Course Title: Fabric to Fashion Innovation Studio
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Fabric to Fashion Innovation Studio
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2794 |
Brunswick Campus |
Postgraduate |
350H Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2794 |
Brunswick Campus |
Postgraduate |
350H Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFx2020 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Caroline Tan
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1302
Course Coordinator Email: caroline.tan@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 511.02.006, Brunswick campus
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will work collaboratively in a studio environment to plan projects and produce fashion concepts within a sustainable fashion and textile business environment. Working in conjunction with industry stakeholders you will acquire entrepreneurial skills in apparel design and development across the fashion and textile supply chain. You will communicate project propositions and final outcomes to industry stakeholders.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
MC213 Master of Fashion (Entrepreneurship) & GD203 Graduate Diploma of Fashion (Entrepreneurship)
PLO 1: Research and creatively solve problems independently, demonstrating expert judgment and ethical responsibility relating to your professional practice within the business of fashion and textiles.
PLO 3: Professionally communicate propositions, processes and outcomes to the fashion industry and a wider audience acknowledging cultural inclusion.
PLO 6: Master a complex body of knowledge and technical skills to progress your professional career within the fashion and textiles industry.
GC166 Grad Cert in Fashion (Entrepreneurship)
PLO 1: Identify entrepreneurial opportunities and recognise constraints for fashion and textile business development.
PLO 2: Apply business skills and knowledge to effectively develop a fashion venture.
PLO 4: Communicate propositions and outcomes to fashion industry stakeholders, recognising cultural inclusion.
PLO 5: Work collaboratively to plan projects and produce fashion concepts within a sustainable business environment for the fashion and textiles industry.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO 1: Collaborate in a studio environment to produce fashion concepts within a sustainable fashion and textile business environment.
CLO 2: Investigate through practical applications entrepreneurial approaches to fashion and textile product innovation.
CLO 3: Communicate propositions and ideas for fashion apparel concept development for a global, culturally diverse fashion and textile industry.
CLO 4: Work professionally to produce sustainable fashion and textiles concepts.
Overview of Learning Activities
Your learning will be facilitated via a range of in-class and online activities that will require both individual and collaborative engagement. Class activities promote your ability to enquire, investigate, analyse and solve fashion entrepreneurship problems.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
RMIT Library provides extensive resources for fashion and textiles students.
Search the library and consult the Fashion and Textiles Subject Guides for more information.
The library also provides guides on academic referencing and assistance is available via phone, chat and email.
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.
Continuous course assessment will consist of three summative assessments. The details of assessments will be given to you at the start of the course. Information about performance standards required for each assessment task are detailed in the assignment area of Canvas.
Assessment Tasks:
Assessment Task 1: Discussion Forum Tasks (Individual) (45%), CLO: 2
Assessment Task 2: Innovation Group Report (25%), CLOs: 1 & 3
Assessment Task 3: Pitch, Presentation and Prototype (Group) (30%), CLOs: 3 & 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.