2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

DESN3469 Fashion Revolutions

20 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Dr Mark Sumner
Email: M.P.Sumner@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module explores how the fashion industry is in a constant state of flux and how a number of external forces are driving the constant evolution of the industry. The forces driving change are categorised into three key themes; new technology, changes in consumer attitudes and behaviour and sustainability. These forces are explored and their impact will be considered in the context of their effect on the fashion industry, its mode of operation and how organisations react to these changes. The module will provide students with a mix of lectures and seminar to develop their awareness and perception of global, macro trends across the fashion technology landscape explore how they can develop their innovative skills to harness technologically developments to exploit new markets or respond to new challenges, especially those associated with the sustainability. The module will use case studies from industry to show how fashion technology has evolved and innovated to meet the needs and challenges of the global society.

Objectives

The objectives of this module are to:
1. Develop students understanding of external factors that influence and drive change within the fashion industry
2. Develop students understanding of the impacts technology, consumerism and sustainability have had and will have on the fashion industry
3. develop their understanding of the interrelationship between fashion and globalisation,.
4. To emphasise the role innovation and technology can play in driving change as well as reacting to change
5. stimulating students to consider and understand the processes associated with creativity and innovation
6. explore how the challenges associated with sustainability can drive positive change.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of how technology, consumers and sustainability factors interact leading to changes within the fashion industry,
2. have an awareness of new fashion technologies that are being used/ are being developed,
3. demonstrate an understanding of the key aspects of innovation as a process,
4. demonstrate an ability to research and critically assess data from a number of sources to develop their arguments and present solutions,
5. demonstrate an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limitations of knowledge relating to the drivers in the fashion industry,
6. demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts to make judgements, and to frame appropriate questions to socio-economic problems affecting the fashion industry;
7. demonstrate an ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to both specialists and non-specialist audiences;

Skills outcomes
Ability to deploy techniques of analysis and enquiry across the uncertain and complex socio-economic drivers of the fashion industry.

Ability to conform to professional norms as accepted in the fashion industry.

Syllabus

The core of the module will be lecture based teaching covering three themes. New technological advances will be explored, using examples from academia and industry, with focus on research within the School of Design. Students’ understanding of consumerism, consumer behaviour and how changes in the society can have an impact on the fashion industry will be developed. The growing importance of sustainability and how this impacts on the technological developments, society, individuals and ultimately on the industry will be explored.

The nature and processes for employing innovation will also be developed, identifying the difference between creativity, invention and innovation. A mix of examples from academia and industry, and from technology, marketing and business models will be used to explore innovation.

The coursework will be used to prompt students to explore how external factors may impact on the industry via a process of future casting to create their scenarios for the future and this may impact on fashion technology in the future.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
presentation	1	4.00	4.00
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	3	2.00	6.00
Private study hours			179.00
Total Contact hours			21.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Each lecture is regarded as a signpost for further reading and enquiry requiring independent study per topic (75h).

The undertaking of the project component of this module will require significant research time, as well as time compiling the presentations and report (104h).

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress will be monitored through attendance at lectures and tutorials, engagement with the seminar tasks and through a verbal presentation mid-semester (wk5).

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Group Project	2500- 3000 words Project Report	80.00
Presentation	15 minute verbal presentation	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The resit format will be identical to that of the original submission.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/08/2020 08:35:04

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