Module overview
This compulsory module introduces you to enhanced fashion design principles and encourages you to develop an innovative and exploratory perspective on your studio practice, through a combination of projects and technical workshops. This considered approach is intended to further develop your interests and understanding of the creative and conceptual practical requirements associated with fashion design at an advanced level.
You will develop a sound awareness of your unique identity as a fashion design practitioner, through individual tutorials and group critiques designed to challenge and stimulate your knowledge and thinking of contemporary and emerging fashion ideas and debates.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evidence systematic testing of skills and creative development focussing on your design identity and its relation to the contemporary fashion design market.
- evidence of research, idea development and critical reflection of your evolving studio practice.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate accurate and effective academic research and communication skills
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically analyse examples and case studies relevant to fashion design
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- critical engagement with key ideas in fashion design through creative practice
Syllabus
This module is designed to make you reflect on research and development of your ideas as you enhance your skills, enabling you to develop a deeper understanding of fashion design principles.
The module is delivered through project briefing/s, studio-based learning and technical workshops that include professional portfolio development. Supplementary input includes visual research methods, introduction to zero-waste methodologies and garment fabrication and finish.
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 | 250 |
| Teaching | 50 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
General. . 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: Critical Reviews are intended to support your project development and provide written feedback before your final submission of this module. All feedback is intended to support you and to allow you to critically reflect on your own work and that of your peers. No marks are awarded for formative feedback.
- Final Assessment:
- 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% |