Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse your current practice for discipline direction and orientation
- evaluate and apply a variety of academic approaches to contextualise your practice
- identify and apply the skills you need to practice professionally in fashion design and creative industries
- select appropriate methods for professional standard of research
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- solve problems independently in creative and innovative ways
- employ digital skills to support your learning
- develop and manage your time effectively to set deadlines
- apply appropriate skills for professional practice and employability
- present your work appropriately in a professional context
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the recruitment process, including specifics of the application process
- how to develop an appropriate plan for professional practice and further study
- employability and professional practice within the Fashion Industry sector
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 10 |
Tutorial | 2 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
Practical classes and workshops | 6 |
Seminar | 6 |
Completion of assessment task | 46 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Follow-up work | 40 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
The Academic Skills Library page for study skills support. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash
Blackboard. Blackboard http://blackboard.soton.ac.uk Panopto via Blackboard
Academic Integrity support. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/what-is-academic-integrity
Study Skills Workshops. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/workshops/
Working on Papers in Art and Design. an on-line refereed Journal (This journal can be accessed through the TDNet Journals Gateway on the WSA Library Webcat).
Harvard citing and referencing support including citethemright online resource. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/referencing
Textbooks
Donald A Schon (1991). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action (Arena). Ashgate.
Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead (2009). You and Your Action Research Project. Routledge.
Cotterell, S. (2015). Skills for Success: Personal Development and Employability. London: Macmillan Education, Palgrave.
Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion and Keith Morrison (2007). Research Methods in Education. Routledge.
Cottrell, S (2013). The Study Skills Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead (2009). Doing and Writing Action Research. Sage Publications.
Michael Polanyi (2009). The Tacit Dimension. Chicago University.
Gray, C & Malins, J (2004). Visualizing Research. (Electronic Resource): A Guide To The Research Process In Art And Design. Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington: Ashgate.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog | 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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Blog | 100% |
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.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: External