Course Title: Develop textile design and specifications

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5213 Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Title: Develop textile design and specifications

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
VART5912C	Brunswick Campus	TAFE	350T Fashion & Textiles	Face-to-Face	Term1 2010, Term1 2013, Term1 2014, Term2 2015, Term2 2016

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9171

Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge associated with developing textile designs and specifications for production and the testing and analysis associated with developing design specifications. Textile material and products for which product specifications are developed in the textile sector include fibres, fabrics, yarns and finished products.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	LMTTD5008A Develop textile design and specifications
Elements:	1 Interpret design brief 2 Develop textile design 3 Calculate production requirements 4 Test sample 5 Prepare product specifications

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Overview of Assessment

To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.

Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including:

• Submission and presentation of Project Briefs and Folios
• Technical folders and documentation
• Oral and writtenpresentations

Details of Assessment will be provided with project biref in class sessions

Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.
Units assessed as ‘not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ‘competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date.
Late submissions will not be graded higher than a PASS.