Course Title: Textile Design Strategies and Environments
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Textile Design Strategies and Environments
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2870 |
Brunswick Campus |
Undergraduate |
350H Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Juliana Luna Mora & Dr. Daphne Mohajer Va Pesaran
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1284 / +61 3 9925 3536
Course Coordinator Email: juliana.luna@rmit.edu.au / daphne.mohajer.va.pesaran@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 511.03.008/ 513.01.003
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior study
Successful completion of SOCU2301 Fashion, Textiles, Place and Story.
Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.
Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course. For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.
Course Description
This course will guide you toward articulating and communicating your position as a textiles designer in relation to current social, cultural, political, ethical and environmental concerns. You will be introduced to a range of perspectives to critique issues concerning the production and consumption of fashion design —these could include for example, the body, gender and materiality;, spirituality, luxury and ritual; indigeneity, cultural appropriation and the environment. You will develop an individual response which reflects design strategies and principles that address issues in a local or global context.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
PLO2: Develop conceptual, creative, technical and digital skills to deepen and synthesise knowledge of textile design applications and technologies.
PLO4: Critically evaluate and reflect on theoretical and practical textile design principles and techniques to identify and solve problems in diverse contexts.
PLO5: Demonstrate creative, critical textile design thinking that recognises emerging trends and issues suitable for contemporary textile design and related industries.
PLO7: Demonstrate an awareness of the cultural, social, ethical and environmental contexts and impacts of textile design and related industries.
PLO8: Initiate, develop and realise textile design projects effectively in collaboration with industry, community or professional partners as part of professional development.
Course Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1: Research and critically examine contemporary design practices in relation to social, cultural, political, ethical and environmental concerns.
CLO2: Interpret theoretical perspectives and apply them to design practice.
CLO3: Produce textile design outcomes/strategies/principles that address key concerns (e.g. social, cultural, political, ethical and/or environmental).
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 explore design, investigate, analyse and understand textile design 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.
RMIT Library provides extensive resources for fashion and textiles students.
Search the library and consult the Fashion and Textiles Subject Guides for more information.
There are services and resources 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 website.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks:
Assessment 1: Situating Knowledge Text Annotation (individual written task) (25%) CLO 1 and 2
Assessment 2: Perspectives (live in-class presentation and digital submission) (35%) CLO 1, 2 and 3
Assessment 3: Positioning Practice (live in-class presentation and hard copy submission) (40%) CLO 1, 2 and 3
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.