DFB111 Introduction to Fashion: Systems
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| Unit code: | DFB111 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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Unit Outline: Semester 2 2027, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | DFB111 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Icaro Ibanez Arricivita | icaro.ibanezarricivita@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This foundational unit provides knowledge and skills for the practice of fashion design. It addresses design principles, processes and contexts, including the development of effective skills to communicate and realise design ideas. Embedded in this unit is a focus on ethical, circular and sustainable practices.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Research a broad range of primary and secondary fashion resources and expand conceptual thinking for design development.
- Demonstrate creative and analytical ways to solve design problems and realise design ideas.
- Apply communication elements, principles and processes specific to contemporary fashion design.
- Identify introductory theoretical and cultural fashion perspectives to explore fashion
Content
This unit addresses foundational content such as:
- cultural and theoretical fashion contexts
- circular fashion and sustainable practices
- the exploration of fabric, colour, trims and texture.
- layout and presentation of design ideas
- the importance of technical drawings in design
- developing designs from primary and secondary design research
- introductory pattern cutting and fabrication.
- principles and processes of fashion design
- safe working practices for industrial sewing machines
Learning Approaches
This unit allows you to combine fashion theory and practice in a studio based learning environment. Studio classes will provide you with practical experiences to explore the connection between design and fabrication. Your work will be strongly supported by staff, and built around studio-driven ideation, experiments, and critique-driven collaboration with classmates. There will be opportunities for class discussion and informal peer critique. Lectures will provide an additional framing of contemporary practice and raise pertinent issues to consider in your own practice and project development. A range of online supporting resources will be used for fashion fabrication and fashion design theory.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- formative exercises discussed in class and/or online
- comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets
- criteria sheet grading
- feedback from peers.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit there are two assessment pieces, the first one in early semester and the second at the end of semester. Each assessment task asks you to individually respond to a design brief with a portfolio of individual work.
Faculty Assessment Information
To access complete Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Canvas site for this unit. This includes information about assignment submission, late assignments and assignment extensions.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Fashion Portfolio
You are required to develop a portfolio based on your material experimentation. You will use introductory technical skills including pattern cutting, fabrication and drawing. This portfolio will address theoretical and cultural fashion perspectives.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Deconstructing Fashion
You are required to develop and present a body of creative work based on your research from Assessment 1.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no set texts for this unit, however recommended reading and other resources will be provided on Canvas.
Resource Materials
Other
A compulsory levy will be charged to cover costs of materials and pattern making equipment. Under exceptional circumstances a levy waiver may be approved. Refer to this unit’s Canvas site for exact costs and process for levy payment.
Risk Assessment Statement
All students and staff are required to complete Tier 1 of CIESJ Student HSE Inductions for access to campus buildings and facilities. This must be completed online.
Tier 1 Visit and review all sections of the health, safety and environment
If requiring access to Z5, 10, 11, 12, 13 (Kelvin Grove) workshops, you must complete Tier 2 - Workshops HSE induction
Where substantial computer-based work is required, you are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work, and ensure that your workstation is set up for optimal comfort to prevent strain or injury.
Further information can be found on the unit Canvas.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.DE43 Bachelor of Design
- Demonstrate theoretical and technical design knowledge, synthesising methods and theories of design in dynamic and evolving contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Recognise the consequences of design and its impact on the world, with respect to open, ethical and inclusive core design values acknowledging global, cultural and / or indigenous contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Communicate coherently, independently and/or collaboratively using a range of media to convey and share design knowledge and ideas to diverse audiences in a range of contexts.
Relates to: ULO3, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Use transdisciplinary methods to effectively work in diverse teams to address real-world challenges.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Exercise self reflection, resilience, adaptability and self-direction and leverage failure in order to unlock new ideas, approaches, and ways of doing and knowing.
Relates to: ULO2, Deconstructing Fashion - Independently demonstrate an ethical, sustainable and holistic approach to design, that critically considers impact.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion
DE45 Bachelor of Design - International
- Demonstrate theoretical and technical design knowledge, synthesising methods and theories of design in dynamic and evolving contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Recognise the consequences of design and its impact on the world, with respect to open, ethical and inclusive core design values acknowledging global, cultural and / or indigenous contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Communicate coherently, independently and/or collaboratively using a range of media to convey and share design knowledge and ideas to diverse audiences in a range of contexts.
Relates to: ULO3, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Use transdisciplinary methods to effectively work in diverse teams to address real-world challenges.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Exercise self reflection, resilience, adaptability and self-direction and leverage failure in order to unlock new ideas, approaches, and ways of doing and knowing.
Relates to: ULO2, Deconstructing Fashion - Independently demonstrate an ethical, sustainable and holistic approach to design, that critically considers impact.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion
DV99 Bachelor of Design
- Demonstrate theoretical and technical design knowledge, synthesising methods and theories of design in dynamic and evolving contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Deconstructing Fashion - Recognise the consequences of design and its impact on the world, with respect to open, ethical and inclusive core design values acknowledging global, cultural and / or indigenous contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Communicate coherently, independently and/or collaboratively using a range of media to convey and share design knowledge and ideas to diverse audiences in a range of contexts.
Relates to: ULO3, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Use transdisciplinary methods to effectively work in diverse teams to address real-world challenges.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion - Exercise self reflection, resilience, adaptability and self-direction and leverage failure in order to unlock new ideas, approaches, and ways of doing and knowing.
Relates to: ULO2, Deconstructing Fashion - Independently demonstrate an ethical, sustainable and holistic approach to design, that critically considers impact.
Relates to: ULO4, Fashion Portfolio, Deconstructing Fashion