Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically identify the strengths of your own work and appropriately recognise your own professional position within the fashion marketplace.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the role and skills required in the area of fashion in which you intend to work;
- how to promote yourself and your work to fashion marketing management employers;
- how to prepare a professional Curriculum Vitae and career plan aligned to your intended role in Fashion Marketing with Management.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- creatively employ complex practical skills utilising digital technology in developing a personal profile through a promotional video.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- effectively communicate across visual, oral and written formats using an appropriate range of relevant media.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Practical classes and workshops | 10 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 16 |
| Wider reading or practice | 30 |
| Lecture | 4 |
| Tutorial | 10 |
| Completion of assessment task | 40 |
| Follow-up work | 40 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Academic Skills (including Academic Integrity).
Graduate Prospects – the official graduate careers website.
Textbooks
Vogt, Peter (2007). Career Opportunities in the fashion Industry. New York: CheckMark.
TeenVogue Handbook (2009). An insiders guide to careers in fashion. London: Puffin.
Eggert, M (2003). The perfect interview. London: Random House.
M, Yate (2008). Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions. Kogan Page.
Jay, R (2005). Brilliant Interview. Prentice Hall.
Longson, S (2004). Choosing Your Career. Kogan Page.
Brown, Carol (2010). Fashion Careers. London: Laurence King.
D’souza, Steven (2011). Brilliant Networking. Harlow: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Granger, Michele (2012). Fashion: the Industry and its careers. New York: Fairchild.
Granger, Michele (2004). The fashion Intern. New York: Fairchild.
H, Goworek (2006). Careers in Fashion and Textiles. Wiley Blackwell.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Plan
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Personal Career Plan with verbal and written feedback. There will be a variety of opportunities for formative feedback within the module, for example: •tutorials, •seminars •peer group •assessment •group critiques, •self-assessment •mock interviews The interim submission of the personal career plan and online portfolio is an opportunity for a closer examination of a students’ needs and targeted individual feedback on the marking criteria
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 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 |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External