Course Title: Advanced Design Concepts

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: GRAP5113L

Course ID: 030809

Course Title: Advanced Design Concepts

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Program Code: C5115 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear

Course Contact : Rhonda Ingwersen

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9214

Course Contact Email: rhonda.ingwersen@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Margaret Parker, Sylvia Walsh and Kirsty Gorter

Nominal Hours: 35

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

Pre-requisites: Design Concepts and Development A and B
Co-requisites: CAD Design Concepts, Product Development and Production 1 & 2

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required for the development and presentation of garment design concepts to the client within specified enterprise guidelines.
Students will:
1. Research fashion trends identifying market categories, themes, colours/texture/fabrics and garment types and details
2. Work in a team or consult with peers on design concepts
3. Apply advanced trade sketching techniques including design specifications to industry standards
4. Apply advanced presentation skills when preparing range concepts and specifications
5. Demonstrate use of both manual and CAD techniques
6. Consider point of sale/price point constraints when designing and prepare relevant specifications
7. Work to design brief requirements including point of sale/price point constraints
8. Develop presentation techniques for specialist fashion categories including men’s and children’s wear.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTPDCL05A Develop/present design concept/s within specified guidelines

Element:

Cost range/garment in conjunction with production area

Performance Criteria:

· All items and resources required for the range/garment are checked and confirmed
· Accumulated time is calculated or taken from the bill of labour and multiplied by standard cost to ascertain labour cost
· Material costs are obtained from relevant sources and compared, where necessary
· Total garment/range costs are calculated, which include labour, material and overhead costs
· Amendments or modifications are negotiated and agreed when required to ensure garment/range is within budget

Element:

Develop design concepts and details in consultation with others

Performance Criteria:

· Appropriate styles and trims/accessories are identified
· Production feasibility is researched and confirmed
· Artwork/drawings/specifications are prepared in the appropriate format, including any additional documentation required
· Design concepts are presented in accordance with agreed presentation strategy

Element:

Generate and select initial concepts in consultation with others

Performance Criteria:

· Concepts are developed to identify the range of possibilities
· A range of story board themes are prepared related to fabrics and colours
· Ideas are discussed and modified in consultation with other design team members
· Appropriate concepts are selected for development in consultation with design team

Element:

Maintain records

Performance Criteria:

· Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures

Element:

Research fashion garment

Performance Criteria:

· Fashion and garment trends are researched and relevant information relating to the design project is obtained, including availability of materials
· Ideas are contributed and discussed by team members to enhance the success of the project


Learning Outcomes


Refer to Part B of the guide.


Overview of Learning Activities


Details of Learning Activities

1. Research fashion trends identifying market categories, themes, colours/texture/fabrics and garment types and details.
2. Work in a team or consult with peers on design concepts.
3. Apply advanced trade sketching techniques including design specifications to industry standards.
4. Apply advanced presentation skills when preparing range concepts and specifications.
5. Consider point of sale/price point constraints when designing and prepare relevant specifications.
6. Work to design brief requirements including point of sale/price point constraints.
7. Develop presentation techniques for specialist fashion categories including men’s and children’s wear.


Teaching Schedule

Weekly outlines will be made available during the first scheduled class.
Topics:
Trends research – team work
Women’s wear – Colourways, range planning
Men’s wear & Children’s wear - Advanced Trade sketching and presentation skills
Children’s wear - costing

Overview of Learning Resources


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Stecker, Pamela, 1996, Fashion Design Manual, Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Melbourne.
McKelvey, Katheryn & Janine Munslow,Fashion Design: Process, Innovation & Practice, Blackewell
Abling, Bina, 2004, Fashion Sketchbook, NY: Fairchild Publications


Overview of Assessment

Tasks that have not been authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary to demonstrate that you can:
Produce advanced accurate trade sketches and presentation drawings by following design brief.
• Producing templates for specialist fashion categories including children’s and menswear.
• Use a variety of media, techniques, formates and presentation styles to professional standards.
• Complete research project in fashion trends.
• Explore the use of computer aided design as a media for presentation to industry standards.
• Written design rationale as required.
• Produce accurate garment design specifications.
• Produce costing specifications.
• Participate in the presentation of garment designs to a group as required.


Assessment Tasks

Tasks that have not been authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary to demonstrate completion of each topic.
Topic 1 – Womenswear – 30%
Topic 2 – Menswear – 30%
Topic 3 – Childrenswear – 30%
Class work – 10%

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