DFB204 Fashion Product Development
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| Unit code: | DFB204 |
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| Equivalent(s): | DFB406 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge. |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,192 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,020 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 | $4,704 |
| International unit fee | $4,944 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | DFB204 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | DFB406 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge. |
| Coordinator: | Melanie Finger | m.finger@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application for professional fashion communication and product development in the fashion industry. It focuses on commercial fashion design and product styling. Developing consumer products in the fashion industry requires diverse skills and knowledge in trend analysis, range building, sourcing, finishing, specification sheets and marketing to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes. By developing a foundational knowledge in product development you will be prepared to work in commercial fashion or to create your own fashion brand.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse the market to determine appropriate styling, fabrication and finishing for timely fashion products and/or services.
- Apply research of trends, design, supply chains and manufacture to develop a commercial fashion range.
- Apply written, visual and oral communications skills for fashion contexts taking into account industry relevant contexts.
- Critically reflect on the process of developing and proposing product ranges.
Content
The unit covers the following:
- trend/design analysis
- fashion research skills (primary and secondary)
- textile sourcing and selection
- specification sheets for factories
- garment finishing and manufacture
- product specification
- business skills for garment production
- planning for change in the fashion industry
- fashion supply chain logistics and its importance for business planning and sustainability
- careers and business opportunities within the fashion industry.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- lectures
- workshops
- online learning materials
You will be encouraged to adopt a ‘real-world’ approach to product development. As well as individual work you will be asked to collaborate in teams to design a production ready, commercial fashion range, using state of the art techniques and technologies. Modules to support digital design technologies will be available.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive formative feedback on your progress in this unit during tutorials and discussions throughout the semester. In addition you will receive feedback and advice from your tutors monitoring the progress of your research and development. You will share ideas with peers and provide constructive feedback to others over the semester. Online criteria sheets and Canvas general comments to cohort group will be used to provide feedback on assessable items.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit students you will conduct product development research into garment styles, fashion trends, and fashion business models in order to propose product ranges responding to consumer needs. You will be introduced to brand and designer signatures, and collaborate in teams to develop a commercial fashion range that will fit a specific brand’s market and will be production ready. You will take part in two assessments, in the first one you will independently research a specific fashion segment to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the fashion reality of that particular market. For the second assessment, with a more ambitious approach, you will collaborate to successfully develop a market-ready fashion range that will fulfil the needs of the target consumer audience.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Fashion Forecast
Assessment: Range Plan
For this task, you are asked to submit the 10 designs (front and back) you can come up with for your groups chosen brand. The work will need to be annotated with textile, colour, print and trim descriptions. You will present this on separate pages as high quality hand drawn / or technical drawings. Your work must reflect the aesthetics of the chosen brand.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Capsule Collection
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.
Requirements to Study
Costs
You will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection and specialised software such as Adobe Creative Cloud. Costs will vary depending on capability and storage requirements.
Resources
There is no set text for this unit but additional resources and readings will be available on Canvas through the semester.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no undue risks associated with the delivery of this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.KK43 Bachelor of Creative Industries
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge required for creative enterprise, career development and interdisciplinary collaborations, supported by depth in at least one creative disciplinary area.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Demonstrate well-developed cognitive and ideation skills to identify, analyse and evaluate opportunities to address authentic complex problems.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Demonstrate technical expertise to support skills and knowledge within the Creative Industries.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO4, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Communicate effectively in a range of forms across multiple media modes, for sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills and ideas, and collaborative practice and navigation of social networks.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Apply and adapt creative disciplinary knowledge and skills with agility in a range of industry, community and intercultural contexts.
Relates to: ULO2, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Practise self-management of career and learning with enterprise and an entrepreneurial outlook, including the building of personal and professional relationships and partnerships.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Online
| Unit code: | DFB204 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | DFB406 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge. |
Overview
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application for professional fashion communication and product development in the fashion industry. It focuses on commercial fashion design and product styling. Developing consumer products in the fashion industry requires diverse skills and knowledge in trend analysis, range building, sourcing, finishing, specification sheets and marketing to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes. By developing a foundational knowledge in product development you will be prepared to work in commercial fashion or to create your own fashion brand.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse the market to determine appropriate styling, fabrication and finishing for timely fashion products and/or services.
- Apply research of trends, design, supply chains and manufacture to develop a commercial fashion range.
- Apply written, visual and oral communications skills for fashion contexts taking into account industry relevant contexts.
- Critically reflect on the process of developing and proposing product ranges.
Content
The unit covers the following:
- trend/design analysis
- fashion research skills (primary and secondary)
- textile sourcing and selection
- specification sheets for factories
- garment finishing and manufacture
- product specification
- business skills for garment production
- planning for change in the fashion industry
- fashion supply chain logistics and its importance for business planning and sustainability
- careers and business opportunities within the fashion industry.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- lectures
- workshops
- online learning materials
You will be encouraged to adopt a ‘real-world’ approach to product development. As well as individual work you will be asked to collaborate in teams to design a production ready, commercial fashion range, using state of the art techniques and technologies. Modules to support digital design technologies will be available.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive formative feedback on your progress in this unit during tutorials and discussions throughout the semester. In addition you will receive feedback and advice from your tutors monitoring the progress of your research and development. You will share ideas with peers and provide constructive feedback to others over the semester. Online criteria sheets and Canvas general comments to cohort group will be used to provide feedback on assessable items.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit students you will conduct product development research into garment styles, fashion trends, and fashion business models in order to propose product ranges responding to consumer needs. You will be introduced to brand and designer signatures, and collaborate in teams to develop a commercial fashion range that will fit a specific brand’s market and will be production ready. You will take part in two assessments, in the first one you will independently research a specific fashion segment to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the fashion reality of that particular market. For the second assessment, with a more ambitious approach, you will collaborate to successfully develop a market-ready fashion range that will fulfil the needs of the target consumer audience.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Fashion Forecast
Assessment: Range Plan
For this task, you are asked to submit the 10 designs (front and back) you can come up with for your groups chosen brand. The work will need to be annotated with textile, colour, print and trim descriptions. You will present this on separate pages as high quality hand drawn / or technical drawings. Your work must reflect the aesthetics of the chosen brand.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Capsule Collection
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.
Requirements to Study
Costs
You will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection and specialised software such as Adobe Creative Cloud. Costs will vary depending on capability and storage requirements.
Resources
There is no set text for this unit but additional resources and readings will be available on Canvas through the semester.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no undue risks associated with the delivery of this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.KK43 Bachelor of Creative Industries
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge required for creative enterprise, career development and interdisciplinary collaborations, supported by depth in at least one creative disciplinary area.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Demonstrate well-developed cognitive and ideation skills to identify, analyse and evaluate opportunities to address authentic complex problems.
Relates to: ULO1, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Demonstrate technical expertise to support skills and knowledge within the Creative Industries.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO4, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Communicate effectively in a range of forms across multiple media modes, for sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills and ideas, and collaborative practice and navigation of social networks.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Apply and adapt creative disciplinary knowledge and skills with agility in a range of industry, community and intercultural contexts.
Relates to: ULO2, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection - Practise self-management of career and learning with enterprise and an entrepreneurial outlook, including the building of personal and professional relationships and partnerships.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4, Fashion Forecast, Range Plan, Capsule Collection