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AD014 - Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology
Plan: AD014 - Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program delivery and structure
Approach to learning and assessmentWork integrated learningProgram structureProgram transition planApproach to learning and assessment
Please note that this program’s courses (whether core, option, or university elective courses) may have mandatory in-person attendance or assessment to pass the course.
If you are choosing to enrol in a course which has mandatory in-person attendance or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.
Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.
Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus
Your learning experiences will contain a broad range of study modes including lectures, practical simulated design and production studio workshops, excursions, self-directed research, industry interactions, weekly classes, and the use of face to face, on line and other flexible delivery mechanisms. In second year you will have the opportunity to learn within a workplace environment which will expose you to current practise and technologies. These learning experiences are designed to create an exciting and challenging opportunity to prepare you for work within the fashion industry. All courses in the program have on line resources and you will also be introduced to industrial sewing machines and specialist fashion design and production software and technologies.
Assessment is designed to give you opportunities to demonstrate your capabilities. You will find that the types of assessment may be different for each course, depending on the course objectives and learning outcomes. Assessment and tasks are opportunities for you to demonstrate what you have learnt and that you are able to apply knowledge and skills at an appropriate level and in a relevant environment. As an independent learner, it is expected that you will take responsibility to seek feedback from your peers, teachers and industry partners to develop you capabilities.
Your assessment in this program will include all or some of the following:
Assignments and projects: You will be required to demonstrate an ability to analyse and creatively solve fashion problems. Sometimes you will work independently, and at other times you will work in a group or as part of a team with other students. You will present designs, finished garments, and patterns to demonstrate your creative and analytical capabilities in the fashion industry.
Investigative reports: you will be asked to present your investigative work around fashion trends, ethical practises and global production problems.
Presentations: a form of in-class communication of your designs or research to teachers, peers and industry assessment panels.
Independant practical tasks: individual form of assessment where you will be asked to demonstrate your ability and skills in producing and communicating your designs.
The assessment you complete will enable teaching staff to provide you with feedback on your strengths and is also an opportunity to discuss improvements on your performance with your teacher/s.
If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he
Top of pageWork integrated learning
RMIT is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT program you will:
- undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
- interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
- complete these activities in real work contexts or situations;
and in addition:
- these interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning.
Any or all of these aspects of a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience may be simulated.
The designated WIL courses in this program are:
GRAP2487 Professional Practice and GRAP2486 Pattern Technology 4 and GRAP2472 Design and Development 4.
These three courses are delivered holistically as the capstone project offered in the fourth semester of the program. You will be given a design and production brief by an industry partner. The industry partner will support you and participate in the review and assessment of your design projects.
GRAP2473 Industry Engagement is a work placement opportunity and is conducted in the workplace supported by the program coordinators. You will be offered an opportunity to work across a variety of industry areas including fashion events.
Top of pageProgram Structure
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Year One of the Program - Students must successfully complete the total Sixteen units to graduate from either the Fashion Design Stream or Fashion Knitwear Stream. Students must choose only one of the Streams. A mix of both is not available. |
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Program transition plan
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