Undergraduate Course: Fashion; drawing, construction and embellishment (LLLA07119)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course will introduce students to simple garment construction taking their inspiration from traditional dress from around the world. Students will be encouraged to research a range of world fashions and cultures and to explore diverse solutions to both making and wearing clothes. The course will look at structure and construction of simple garments as well decoration and embellishment. Students will learn basic dressmaking skills and a range of creative approaches with stitch and fabrics construction. Students will be encouraged to explore the creative potential of working with new and re-cycled textiles and record ideas and research through a personal sketchbook/visual journal leading to a range of investigative samples and a finished wearable item. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 8 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
develop a body of research, which demonstrates an understanding and contextual awareness of a range of fashion design and garment construction cultural precedence
2. PRACTICE
Demonstrate an understanding of simple garment construction to explore the creative potential of traditional and experimental techniques through a range samples evolving an ambitious personal creative outcome.
3. PRESENT
Select, edit and present a coherent a range of drawings, samples and finished works, which demonstrate a creative and informed use of textiles, and stitch as applied to fashion.
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual design works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Develop a range of hand and machine sewing skill
Develop an understanding of textile/garment construction and care
Develop a body of research/develop sketchbook
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| Reading list |
RECOMMENDED
Crill.R 2002 Dress in Detail from Around the World. V&A Publications, London
Rieff Anawalt. P. 2007 The World History of Dress. Thames and Hudson, London
Black. S 2006. Fashioning Fabrics, contemporary textiles in fashion. Black Dog Publishing.
FUKAI, A., 2002, Fashion: the collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute: a history from the 18th to the 20th century, London: Taschen
GEOFFROY-Schneiter, B., 2001, Ethnic Style, Translated by Dusinberre, D., New York: Assouline.
WALKER, H., 2011, Less is more: minimalism in Fashion, London: Merrell
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Typically, the course is delivered in weekly taught sessions of between 2.5 and 3 hours for 9-11 weeks or for 5-6 hour for 5 weeks.
Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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