Fashion Industry

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• explore and exploit materials, techniques and digital processes
• select appropriate processes and techniques including pattern cutting and construction to communicate an individual approach to menswear or womenswear and through the production of a professional portfolio demonstrate knowledge of professional context
• use machines and equipment competently in the studios and workshops
• solve practical problems independently in response to set industry projects

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate relevant interpersonal skills for a professional context
• select and draw upon a wide range of learning, library and digital resources to inform and challenge your thinking
• study independently and produce work to set deadlines
• present your work appropriately in a professional context
• communicate ideas effectively in a variety of formats

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• apply methods of enquiry and reflection to critically evaluate the qualities of your work
• make independent critical judgments in the selection and use of ideas, materials and techniques suitable to the set industry projects
• evaluate and challenge the conceptual and technical boundaries of your discipline appropriate to the set industry projects
• generate ideas and inform your practice through enquiry, analysis and critical reflection

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• appropriate contemporary fashion designers and creative practitioners relevant to your own practice
• how to identify the appropriate skills you will need to practice professionally in the fashion industry
• how to creatively apply a variety of techniques, technologies and materials in the realisation of your projects
• social, ethical and sustainable dimensions in the fashion industry
• innovative practices, concepts and debates and how they impact on professional fashion practices

This module will provide you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the contemporary fashion industry and its practices and principles. This will be supported by lectures, presentations and sessions led by staff and visiting industry practitioners. You will engage with industry led projects and competitions to enable greater understanding of your chosen fashion design pathway.

We will expect you to independently select and engage with methods and techniques suited to the set industry projects, which will allow you to challenge your thinking and test your ideas in-depth. The aim of this module is to produce resolved pieces of work that are based on independent experimentation and informed by context, in readiness for Part 3.

You will assemble a portfolio of work that demonstrates your experimental yet focused process, which creatively address the aims and ambitions of the set industry projects. Students will produce a professional portfolio, fashion garments and supporting documentation for an intended market.

Students have the option to choose the Study Exchange Module or the Industry Placement Module in place of this module.

Teaching methods include:

• Group tutorials and discussions
• One-to-one tutorials
• Critical reviews
• Creative and technical workshops
• Visual presentations
• Career and employability sessions
• Industry insight from guest speakers

Learning activities include:

• Creative portfolio work development
• Drawing and portfolio workshops
• Research and concept development workshops
• Creative design and technical workshops
• Peer group learning
• Critical reviews
• Self-evaluation
• Study Skills support

Relationship between the teaching, learning and assessment methods and the planned learning outcomes

In this module industry linked learning and teaching activities enable you to direct your exploration and investigation of ideas to an industry focused context suited to an area of fashion you are interested in. Lectures, presentations and workshops given by staff and visiting lecturers will increase your knowledge of the contemporary context the set projects are focusing on. Informed by contemporary fashion practice, practical experimentation and feedback on your ideas you will create increasingly professional work, shaped by analysis and self-reflection.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Portfolio Development

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Formative feedback on portfolio development is given during the module, which can be verbal or written, contributing to the written summative feedback given at the end of the module
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

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.