Module overview
This module offers you the opportunity for further investigation, risk-taking and critical self-assessment as you develop and define your unique fashion identity.
Working towards a pre-collection will allow you to examine new ideas and test innovative solutions, culminating in a substantial body of preliminary research and initial design development that will inform the research proposal relating to your Final Major Project.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- design and create an assessment output that demonstrates creative problem-solving and effective communication techniques
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices to design and evaluate an assessment output evidencing project management techniques and research methods
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evidence focussed visual and material research and the application of new ideas as they relate to your professional studio practice.
- demonstrate advanced fashion design investigations, risk-taking and the testing of innovative solutions, developing a skilled design identity for the contemporary fashion design market
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- creative engagement with key ideas and debates in fashion design and the professional contexts and challenges
Syllabus
Through this core module, you will be supported as you further enhance your fashion design skills, including garment fitting and problem-solving, whilst working towards a cohesive and innovative Pre-Collection. You will apply the knowledge you gained in Semester 1 to evolve your investigations through advanced creative experimentation.
You will be expected to take additional responsibility for your own learning through this negotiated project, aligned to your personal interests, motivations and career ambitions.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching Methods include:
- Tutor briefings
- Presentations
- Group and one-to-one tutorials
- Critical Reviews/Formative Feedback
- Introduction to professional and academic research skills
- Design and technical workshops
- Input from visiting lecturers/industry guest speakers
Learning Activities include:
- Independent learning, including reflection on verbal and/or written feedback
- Independent research and investigation
- Fabric and materials research
- Workshop-based learning
- Digital and studio practice
- Peer-group learning
- Class discussions
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 252 |
| Teaching | 48 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Fashion Design. 1. The Student Hub for advice and support 24/7 General Resource Description: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentservices/index.page 2. I-Solutions for digital support General Resource Description: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/isolutions/students/index.page 3. JISC Digital Capabilities General Resource Description: https://sotonac.sharepoint.com/teams/BuildingDigitalCapabilities/SitePages/Student-Help-Guide.aspx 4. Blackboard Ultra General Resource Description: https://sotonac.sharepoint.com/teams/BlackboardUltra/SitePages/About-Blackboard-Ultra.aspx Module announcements, assessment material, weekly resources, relevant reading lists and to specific projects will be listed on the project brief/s and available on blackboard. Additional resources will be signposted on Blackboard 5. Virtual Learning Environment and VPN General Resource Description: https://sotonac.sharepoint.com/teams/IT/SitePages/Services/SouthamptonVirtualEnvironment.aspx https://knowledgenow.soton.ac.uk/Articles/KB0011610 6. Library General Resource Description: https://library.soton.ac.uk/homepage 7. The Academic Skills Library page for study skills support: General Resource Description: http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash 8. LinkedIn Learning General Resource Description: https://sotonac.sharepoint.com/teams/LinkedInLearningatSouthampton 9. Digital Learning resource for students to access digital support General Resource Description: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/digital-learning/index.page 10. Academic Integrity issues: General Resource Description: http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/what-is-academic-integrity 11. Harvard citing and referencing systems, including cite-them-right online resource: General Resource Description: http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/referencing
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Critical review
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Synopsis | 20% |
| Portfolio | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Synopsis | 20% |
| Portfolio | 80% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Synopsis | 20% |
| Portfolio | 80% |