DFB311 Fashion Design Studio 6
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| Unit code: | DFB311 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | DFB210 and DFB211 |
| Credit points: | 24 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,328 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,993 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $8,712 |
| International unit fee | $9,336 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | DFB311 |
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| Credit points: | 24 |
| Pre-requisite: | DFB210 and DFB211 |
| Coordinator: | Icaro Ibanez Arricivita | icaro.ibanezarricivita@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This 24 credit point unit is one of two capstone Fashion Design Studio experiences and aims to provide you with the opportunity to synthesise your prior learning, within university and the workplace, through the production of a final year project that will be outward looking. Within this unit you will develop your confidence and ability to work with minimal supervision in preparation for graduation exploring your individual design aesthetic. During this unit you will complete an extended final year project and will have the opportunity to present your work to industry. The suite of Fashion Design Studio units form the foundation of learning for the Bachelor of Design (Fashion) program.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Establish an individual design identity contextualised within a researched market niche.
- Apply professional standards of presentation, decision making, planning and organisation of work strategy within the development and completion of an extended design project.
- Use advanced design skills and creativity in the development and presentation of an individualised design portfolio.
- Apply advanced theoretical, industry and cultural fashion perspectives, including ethical and sustainable practices, connecting to an extended design project.
Content
This unit focuses on the design and development of an outward looking extended independent project.
This unit builds upon the understandings acquired in previous Fashion Design Studio units and provides content such as:
- exploration of individual design identity
- critical research and reflection on, and application of, ethical and sustainable practices
- realisation of design ideas for fashion in niche/unique contexts
- portfolio development
- digital fashion communication
- pattern engineering • more advanced techniques or niche domains
- garment construction • more advanced techniques or niche domains
- application of nominated purpose-specific methods, machines and/or equipment.
Learning Approaches
This unit has supervised and unsupervised studio practice, critiques and presentations to monitor and provide feedback on your progress towards self-initiated, negotiated goals. Studio classes will provide you with bespoke practical experiences to crystallise an independent body of design work. There will be opportunities for class discussion, informal peer critique and industry connection. Alongside this, your supervisors will support you to develop and refine your skills in an open, constructive and creatively supportive environment. You will be encouraged to develop your capabilities for independent critical and constructive dialogue, problem-solving, research, exploration and consolidation of your own individual design identity. 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
- comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets
- criteria sheet grading
- feedback from peers.
Assessment
Overview
This unit contains three assessment pieces. The first one falls in early semester, the second in mid semester and the third one in the end of semester. In each assessment task, you will individually respond to a design brief with a presentation of individual work.
Faculty Assessment Information
To access complete 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: Project Development
Building on understanding acquired in prior Design Studio units, you are required to research, develop and present preliminary work for your independent project.
Assessment: Independent Project
You are required to present further defined outcomes for the independent project. You are required to emphasize experimental ways to resolve design problems. You will also be required to explore professional industry perspectives, including sustainable practices.
Assessment: Capstone Independent Project
Presentation and submission of your refined independent project and professional portfolio. This assessment aims to deepen your research, creative, and technical skills, as well as showcase your ability to develop and execute a cohesive and sophisticated fashion design project.
Presentation component is not eligible for 48 hour late submission period.
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.
Resource Materials
Other
NO set materials. Requirements per student to be discussed in class as individual needs dictate.
Risk Assessment Statement
All students and staff are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction for access to campus buildings and facilities. This must be completed online.
This unit (also) requires a Tier 2 Health and Safety Induction, which provides an overview of the facilities and general safety procedures for using the Gardens Point J block facilities.
This unit (also) requires a Tier 3 General Health and Safety Induction, which is a hands on induction on specific machinery. Please see School of Design J block workshop staff to book in for induction on specific machinery. Induction for Fashion students in the use of Fashion studio machinery will be provided by Fashion technical staff at the commencement of the Unit. Not all students are required to complete the Tier 3 induction.
You will be required to comply with the established safe operating procedures for machinery and standard Fashion Studio Workplace Health and Safety guidelines at all times.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.DE43 Bachelor of Design
- 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: ULO3, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO4, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Demonstrate technical proficiencies to undertake rigorous and iterative design experimentation that considers participatory and co-creation design processes.
Relates to: ULO3, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Use transdisciplinary methods to effectively work in diverse teams to address real-world challenges.
Relates to: ULO2, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO3, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - 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: ULO1, ULO4, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Independently demonstrate an ethical, sustainable and holistic approach to design, that critically considers impact.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO4, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project
DE45 Bachelor of Design - International
- 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: ULO3, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO4, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Demonstrate technical proficiencies to undertake rigorous and iterative design experimentation that considers participatory and co-creation design processes.
Relates to: ULO3, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Use transdisciplinary methods to effectively work in diverse teams to address real-world challenges.
Relates to: ULO2, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO3, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - 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: ULO1, ULO4, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project - Independently demonstrate an ethical, sustainable and holistic approach to design, that critically considers impact.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO4, Project Development, Independent Project, Capstone Independent Project