Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Fashion Practice Research Strategies
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2237 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
315H Architecture & Design |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012 |
GRAP2237 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
350H Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019 |
GRAP2652 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
350H Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025 |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Sean Ryan / Dr Juliana Luna Mora
Course Coordinator Phone: By email
Course Coordinator Email: sean.ryan@rmit.edu.au / juliana.luna@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: B08 L12 R006
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
Course Description
This course introduces you to the concept of creative practice research, and to strategies used in fashion and textile practice research. For fashion and textile design, creative practice is a model of research that uses design experiments as ‘data’ in the form of garments, textiles, publications, films, performances, and exhibitions. As ‘data’ this will be reflected and analysed to be translated as research.
This course is taught alongside your studio course and will enable you to gain a deeper understanding of your emerging design practice and how it is positioned within social and cultural contexts. You will explore a range of creative practice research methods through tutorials, workshops, and seminars. You will develop research skills in data gathering, reflective practice, analysis, and communication of research findings appropriate to fashion design.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
As this is a program option course, only Course Learning Outcomes are applicable.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1: Identify, analyse and evaluate different creative practice research methods
CLO2: Critically reflect on examples of creative practice research strategies in relationship to your emerging fashion design practice
CLO3: Conceptually map your emerging fashion design practice within the context of industry, community, and contemporary fashion design
CLO4: Propose a creative practice research intention
Overview of Learning Activities
Your learning will be facilitated via a range of online activities that will require both individual and collaborative engagement. Class activities promote your ability to explore design, investigate, analyse and understand your emerging fashion practice.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Task 1: Practice Contexts Map (20%) CLO 3
Assessment Task 2: Annotated Bibliography (40%) CLO 1, 3, and 2
Assessment Task 3: Research Proposal (40%) CLO 1, 2, 3, and 4
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.