetology and skin care, cosmetics, manicure, and body sculpturing without involving medical procedures are operated in forms of individual workshops and large chain stores of patented commercial brands (DGBAS, 2011). Moreover, the thriving development of cosmetics market and cosmetology and anti-aging market also draws increasing demand for professionals in cosmetics application management, fashion styling, and cosmetology and hair salon (Wei, Jiayi, 2010). DGBAS (2012) suggested that the number of employed in service industries has accounted for 54.74% of the total employment population since 2010, showing a 2.16% increasing trend annually, suggesting that the demand for cosmetology and hair salon related industries have increased in the economy market over the years.Relevant studies also reveal that the average women aged between 18-45 in recent years spend at least over NTD5000 on styling and makeup each year while the annual market scale for cosmetology and hair salon have at least exceeded NTD1.5 billion with at least 70,000 to 80,000 people working in related work each year (Public