Course Title: Maintain display lighting and brief lighting designers

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2014

Course Code: MKTG5869C

Course Title: Maintain display lighting and brief lighting designers

School: 320T Architecture & Design

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5235 - Diploma of Visual Merchandising

Course Contact : Samuel Falanga

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254670

Course Contact Email:samuel.falanga@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

John Owe Young

john.owe-young@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 60

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

none

Course Description

This unit requires you as a team member to apply knowledge to
review, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of lighting
designs and applications, and to facilitate regular maintenance and
repair according to OHS requirements and store procedures. It
further requires you to develop and communicate
lighting applications and technology requirements to designers.
As a frontline visual merchandiser you are responsible for this role.

This unit unit is delivered and assessed in conjunction with MKTG5870C and MKTG5871C


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

SIRRMER012A Maintain display lighting and brief lighting designers

Element:

1. Maintain existing lighting.
2. Adjust and redirect lighting to enhance displays.
3. Brief a designer.

Performance Criteria:

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Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
 


Details of Learning Activities

Learning Activities

Learning activities will include field research, observation of existing retail environments, case studies, lectures, tutorials, team exercises and industry visits.
 

Learning activities will take place in a studio, workshop or classroom using industry standard tools and resources.

You will complete exercises and industry style projects. You will also be required to undertake independent study.

In class activities may include:
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• practical demonstrations
• analysis/critique of relevant reading material
• seminar presentations
• lectures
• design
• guest lecture
• group discussion
• workshops
• online research
• independent project based work
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• site visits (observations)
• tutorials
 

Out of class activities may include:
• Blog/Wiki discussion and participation
• seminar presentations
• design
• guest lecture
• group discussion
• workshops
• online research
• independent project based work
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• site visits (observations)
• ‘workshopping’ of student projects
 


Teaching Schedule

Week

Topics Competency Element MKTG5869 MKTG 5870 MKTG 5871    
1 Orientation            
2 Introduction, research, company audit   1,2,3 1,2 1    
3 Branding, design process   1,2 1,2 1    
4 Materials, resource file   2,3 2 1,2    
5 Presentation 1 Store Audit   1,2,3 1,2 1,2    
6 target markets, image, sustainability     1,2 1,2,3    
7 Self directed learning            
8 Design meeting     2 1,2,3    
9 Progress check     2 1,2,3    
10 Presentation 2 K.D. merchandiser     1,2 1,2,3    
11 Pop up retail, Designers toolkit   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
12 What is light? 3 lighting types   1,2,3        
13 Senses marketing 1, Scent   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
14 Progress check   3 1,2      
15 Presentation 3 Pop up retail   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
16 The store front   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
17 Lighting planning, layout & lighting schedule   1,2,3 1      
18 Self directed learning            
19 Senses marketing 2 Music   3 1,2 2,3    
20 Self directed learning            
21 Presentation 4 the shop front   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
22 Retail Site inspection   1,2,3 1,2 1    
23 Brief a lighting designer & lighting running costs   3   2    
24 Self directed learning            
25 Fixture & merchandise layout     1,2 2,3    
26 Vacant site progress check   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
27 Presenting design concepts     1,2 1,2,3    
28 Presentation Vacant site job   1,2,3 1,2 1,2,3    
29 Presentation Vacant site job            
30 Presentation Vacant site job            
31 Presentation Vacant site job            
32              
               
               
               


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Title:Human dimension & interior space : a source book of design reference standards / by Julius Panero and Martin Zelnik.
Author:Panero, Julius.
Other Author(s):Zelnik, Martin, 1939-
Publisher:New York : Whitney Library of Design, 1979.
ISBN:0823072711 :
Description:320 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Format:BookSubjects:Architecture--Human factors.
Interior decoration--Human factors.
Anthropometry--Tables.
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 316-317.

0823072711 :


References


Other Resources

Commercial Supplier catalogues

Creative design resources including websites, magazines and books 

RMIT will provide you with some of the resources and tools for learning in this
course through our online systems and access to specialised facilities and relevant software. You will also have access of the library resources.
 


Overview of Assessment

 Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:

  • evaluating and reporting on effectiveness of lighting
    designs and applications
    • documentary evidence of consultative and liaison
    processes with lighting designers and other relevant store
    staff
    • observation of relevant OHS provisions
    • systems developed to monitor and maintain display
    lighting.

An assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers. http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf


Assessment Tasks

Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks. Summative assessment tasks in this unit are graded.

To demonstrate competency in this course you need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.
 

 Formative Assessment

1. Company Audit
Conduct a review of an existing reatil store

2. Resource File

Source general and technical information relating to the retail Industry and compile into an accessible file


3. KD Merchandiser design

Design an easily transportable knock down merchandiser for a given product

4. Pop Up Shop

Design a ’pop up’ shop for a given brand

5. Window Display Lighting

Plan and implement a lighting solution for a window display

Summative Assessment

6. Shopfront

Plan and Design a shop front for a given brand including the display elements

7. Vacant Site Redesign

Using a vacant site that will be visited and inspected, Plan and design a new fitout to suit a given brand.

 

Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment
HD    Competent with High Distinction
CDI   Competent with Distinction
CC    Competent with Credit
CAG  Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC  Not Yet Competent
DNS  Did Not Submit for Assessment
 


Assessment Matrix

An assessment rubric is available on the RED blackboard site.

Go to the RMIT website - students / learning hub / RED / course guide / Assessment rubric

Other Information

Please note that this competency will be delivered in conjunction with ’Produce free floor layouts MKTG5870c’ and ’Design merchandisers MKTG 5871C’ as a course titled Retail experience design (RED)

 

Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

Feedback - You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Student feedback at RMIT

Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Student progress policy

Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Special consideration, appeals and discipline

Cover Sheet for Submissions
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
 

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