Course Title: Present and promote textile design concepts

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6082 Advanced Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Title: Present and promote textile design concepts

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

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)

VART5909C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face

Term2 2010,
Term2 2011

Course Contact: Pat Jones

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9518

Course Contact Email: pat.jones@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to present and promote textile design concepts to clients or other industry professionals. Students will undertake a variety of design briefs that enable them to demonstrate design competency.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Pre requisites; Students are strongly advised to complete core modules

VART 5905C Use of colour in Textiles

VART5904C Development of Textile Designs before undertaking this course

VART5903C Textile Design Influences

Students are advised that projects in this course may be assessed in conjunction with ISYS 7969C Develop Designs Using the Computer



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTD4008A Present and promote textile design concepts

Elements:

1 Analyse requirements of design brief

2 Develop visual tools to communicate textile design concepts

3 Prepare for presentation

4 Conduct presentation


Learning Outcomes

Completion of this course will enable students to demonstrate skills and knowledge to:
• complete inspiration or storyboards to present design concepts
• communicate application of design principles in textile design
• communicate design concepts
• interpret and respond to a design brief
• sell features and benefits of design concepts
• use presentation skills
• convey necessary information to meet needs of audience
• apply OH&S practices
• maintain accurate records


Overview of Assessment

To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of Competency.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework and in class exercises and practical problem solving exercises and design briefs.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Specifically students will undertake 2 design briefs, each one is designed to allow students to demonstrate particular industry standards.