Research Methods for Fashion (9730.3)

Research Methods for Fashion unit promotes the exploration and experimentation with different critical and methodological perspectives to research, in addition to examining established research methods. The unit focuses on primary and secondary sources and their relationship, ways of originating and developing fashion research, and appropriate methods applied to the creative industries. Students will develop an awareness of limitations that will enable them to select the most appropriate methods for investigation. This prepares students for later projects where research skills enable students to investigate what research is needed.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Plan, design, execute and communicate an individual project, which provides evidence of critical intellectual engagement and interpretation of appropriate data;

2. Select and evaluate appropriate research methodologies for the research being undertaken;
3. Work independently and competently through the organisation and management of time and resources; and
4. Analyse and evaluate findings and reflect critically on the achievement of the project's aim and objectives.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
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

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None

Equivalent units

None

Assumed knowledge

None.