Course Title: Design and install merchandise signage

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

Course Code: MKTG8026C

Course Title: Design and install merchandise signage

School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5381 - Diploma of Visual Merchandising

Course Contact: Sam Falanga

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4670

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Tim McCarthy

Tim.mccarthy@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 50

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 required.

Course Description

In this unit you will develop the skills and knowledge required to prepare signage for use in the display of merchandise and promotional activity. You will develop the ability to determine signage requirements, design suitable signage options and arrange production. 

 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

SIRRMER011 Design and install merchandise signage

Element:

1. Determine signage requirements.

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Determine signage purpose and desired messaging and seek any required clarification.

1.2. Identify and confirm signage specifications, budget and constraints.

1.3. Access and review organisational style guidelines and standards to inform signage design.

Element:

2. Design signage.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Access creative sources of information and identify signage trends to draw inspiration to inform design. 

2.2. Test and experiment with forms of imagery, typography and language that meet purpose, desired messaging and organisational styling requirements.

2.3. Determine the relevance and use of digital and non-digital signage types.

2.4. Identify resources required to produce signage and confirm feasibility and alignment with budget.

2.5. Determine internal and external resourcing and production requirements.

2.6. Identify opportunities to create cost-efficiencies and maximise use of resources.

2.7. Identify and action measures for achieving resourcing efficiencies in signage production.

2.8. Develop a production brief to provide external parties with clear and detailed signage brief.

Element:

3. Produce signage.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Provide a signage production brief to internal and external signage producers. 

3.2. Review signage samples and provide feedback for improvements.

3.3. Produce signage using digital and non-digital signage production techniques.

3.4. Monitor signage production to ensure timelines are met.

3.5. Ensure finalised signage meets signage design.

Element:

4. Install signage.

Performance Criteria:

4.1. Install signage and adjust as required to ensure visual appeal is maximised.

4.2. Monitor signage to ensure currency and accuracy of information.

4.3. Dispose of unwanted signage, minimising environmental impacts.

4.4. Correctly store unused signage to prevent damage.


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

Welcome to Prop Making!

This course is all about making great props and signage, and doing it safely! Over the next 16 weeks we will meet for 3 hours each week in the VM workshop to explore manufacturing techniques and safe working practices. Canvas will be used in this course as the place where you can access course assessments and relevant and inspirational information.  

Studio 1 is what is known as a "clustered course". That is, it is a course made up of two or more complimentary units. In this course those units are MKTG 8026C "Design and Install Merchandise Signage" (National training Code SIRRMER011) and OHTH 5976C "Contribute to Workplace Safety" National training Code SIRXWHS002). 

By the end of this course you should be able to create a range of signage and props, and have a solid grounding in working safely in the workplace.


Teaching Schedule

 

Prop Making course schedule

Week

 Focus & Activities

Due Dates 

Workplace Safety

 Due Dates
Design and Install Merchandise Signage
1

Welcome & introduction to course content.

OH&S induction. Introduction to tools and equipment. 

Demonstrate creating stencils and cutting simple styrene shapes  EG Letters, Numbers

Demonstrate cutting screenboard . EG Cut card board strips for posters.

Intro ASSESSMENT 1 - SIGN & ICON

Discuss and Intro first assessment "Sign and Icon". Show samples

Student Homework : Find an inexpensive product  (eg drink or confectionary or other) with interesting graphics that can be converted to 3D signage. Bring one full colour photocopy (or original packaging/wrapper) to class as well as three black and white photocopies scaled up to fill an A3 page. This will be the size of the final signage.

https://www.pinterest.com.au/timzpinz/a-2018-studio-1/assessment-1-sign-and-icon-reference-images/

 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week		    
2

Bring sign & Icon colour graphics to class as well as three black and white photocopies scaled up to fill an A3 page. 

Share and discuss visual graphics and commence creating stencils for "Sign and Icon" assessment.

 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

 

    
3

Sign and Icon project continues

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

    
4

Sign and Icon project continues

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

    
5

Sign and Icon project continues

Intro ASSESSMENT 2 - POP UP 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

    
6

Complete Sign and Icon aassessment. Upload images & documentation onto specified Folder on I Drive & include a completed work submission form.

Assign PopUp  assessment project.

Student Homework : Find inspiration to use as reference for your PopUp book idea. Bring visual references to class to discuss with teacher and class.

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

   ASSESSMENT 1 SIGN & ICON DUE
7

Continue PopUp  work

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

 

    
8

Continue PopUp work

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

 

    
9

Continue Pop Up work

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

    
10

Pop Up DUE

Upload images & documentation onto specified Folder on I Drive & include a completed work submission form.

Intro / commence Table Centrepiece assessment project 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

   ASSESSMENT 2 Pop Up DUE
11

Continue Table Centrepiece assessment. 

Complete Job Safety Analysis

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

  ASSESSMENT 3 Job Safety Analysis DUE  
12

Continue Table Centrepiece assessment. 

 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

 

    
13

Continue Table Centrepiece assessment. 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

    
14

Table Centrepiece assignment completed. Upload images & documentation onto specified Folder on I Drive & include a completed work submission form.

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

   ASSESSMENT 4 : Table Centre Piece
15

Intro to Power tools and safety instructions

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

    
16

Complete Safety Quiz

Finalise & submit all work. 

NB: As part of successfully completing this combined course your teacher will maintain an observation record to make sure you demonstrate safe working practices every week

 ASSESSMENT 5 : Safety Quiz Due   
       


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

The Prop Building Guidebook : Eric Hart

 The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide : Monona Rossol

RMIT will provide you with 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.
You are advised to look at the Learning Hub at myRMIT site for ongoing updated information. A range of learning resources and references are provided throughout the year.

Amongst the library’s electronic resources is the ability to access Lynda.com for online tutorials and lessons. You may be given these tutorials (and other resources) to supplement your classroom learning. The University Library has extensive resources for Design students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies http://rmit.libguides.com/graphicartanddesign The Library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarian http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/librarians/dsc


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.
Assessment tasks include practical projects.

 

 

 

The RMIT assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as a student as well as those of your teachers.

 


Assessment Tasks

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

  1. ASSESSMENT 1 : Sign and Icon - For this assignment you will create a 3D sign and a 3D icon (prop) for a food or beverage product. The sign will feature the name of the brand, and the icon is a prop or logo that reflects the product brand. The sign and the Icon will be used in displays that you create in Display 1. The size of the sign will be A3.
  2. ASSESSMENT 2 :Pop-Up - For this assignment, you will work in pairs to create two A4 size, 3D Popup . Each student can make their own book. One book will be made in portrait and the other book will be made in landscape format. This book could be considered a scale-model concept for a window display or a freestanding installation within a store or shopping Mall. These Pop Up books will be used for a display in Display 1, weeks 14, 15, 16 (dependent upon your class).
  3. ASSESSMENT 3 :Job Safety Analysis (JSA) - Students are to complete JSA for a work task in Prop Making (Studio 1). Students will need to identify what is involved, the materials ,tools, equipment required. This requires students to conduct an "job audit" to to specify any potential hazards, identify actions to mitigate these potential hazards, specify who is responsible for this, and the timeframe.
  4. ASSESSMENT 4 :Table Centre Piece - For this assessment, you will make a creative Table Centre Piece (TCP) based on the design and construction plans you have been working on in Illustration. The purpose is to take a creative concept and convert it to a completed 3D object. The completed Table Centre Piece you create will be used for a themed table setting in Display 1 later in Semester 1. The structure MUST be made from Cardboard.
  5. ASSESSMENT 5 : (OHS) online quiz - This is an online (OHS) quiz. Students must answer all questions correctly. You may attempt this as many times as required.

 

You are required to demonstrate all learning outcomes to a satisfactory standard.
You will receive feedback with verbal and/or written evaluation of your progress within class time. 
The submitted projects will be assessed with written feedback as well as a checklist that relates to separate components of the project and the overall outcome.

This course is assessed for competency only.

Grades which apply to competency-based assessment are:


CA   - Competency Achieved 
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did Not Submit for Assessment

 


Assessment Matrix

Assessments

Assessments

National Code: SIRRMER011

Sign & Icon

Pop-up book

Table center piece

MKTG8026C Design and install merchandise signage
Elements 1 - 4/ Performance Criteria 

 

 

 

E:1 (PC 3)

1  -  3

1 - 3

1 - 3

E:2 (PC 8)

1  -  8

1  - 7

1  - 8

E:3 (PC 5)

1  -  5

1  - 5

1  - 5

E:4 (PC 4)

1  -  4

  1 - 4

  1 - 4

   Required Skills – 3

 

 

 

 

   Required Knowledge - 4

 

 

 

 

   Critical aspects of evidence - 3

 

 

 

 

 

National Code: SIRXWHS002

Sign & Icon

Pop Up

Job Safety Analysis

Table Centre Piece

Safety Quiz

MKTG8026C Contribute to workplace health and safety

Elements 1 - 3 Performance Criteria

    

 

  

 

E:1 (PC 6)

1 - 6

1 - 6

1 - 6

1 - 6

1 - 6

E:2 (PC 2)

1 - 2

 1 - 2

1 - 2

1 - 2

1 - 2

E:3 (PC 3)

1 - 3

 1 - 3

1 - 3

1 - 3

1 - 3

   Required Skills - 2

    

 

  

 

  

   

 

  

 

 

 

Other Information

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 & Extensions
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.
Pick the following link for details on applying for Special consideration 
Any student seeking an extension, should aim at doing so a minimum of 2 days before the deadline. Work submitted late and without an extension at any point will incur late penalties in accordance with university policy.
If you require an extension you must complete an extension form with evidence supporting your application and hand this to your instructor. Further links - Application for extension of time

On Time Submission and Impact of Late Submission 
On time submission is an important factor in your assessment. Employability skills are embedded in all courses and these include Planning & Organising and Self-management. For this reason, late work impacts on your competency assessment. 
Submissions that are assessed as Not Satisfactory can be re-submitted once and this is only permitted during the period that the competency is scheduled.

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. Submission cover sheet

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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