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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Q&A
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Be able to identify the contribution of the academic disciplines that are important to the study of fashion
  • Be able to read and analyze an academic text
  • Be able to write a short article according to academic standards
  • Be able to present their newly acquired knowledge orally and visually
  • be able to use theoretical tools in order to question studio conceptions
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction: Academic disciplines
2 Morality and fashion
3 Enlightenment ideas about fashion: Voltaire and Rousseau/ intro to assign 1 Charles E. Ellison; Rousseau and the Modern City: The Politics of Speech and Dress, , Political Theory, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 513-522
4 Baudelaire and romanticism Charles Baudelaire, “In praise of cosmetics” in: D. Purdy, The rise of fashion: a reader, Minneapolis 2004, pp. 219-220
5 Fin-de siecle: Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde, “The suitability of dress”, in: Purdy 2004, pp. 232-238 (hand in assignment 1)
6 Economy; preparation for assignment II Th. Veblen, The theory of the leisure class, 1899, pp. 53-62
7 Sociology G. Simmel, “Fashion”, in: Purdy 2004, pp. 289-299
8 Midterm exam
9 Anthropology D. Hebdige, The meaning of style, London/New York 1979, pp. 100-112
10 Semiotics Caroline Evans, ‘A shop of images and signs’, in: E. Shinkle (ed.), Fashion as photograph. Viewing and reviewing Images of fashion’, London/New York 2008, pp. 17-29
11 Group discussions for assign. 2
12 Gender studies tba
13 Philosophy/postmodernism Ingrid Loschek, When clothes become fashion. Design and innovation systems, Oxford/New York 2009, pp. 187-190
14 Ethics Rebecca Arnold, Fashion. A very short introduction,Oxford/New York 2009, pp. 85-104
15 Presentations (assignment II)
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Classes are a largely based on guided student activity and only occasionally on teacher’s lecturing. It is important that students attend 100% so that they will learn from eachother and continuity is guaranteed.
Suggested Readings/Materials A separate syllabus will outline the exact requirements for the assignments

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
1
25
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
25
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
75
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
25
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
12
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
8
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
10
    Total
110

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to independently develop and design a collection.

X
2

To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products.

X
3

To have  a research oriented awareness of design, and being able to do design research individually.

X
4

To be able to use a foreign language at a good and advanced level.

X
5

To develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice.

X
6

To be able to follow, observe and analyze the news issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice.

X
7

To have an ability to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion design.

X
8

To recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession.

X
9

To develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research.

X
10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest.

X
11

To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical  knowledge in fashion design.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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