Design Identity 2 (Cultural Studies) (9725.3)

Students will further develop and demonstrate a fashion design awareness towards the creation of original design concepts based upon creative solutions and appropriate design technologies. The unit consists of directive, students led and independent study. Trend, silhouette and colour forecasting, synthesising shapes, trends and colours to an appropriate market level, design communication through the use of appropriate technologies and applications, presentation of design concepts, portfolio generation.

Cultural Studies is used to introduce students to critical concepts and means of thinking about fashion and its societal and cultural contexts. Students attend lectures, seminars and workshops, and are required to complete significant amounts of academic readings in order to complete a formal academic report for assessment.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Effectively question, reflect and demonstrate the design process through practice;

2. Create and effectively communicate fashion;
3. Images, using introductory design software;
4. Critique principal fashion designers and styles from the 20th Century with respect to their influence on design and applied technology; and
5. Originate inspiration/mood and story boards which effectively communicate design concepts.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity

Skills development

UC graduates are professional. Because we collaborate closely with industry and other

stakeholders, our graduates have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to succeed in their

profession and become leaders in their field.

UC graduates can:

1. employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills;
2. communicate effectively;
3. use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world
4. problems;
5. work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict;
6. display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their
7. workload;
8. take pride in their professional and personal integrity.

UC graduates are global citizens. We support students to gain the knowledge and confidence to be global citizens.

UC graduates can:

1. think globally about issues in their profession;
2. adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international
3. boundaries;
4. understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures;
5. communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings;
6. make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives;
7. behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives.

UC graduates are lifelong learners. Our graduates are passionate about being at the forefront of their profession, staying in touch with the latest research, news and technology.

UC graduates can:

1. reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual
2. professional and academic development;
3. be self-aware;
4. adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new
5. ideas;
6. evaluate and adopt new technology.

 

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.