Course Title: Fashion Entrepreneurship

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Fashion Entrepreneurship

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MKTG1310	Brunswick Campus	Postgraduate	350H Fashion & Textiles	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Dr. Carol Tan

Course Coordinator Phone: +613 9925 1302

Course Coordinator Email: caroline.tan@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Brunswick

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This foundational entrepreneurship course helps you develop an entrepreneurial mindset to evaluate opportunities for new business in the fashion industry. You will explore ways to investigate the viability of these opportunities by undertaking an industry analysis, understanding key competitive factors that drive the creation of new fashion ventures, while taking into consideration new business models and customer value. You will also network with entrepreneurs across a range of different industries to develop your potential capacity as a fashion entrepreneur.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

MC213 Master of Fashion (Entrepreneurship)
PLO1: Research and creatively solve problems independently, demonstrating expert judgment and ethical responsibility relating to your professional practice within the business of fashion and textiles.
PLO2: Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on complex theories and recent developments, both local and international, to extend and challenge existing knowledge and practice in fashion entrepreneurship.
PLO3: Professionally communicate propositions, processes and outcomes to the fashion industry and a wider audience acknowledging cultural inclusion.
PLO4: Provide strategic leadership to responsibly collaborate, plan and implement new directions within the fashion and textiles industry.

GD203 Graduate Diploma of Fashion (Entrepreneurship)
PLO1: Research and creatively solve problems, demonstrating judgment and ethical responsibility relating to the business of fashion and textiles.
PLO2: Critically analyse and reflect on theories and recent developments, both local and international, to extend existing knowledge and practice in fashion entrepreneurship.
PLO3: Effectively communicate propositions, processes and outcomes to the fashion industry and a wider audience, recognising cultural inclusion.
PLO4: Provide leadership to collaborate, plan and implement new directions within a sustainable fashion and textile business environment.
PLO5: Implement research methods to respond to issues and challenges in the fashion and textile business.
PLO6: Consolidate entrepreneurial skills to implement new directions for the fashion and textile industry. 

GC166 Grad Cert in Fashion (Entrepreneurship)
PLO1: Identify entrepreneurial opportunities and recognise constraints for fashion and textile business development.
PLO2: Apply business skills and knowledge acquired to effectively develop a fashion venture.
PLO3: Analyse and reflect on theories and recent developments, existing knowledge and practice in fashion entrepreneurship, within local and international contexts.
PLO4: Communicate propositions and outcomes to fashion industry stakeholders, recognising cultural inclusion.
PLO5: Work collaboratively to plan projects and produce fashion concepts within a sustainable business environment for the fashion and textiles industry.
PLO6: Build entrepreneurial skills to implement new directions for the fashion and textile industry. 

Upon successful completion of the course you will be able to:

CLO1: Critically analyze the changing nature fashion entrepreneurship.

CLO2: Apply principles of entrepreneurship, new venture creation and business development to make decisions in the fashion industry.

CLO3: Determine the viability of a new fashion business by constructing a feasibility analysis.

CLO4: Provide strategic leadership and work in teams to achieve identified goals.

CLO5: Effectively network and communicate with the fashion business community and industry stakeholders to attain valuable outcomes.

CLO6: Assess your potential career in fashion entrepreneurship.

Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning will be facilitated via a range of in-class and online activities that will require both individual and collaborative engagement. Class activities promote your ability to enquire, investigate, analyse and solve fashion entrepreneurship problems.  

 

Overview of Learning Resources

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

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’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. 

Assessment Tasks: 

Assessment Task 1a: Participation (Individual) (15%), CLO:1 
 
Assessment Task 1b: Paired Presentation (15%), CLO:1 
 
Assessment Task 2: Entrepreneur Interview (Individual) (25%), CLOs: 5 & 6  

Assessment Task 3: Feasibility Analysis (Group) (45%), 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 Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

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