Course Title: Identify design process for fashion designs

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: MANU5929C

Course Title: Identify design process for fashion designs

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3227 - Certificate III in Clothing Production

Course Contact : Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to identify the elements and principles of the design process for fashion, including colour.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTFD2005B Identify design process for fashion designs

Element:

1.Identify design process

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Steps in responding to a design brief are identified.
1.2 Commercial considerations in producing a design are identified.

Element:

2.Identify elements and principles of design

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Elements of design are identified.
2.2 Principles of design are identified.

Element:

3.Prepare workstation

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Tools and equipment are selected and prepared.
3.2 Workbench and seating are set up according to OHS practices.

Element:

4.  Identify characteristics of colour and prepare colour chart

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Colour is investigated and dimensions are identified.
4.2 Relationship between value and intensity is identified and a colour chart is painted.
4.3 Colour wheel is prepared according to colour mixing principles.
4.4 Shade scale is prepared according to colour mixing principles.
4.5 Colour matching for production is implemented.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course the participant will be able to Identify design process, elements and principles of design, prepare workstations and identify characteristics of colour and prepare colour charts.


Details of Learning Activities

In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.

Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.

When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.

You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.
RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training


Teaching Schedule

In general you will be taught by 5 means within a workplace training context as follows:

1. Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours
2. Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3. Complete manuals 4 hours
4. Supervised skill development to competency 30 hours 
5. Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours

You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Not Applicable


References

Not Applicable


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation and your ability to identify design process, elements and principles of design, prepare workstations and identify characteristics of colour and prepare colour charts. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you demonstrate your ability to identify design process, elements and principles of design, prepare workstations and identify characteristics of colour and prepare colour charts (you can check the performancce criteria above for more details of these skills). You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all of these operations.


Assessment Matrix

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