BA Fashion Design
Year 2
(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year students should have provided evidence of being able to:demonstrate a broad understanding of concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of fashion design and design theory i.e. -apply generic and fashion design specific intellectual qualities to standard situations outside the context in which they were originally studied;-appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in fashion design and design theory and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry;-effectively communicate the results of their work through 2D visual presentation and creative writing;-put to use a range of Adobe design software for the enhancement of 2D visual presentation;-present a structured and coherent intellectual argument;-demonstrate a professional ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving associated with the production of 2D and 3D fashion product;-appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;-demonstrate an awareness of professional and disciplinary boundaries;-operate industrial manufacturing machinery /equipment efficiently and safely; -put to use efficient time management skills.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied;- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;- decision making.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the discipline/profession to complex, albeit standard, situations and simple, albeit novel or atypical, instances;- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the discipline;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion.