Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- confidently apply a range of extended digital media skills to the production of your work.
- manage your own workload with increased autonomy and apply independent problem-solving skills within all aspects of a project;
- effectively articulate your ideas through, visual and written formats;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate your ability to select, analyse and evaluate relevant fashion information.
- apply knowledge and critical understanding of fashion communication to increasingly complex situations;
- effectively generate ideas, fashion concepts and proposals for a defined project brief;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the theoretical frameworks influencing fashion communication;
- the creative and strategic processes required for specific fashion markets, consumers and commercial environments.
- the broad and evolving scope of fashion communication and the contexts in which they operate today across brands and the industry;
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate in depth specialist knowledge of fashion communication in order to develop innovative strategic and creative propositions for a defined audience using moving image;
- creatively employ digital technologies in the production of film / photographs.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 20 |
Follow-up work | 24 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Practical classes and workshops | 18 |
Seminar | 20 |
Completion of assessment task | 86 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 70 |
Wider reading or practice | 50 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Journal Articles
Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. , Emerald.
Textbooks
Swanson, K. (2008). Writing for the Fashion Business. Berg Wolbers.
Jandos (2007). Designing Magazines. Alworth Press.
Bergstrom, B (2008). Visual Communication. Laurence King.
Jandos, Rothstein (2007). Designing Magazines. Allworth Press Lupton.
Lancaster G & Massingham L (2011). Essentials of Marketing Management. Routledge.
Cope J. & Maloney D. (2016). Fashion Promotion in Practice. Bloomsbury.
Marian Frances (2009). Uncovering Fashion. Fashion Communications Across the Media.
Ellen (2008). Indie publishing: How to design and create your own book. Princeton Architectural Press.
Phillips, Loraine (2009). Publish Your First Magazine: A Practical Guide For Wannabe Publishers. 360 Books Rothstein.
Wheeler A (2009). Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team. Wiley Hewson.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Draft piece
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback on the Creative Design Project will include the submission of a 5 slide presentation during class (5 mins ) towards the end of the module; feedback will be given by the tutor and peer group to aid development of the summative assessment. Other formative feedback will be delivered via weekly tutorials throughout the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
- Percentage contribution: 100%
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Creative Design Project | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Creative Design Project | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Creative Design Project | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External