| Course Name | Graduation Thesis |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA 494 | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to write an academic paper based on extensive literature research. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Supported by a series of lectures, paralleled by a series of minor assignments, students will write an academic paper of ca. 3000 words, about a fashion related subject of their own choice. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction: what is academic research? What is an academic text? reading exercise, discussion | |
| 2 | Lecture: How to formulate a research question; how to find a suitable subject; exercise in finding library sources online; preparation for ass. I | Bring laptop; think about research field. Read How to write a graduation thesis |
| 3 | The purpose and place of references Writing exercise: footnotes preparation for assignment II (summary of basic texts in your field of research) | Hand in assignment I: research question and the titles of two academic articles that will further your research |
| 4 | Research methods The use of sources; primary, secondary | Read your basic texts and bring them to class |
| 5 | How to handle the writing process and how to avoid plagiarism. Writing exercise; compare three texts | Hand in assignment II (summary of basic texts, 1000 words with footnotes) This text will be the first chapter of your thesis |
| 6 | Creating a bibliography Exercise: create part of your bibliography | Bring a proposal for sources for chapter 2 of your thesis |
| 7 | Group appointments with teacher; feedback on assignment II | |
| 8 | Introduction to assignment V | Write and turn in assignment III: Proposal for the structure of the thesis with a definitive problem statement, a table of contents and a bibliography |
| 9 | Individual appointments with teacher for feedback on assignment 3 | Keep writing and prepare questions for feedback session |
| 10 | Individual appointments | Bring results of your research |
| 11 | Individual appointments | Bring results of your research |
| 12 | Evaluation of the course; preparation for final submission | Midterm exam: Turn in Draft version of the thesis (Introduction, 2 chapters, conclusion) |
| 13 | Review of draft papers (individual appointments) | Prepare questions for feedback session |
| 14 | Final presentation (assignment 4) | Prepare presentation |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Turn in final version of thesis |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 40 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 16 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 20 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 8 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 138 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to develop and design a collection independently. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able 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 collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X | ||||
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