Visual Research and Study Skills for Fashion

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• understand and utilise appropriate academic referencing;
• appropriately structure an illustrated essay to clearly communicate ideas and concepts.
• generate ideas, study independently and produce work to set deadlines;
• identify, select and draw upon a range of material and sources to inform your thinking and writing including digital sources;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• apply methods of enquiry and reflection which will enable you to critically evaluate and relate ideas to an intended context.
• inform your practice by analysing and critically reflecting on contemporary issues;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• how to evaluate and use visual research and study skills in relevant contexts.
• contemporary issues in the practice and theory of art, design and culture relevant to fashion;

This module aims to introduce you to a broad range of study skills necessary to engage positively with fashion design and to communicate your ideas effectively. Through a range of contemporary Art, Design and Culture debates we will introduce you to methods and approaches that will inspire you to be critical of the work of others and to evaluate ideas informed by a critical context. You will be encouraged to reflect on the practice of making and the challenge of communicating ideas about visual material in written form. We will highlight the importance of academic integrity, i.e. not misrepresenting the work of others as your own, and raise your ethical awareness of the rights of others in the creative industries focusing on Fashion Design.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Supporting material distributed via online learning environments such as Blackboard and Panopto.
• Online tutorials via Lynda.com

Learning activities include:

• Peer group discussion
• Review and revision of material provided within the lectures.
• Guided independent research
• Written communication and the creation of a series of blogposts.
• Study skills hub

Relationship between the teaching, learning and assessment methods and the planned learning outcomes

This module will be taught through lectures that will provide the intellectual and skills framework necessary to enable you to apply critical, evaluative and reflective skills in the context of your ideas and work. Case studies drawn from current Art, Design and Culture debates will present methods and approaches necessary to formulate your ideas and communicate your thinking effectively. Through lectures and seminars you will explore and become familiar with Art, Design, Culture and Fashion terminology and test your thinking around key issues such as ethical behaviour and responsible fashion practice. This module focuses on developing the different facets of studying, how to conduct quality research and how to communicate effectively at undergraduate level, as well as the importance of self-initiated study. The assessment will help you to apply the skills you will develop throughout this module.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Blackboard. www.blackboard.soton.ac.uk

The library provides comprehensive advice on researching and referencing material:. http://www.soton.ac.uk/library/infoskills/index.html

The link below will help you develop your academic skills.. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/what-is-academic-integrity

EdShare (This will house most of your teaching materials, videos, slides and documents). http://edshare.soton.ac.uk

Textbooks

Bruzzi, Stella and Church Gibson, Pamela (2002). Fashion Cultures: Theories, Explorations and Analysis,. London:: Routledge.

Wilson, Elizabeth (2003). Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity,. London:: I. B Tauris.

Barnard, Malcolm (2002). Fashion as Communication. London:: Routledge.

Shinkle, Eugenie (2008). Fashion as Photograph: Viewing and Reviewing Images of Fashion,. London:: I.B Tauris.

Cottrell S (2005). Critical Thinking Skills. Developing Effective Analysis and Argument.. Palgrave Macmillan.

Bartlett, Djurda, Cole, Shaun and Rocamora, Agnes (2013). Fashion Media: Past and Present, London. London: Bloomsbury Academic.

Pavitt, Jane (2008). Fear and Fashion in the Cold War,. London: V&A Publications.

Davis, Fred (1992). Fashion, Culture and Identity,. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Palmer, Alexandra (2004). Old Clothes, New Looks: Second Hand Fashion,. Oxford: Berg.

Fletcher, Kate (2008). Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys,. London: Earthscan.

Lury, Celia (2011). Consumer Culture. Cambridge: Polity.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External