Course Title: Cost production of textile designs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: BUSM6204C
Course Title: Cost production of textile designs
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development
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
Julia Raath Julia.Raath@rmit.edu.au 99259201
Nominal Hours: 20
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
There are no prerequisites. This course may be clustered with other courses.
Course Description
This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required tocost the production of textile designs.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTD5009A Cost production of textile designs |
Element: |
1. Analyse options for textile production |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Production requirements are analysed to determine scale of production |
Element: |
2. Assess influences on production costs |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Factors that may affect cost of production are determined |
Element: |
3. Develop and analyse costing sheets for textile production |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Costing sheets are completed for selected production options |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is clustered with MANU 5923c Source textile materials and resources.
Lectures, tutorials, online activities, workshops where you will challenged to reflect and debate on different value positions, concepts and issues.
You are required to actively engage in case study material, problem solving activities, videos, self-reflection and discussion.
Teaching Schedule
1 | 7 July | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Introduction to project and assessment criteria, Research and identify suppliers of resources |
2 | 14 July | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Identify suppliers of services, specification sheets - examples |
3 | 21 July | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Prepare specification sheets, Sales invoices and purchase orders |
4 | 28 July | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Prepare sales invoices and purchase orders |
5 | 4 August | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Document and present project information, and prepare for presentation |
6 | 11 August | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Class presentation 9am and PROJECT DUE |
7 | 18 August | Project 2 cost a textile product |
8 | 25 August | Project 2 cost a textile product Record keeping, Research costs of product, compare price points |
1-14 September | SEMESTER BREAK | |
9 | 15 September | Project 2 cost a textile product Fixed costs and Variable costs Group work - Case studies |
10 | 22 September | Project 2 cost a textile product Hidden costs in sample production and comparisons with bulk production |
11 | 29 September | Project 2 cost a textile product Group presentation, sample costing sheet |
12 | 6 October | Project 2 cost a textile product research and compare information on cost of textile product Document and present project information, and prepare for presentation |
13 | 13 October | Project 3. Produce Invoice & Purchase Orders to Complete Production Prepare information on cost of textile product |
14 | 20 October | Project 3. Produce Invoice & Purchase Orders to Complete Production Prepare information on cost of textile product Document and present project information, and prepare for presentation |
15 | 27 October | Project 2 and 3 DUE Class presentation |
16 | 3 November | Melbourne Cup day public holiday |
Marking week |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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.
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 submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Assessment Tasks
There are 3 assessment tasks presented as a research folio
1. Identify suppliers of resources (raw materials) 50%
o Specification sheet - Product
o Detailed list of all materials required to get the product to a retail outlet
o Research into wholesale suppliers International and global
o Report detailing processes to source a selected raw material
2. Cost the production of a textile product 20%
3. Produce invoice & purchase orders to complete production
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to all RMIT students.
Services offered by SLC to support numeracy and literacy skills of the students are:
- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and Learning Support.
Disability Liaison Unit:
Students with disability or long-term medical condition should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete their studies.
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
Late submission:
Students requiring extensions for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. The student will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
Students seeking an extension of more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration: Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
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