Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- solve practical problems independently and effectively
- produce a portfolio of work including toiles, garments and digital outcomes demonstrating knowledge of production for a professional context
- explore and exploit materials, processes and technologies
- work and use machines and equipment competently in the studios and workshops
- make material and technique selections to inform and challenge the practical development of your work
- Explore appropriate pattern cutting, construction techniques and materials
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- how to creatively integrate and apply a variety of media, processes, technologies and materials to realise your ideas
- how to identify and apply the skills you will need to practice professionally in fashion
- innovative practices, concepts and debates in the practice and theory of fashion
- a research informed design practice
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- make independent critical judgments in the selection of ideas, materials and processes
- develop ideas by analysing and critically reflecting on concepts and themes
- critically evaluate the qualities in your work to relate your ideas to an intended context
- evaluate and challenge the conceptual and technical boundaries of your discipline
- realise your ideas through the evaluation and selection of appropriate fashion technologies and techniques
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- study independently and produce work to set deadlines
- communicate ideas effectively in a variety of formats including digital
- effectively use a wide range of resources, including library and digital
- employ digital skills to support your learning
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 30 |
Tutorial | 22 |
Follow-up work | 100 |
Supervised time in studio/workshop | 78 |
Practical classes and workshops | 90 |
Lecture | 10 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
Completion of assessment task | 100 |
Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Blackboard. http://blackboard.soton.ac.uk Panopto via Blackboard
Textbooks
Sissons Juliana (2009). Basic Fashion Design. Knit Laurence King Publishing.
Robin Schneider. Lynda.Com ‘Illustrator for Fashion Design; Drawing Flats’.
Kevin Tallon. ‘Digital Fashion Illustration’.
Simon Sievewright (2007). Basic Fashion Design: Research and Design. AVA Publishing.
Basia Szkutnicka (2017). ‘Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion’.
Jenkyn Jones. S. (2002). Fashion Design. Laurence king Publishing.
Kevin Tallon. ‘Creative Fashion Design with Illustrator’.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio Development | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio Development | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal