Course Title: Source textile materials and resources
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: MANU5923C
Course Title: Source textile materials and resources
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5213 - Diploma of 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
Julia Raath 99259201
Nominal Hours: 20
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
There are no prerequisites. This course may be clustered with other courses.
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge to source materials and resources that are required for production of textiles.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTD4006A Source textile materials and resources |
Element: |
1Identify and locate required textile resources |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Materials required for production of textile products are identified from production specifications |
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. |
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrates knowledge of:
 role of shipping and customs agents
 information resources on materials, resources and suppliers
 criteria for making comparisons
 workplace practices and procedures for purchasing and receiving
 OHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures
 quality practices
 workplace practices
 recording and reporting practices
Demonstrates skills to:
 use computer operations for internet access and searches
 analyse performance characteristics
 compare findings
 communicate with suppliers
 document findings and orders
 read, interpret and follow information on work specifications, standard operating
procedures and work instructions, and other reference material
 maintain accurate records
 communicate within the workplace
 sequence operations
 meet specifications
 clarify and check task-related information
 carry out work according to OHS practices
Details of Learning Activities
This course is clustered with BUSM 6204CCost production of textile designs.
Lectures, tutorials, online activities, workshops where you are challenged to reflect and debate on different value positions, concepts and issues.
You are required to actively engage in case study material, problem solving activities, videos, self-reflection and discussion.
Teaching Schedule
1 | 7/7/14 |
Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Group Exercise - Identify raw materials |
2 | 14/7/14 | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Prepare specification sheets, Identify suppliers of services, Where how, what. Onshore off shore Compare costs |
3 | 21/7/14 | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Shipping and Supply chains |
4 | 28/7/14 | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers |
5 | 4/8/14 | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Document and present project information, and prepare for presentation |
6 | 11/8/14 | Project 1 Source materials and identify suppliers Class presentation 9am and PROJECT DUE |
7 | 18/8/43 | Project 2 cost a textile product Introduction to project and assessment criteria Analyse product and design specifications |
8 | 19/8/14 | Project 2 cost a textile product Record keeping, Research costs of product, compare price points |
1-14 September | Semester Break | |
9 | 15/9/14 | Project 2 cost a textile product Fixed costs and Variable costs Group work - Case studies |
10 | 22/09/14 | Project 2 cost a textile product Hidden costs in sample production and comparisons with bulk production |
11 | 29/09/14 | Project 2 cost a textile product Group presentation, sample costing sheet |
12 | 6/10/14 | Project 2 cost a textile product research and compare information on cost of textile product |
13 | 13/10/14 | Project 3. Produce Invoice & Purchase Orders to Complete Production Prepare invoices orders |
14 | 20/10/14 | Project 3. Produce Invoice & Purchase Orders to Complete Production Prepare information on cost of textile product Document and present project information, and prepare for presentation |
15 | 27/10/14 | Project 3cost a textile product Class presentation and PROJECT DUE |
16 | 3/11/14 | Melbourne Cup day public holiday |
Marking week |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to all RMIT students.
Services offered by SLC to support numeracy and literacy skills of the students are:
- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and Learning Support.
Disability Liaison Unit:
Students with disability or long-term medical condition should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete their studies.
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
Late submission:
Students requiring extensions for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. The student will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
Students seeking an extension of more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration: Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Overview of Assessment
To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.
Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.
Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.
Units assessed as ’not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ’competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Assessment Tasks
There are 3 assessment tasks presented as a research folio
1. Identify suppliers of resources (raw materials) 50%
o Specification sheet - Product
o Detailed list of all materials required to get the product to a retail outlet
o Research into wholesale suppliers International and global
o Report detailing processes to source a selected raw material
2. Cost the production of a textile product 30%
3. Produce invoice & purchase orders to complete production 20%
Assessment Matrix
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