Course Title: Design and Development 3
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Design and Development 3
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2467 |
Brunswick Campus |
Undergraduate |
350T Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019 |
GRAP2467 |
Brunswick Campus |
Undergraduate |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021 |
GRAP2467 |
Brunswick Campus |
Undergraduate |
515T Creative Industries |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Betty Kanzurovski
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 99259232
Course Coordinator Email: betty.kanzurovski@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 513.03.01
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
You should have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite courses GRAP2466 Design and Development 2 before you commence this course.
It is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite before enrolling in a course. For your information the RMIT Course Requisites policy can be found at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/course-requisites
Course Description
In this course you will apply a wide range of technically advanced skills in design, pattern and clothing construction. This will allow you to experiment and develop garments and styles using a variety of fabrics, addressing challenges of fit, proportion and silhouette.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
1. Apply and creatively adapt a body of theoretical and technical knowledge and skills in fashion design and technology to your practice or future study
3. lnvestigate and work creatively to solve garment construction problems related to fashion design ideas.
5. Identify, analyse and reflect on fashion technology in a local and/or global context
7. Apply initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in your own work and working as part of a team
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
1. Investigate a design trend and analyse the information to solve fashion range development problems.
2. Interpret and create designs that meet the design brief
3. Develop finished sample garments using efficient and sustainable methods to industry standards
4. Analyse your design ideas and present a product.
5. Seek, evaluate and incorporate feedback for your own work to improve your work practices.
Overview of Learning Activities
You be engaged in learning that involves a range of class activities such as practical exercises, group and class discussion, group activities/projects as well as online, industry visits and self-directed learning.
All practical experience is conducted according to industry standards. Workshop activities include: design development to meet a brief, full development of fashion garments, including patternmaking, garment construction, fitting, finishing and development of supporting technical and design information
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.
You will have access to a simulated industry-standard production workroom with sewing machines and specialist machines and pressing equipment. You will also have your own sewing equipment and work with a fashion company that will supply you with a company overview, design brief for product development
The University Library has extensive resources for Fashion and Textiles students. The Library has produced a number of subject guides that includes quality online and print resources for your studies Fashion and Textiles Library Guides
The Library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing
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. Your assessment tasks will be predominantly practical with a component of research and technical report writing. Assessment tasks will be holistic and integrate all aspects of this course including designing, cutting, garment construction, quality assurance, documentation and presentation of final designs.
Ongoing feedback will be provided to enable you to monitor your own performance including detailed feedback on assessed tasks.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced under ’Assessment’ at: student-essentials/assessment-and-exams
A Student Charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.Students/support-and-facilities
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:
Student-support/equitable-learning-services
Assessment Type | Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) related assessments | Assessment Weighting |
1. Design Toile | CLO 1,2,4,5 | 40% |
2. Final Presentation | CLO 1,2,3,4,5 | 35% |
3. Final garment | CLO 3,5 | 25% |