Course Title: Fashion Practice Research Strategies

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Fashion Practice Research Strategies

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GRAP2237	City Campus	Undergraduate	315H Architecture & Design	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012
GRAP2237	City Campus	Undergraduate	350H Fashion & Textiles	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019
GRAP2652	City Campus	Postgraduate	350H Fashion & Textiles	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021

Course Coordinator: Dr. Andrea Eckersley

Course Coordinator Phone: 03 9925 9113

Course Coordinator Email: andrea.eckersley@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 511.03.08

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

Course Description

In this course you will develop critical skills in the gathering, analysis, assessment and presentation of knowledge in the theory and practice of fashion design, as well as its historical, social and cultural contexts. You will acquire advanced knowledge of current research projects in fashion design. 

Through this course you will develop a proposal for a research project on a topic of your own choosing in consultation with the lecturers.

This course encourages you to operate within the context of the growing body of academic and practice-based research about diverse phenomena related to fashion. You will be bridging classic research strategies such as reflective and generative writing, as well as activities undertaken through practice to develop new perspectives about fashion.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

As this is a program option course, only Course Learning Outcomes are applicable.

 

Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

CLO 1: Gather, analyse, assess and present knowledge gained through research, in a form appropriate to the nature of the project, including as an oral/visual presentation and a formal, written proposal

CLO 2: Formulate research questions and develop a research methodology appropriate to the project

CLO 3: Summarize, analyse and evaluate current and/or historical research in the field, in the form of a contextual review (literature review and community of practice)

CLO 4: Critically reflect upon the relationship between fashion design research and fashion design practice

Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning will be facilitated via a range of online activities that will require both individual and collaborative engagement. Class activities promote your ability to explore design, investigate, analyse and understand fashion practice.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

Assessment tasks are directly aligned with each Course Learning Outcome. They are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: Practice Research Preludes - Digital Poster (10%)
CLOs 1,2, 3

Assessment Task 2: Contextual Review Progress (10%)
CLOs 1, 4

Assessment Task 3: Contextual Review (40%)
CLOs 1, 2

Assessment Task 4: Practice Research Project Proposal (30%) and Practice Research Journal/ Annotated PDF (10%) ) (total 40%) 
CLOs 2, 3, 4

 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equity Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.