Course Title: Select raw materials

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5213 Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Title: Select raw materials

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU5918C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term2 2013

Course Contact: Julia Raath

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9201

Course Contact Email: Julia.Raath@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers activities associated with the selection and checking of raw materials for use in textile production. These activities are conducted within the context of product and process specifications, and with an empahasis on recording and reporting practices.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites but students undetrtaking this course are adivsed to be concurrently enrolled in  VART 5910C Apply Manipulation Techniques to Create Experimental Textile Samples, whihc will enable a practical outcome for this competency.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTX3008B Select raw materials

Elements:

1. Check raw materials

2. Report on raw materials

3. Select raw materials


Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course you will have demonstrated your ability to select raw materials, check raw materials and report on them.

Learning is integrated with textile design and production projects undertaken as a part of VART 5910C Apply Manipulation Techniques to Create Experimental Textile Samples throughout the duration of the course.

Throughout this process your underpinning skills and knowledge will be developed, and you may be requested to demonstrate this in relation to selection of specific materials.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to select appropriate raw materials, check raw materials and report on those raw materials in association with projects delivered in VART 5910C Apply Manipulation Techniques to Create Experimental Textile Samples.

You will be required to demonstrate for underpinning knowledge of the selection of raw materials throughout these projects..