2021/22 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

DESN3574 Portfolio: Design & Content

20 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Jeffrey Thorpe
Email: j.s.thorpe@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2021/22

Pre-requisites

DESN3573

Portfolio: Research and Analysis

Module replaces

DESN 3564

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module provides students with the opportunity to consolidate working practices developed in Levels 1, 2 and Level 3 semester one to produce a portfolio demonstrating their ability to create a diverse range of design solutions in their chosen pathway.

Objectives

The purpose of this module is to utilise research and design development created in DESN3573 to enhance students’ skills, awareness and decision making. Students will produce independent and creative fashion design products that demonstrate a breadth and depth of outcomes. This module also provides students with the ability to produce creative and individual fashion portfolios that can be used to gain employment.

Learning outcomes
1. Critically review and appraise an established design identity and design objectives to inform a final portfolio direction.
2. Relate the creative design process to research and analysis and formulate an effective correlation between them.
3. Prepare a portfolio of work which demonstrates advanced creative abilities, professional proficiency and a design identity, that reflects contemporary fashion in the chosen field.
4. Demonstrate an advanced and broad application of creative fashion design skills in hand and digital drawing, to produce and present a professional fashion design portfolio.

Syllabus

The importance of personal, innovative, technical and creative expertise related to the chosen fashion product areas and design themes are key features of this module. Emphasis will be placed on the importance and value of developing a design portfolio. Planning, practice and evaluation will help demonstrate the student's ability to prepare a range of design and presentation solutions for a global market appropriate to their chosen pathway. This portfolio will form a tool that will help prepare students for interview.

The creative and professional value of group critiques will play an important part of this module. This will take place through presentation of design work in progress, for discussion and review by peer group and tutors.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	11	3.00	33.00
Lecture	3	3.00	3.00
Seminar	4	1.00	4.00
Independent online learning hours			160.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			40.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

• Design development: 50 hours
• Visual research: 25 hours
• Library Research: 25 hours
• Preparation and presentation of work: 50
• Record feedback log and demonstrate action: 10 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Informal tutorials including monitoring of skills level on a weekly basis.
X4 Group tutorials at strategic times throughout the module. Students present their research to their cohort. This is an opportunity to receive formative feedback from staff and peers.
Students will also have the opportunity for mid-semester self-assessment formative feedback, based on the learning objectives and levels of assessment for the module.
At the end of semester 1 students receive summative feedback on the assessed submission.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Portfolio	Finished designed content of outcomes in a finished professional digital or traditional portfolio.	60.00
Presentation	Overall professional presentation of the finished portfolio.	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/06/2021 16:21:16

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