Course Title: Source textile materials and resources
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: EMPL5588C
Course Title: Source textile materials and resources
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C4218 - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development
Course Contact : Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171
Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Rachel Halton tel. (03) 9925 9158 email. rachel.halton@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
This is a core unit
Course Description
This course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to identify key production processes within a textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) sector.
The unit applies to all sectors in the TCF industry. It may be applied to a specific sector but must include production processes and flow of product from raw materials through to distribution.
The unit applies to working in the TCF industry and includes identification of applicable legislation, guidelines and workplace practices for the relevant sector.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTD4006A Source textile materials and resources |
Element: |
2Analyse order and supply conditions |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Minimum order requirements for suppliers are identified. |
Element: |
3Compare supply costs |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Capacity of suppliers to meet price and quality requirements are analysed and compared |
Element: |
4Order and receive textile materials and resources |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Suppliers are selected for supply of materials and resources based on their ability to meet required specifications and competitiveness. |
Element: |
1Identify and locate required textile resources |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Materials required for production of textile products are identified from production specifications |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Classroom activities including lectures, tutorials, on-line activities where students are challenged to reflect and debate on different value positions, concepts and issues.
You will be required to participate in case study learning, problem solving activities, self-reflection and discussion.
Activities will encourage both individual and group based learning responsibilities.
Teaching Schedule
This Unit is delivered as a clustered Unit with Work in the TCF Industry and Source Textile Materials and Resources. Classes are structured to cover multiple learning and assessment tasks across the cluster.
^this outline will be subject to update. All students are required to access their RMIT email twice per week to receive updates.
Session Learning / Assessment Activity:
1 Session 1 Overview of Unit and Assessment Tasks. TCF & Source Materials. Overview "what is the TCF Industry"
Discussion & Activity: Industry & Production Processes (TCF: 3.1,3.2,3.3) OH&S (OH&S: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2 Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Industry
Research & Class Activity. Production Processes (TCF: 1.1,1.2, 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4)
(Bendigo Sheep & Wool Show July 18,19)
3 Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Industry Research activity FACT SHEETS
Industry associations, unions, legislative bodies (TCF: 1.1,1.2)
4 Assessment: 5 mins Presentations - Fact Sheets (TCF: 1.1,1.2 2.1,2.2)
5 Work in the TCF. Activity: Skills Audit, skills required for TCF Industry. Employee roles & employability skills / Industry focus / Research activity: Personal skill assessment (TCF: 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5,5.1,5.2,5.3,5.4,5.5)
6 Source Materials_Learning Activity _ Suppliers
Source Textile Materials and Resources: Identify Production resources used in the design and development of Textiles.
Assessment: Source and compare necessary information to guide Production - Source Supplier and Comparison Document (Source: 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6,3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4)
7 Source Materials_Learning Activity _ Discuss supply chains. Identify Suppliers of Resources (including raw materials), for the TCF Industry.
Wednesday 19th August Wool seminar / 515.02.06 / 12 to 5 pm.
8 Source Materials_Learning Activity – Sales Invoice / Purchase Order (Source: 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5)
MID SEMESTER BREAK
9 Assessment Task 2: Industry Reports (TCF: 1.1,1.2, 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,3,4,6)
OH&S _ Self Directed Assessment Tool (OH&S: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
10 Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Product Quality & Production Processes / Supply Chains
11 Product Quality & Production Processes / Knit (TCF: 3.1,3.2,3.3)
12 Product Quality & Production Processes / Digital Print (TCF: 3.1,3.2,3.3)
13 Assessment: Presentation: Supplier and Comparison Document (Source: 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6,3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4)
14 Class time to prepare Reports / Self Directed Assessment Tools (OH&S: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
15 Assessment Submissions (TCF: 6.1, 6.2,6.3,6.4,6.5)
16 Feedback Sessions
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Textiles, Concepts and Principles: Virginia Hencken Elsasser |
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The sustainable fashion handbook: Sandy Black |
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Naked fashion : the new sustainable fashion revolution: Safia Minney |
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Sustainable fashion and textiles : design journeys: Kate Fletcher |
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Eco fashion: Sass Brown |
References
Other Resources
A4 Portfolio including dividers and Plastic Sleeves
Notebook, Pen for recording information from Industry visits.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include project work.
Assessment Tasks
Fact Sheet / Industry Bodies 40%
Workplace Report 60%
Questionaire on Industry Visits CA/NYC
Industry Skills Audit CA/NYC
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester on all assessment tasks. All assessment tasks must be completed before competency can be achieved.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This Unit is delivered concurrently with the following Units:-
Implement and monitor OH&S in the workplace (LMTGN4010A) OHTH5451C
Source textile materials and resources (LMTTD4006A) MANU5923C
and includes clustered learning activities common to all Units.. Further details will be provided by your class teacher in your first session.
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