FA4002 - Fashion Illustration & Trend Research

Northumbria X-Studio (Extended Studio):

Learning and teaching strategies on Fashion Design & Marketing encourage you to acquire a flexible and imaginative approach to creative problem solving through enquiry-based learning. You will become an active participant in your learning, integrating creative practice with academic and intellectual skills.

The School of Design operates an extended studio approach (X-Studio) that embraces our physical studios and making workshops as well as our virtual spaces to create a flexible and rich environment that is responsive to our learners’ needs.

This dedicated approach has been developed over many years of continuous teaching innovation, research and industry collaboration. It has created a supportive extended studio culture that encourages our students to learn flexibly, dynamically blending their learning and University experience between physical and digital interactions both in real-time and online at their own pace.

We believe that this extended studio culture not only helps our students to become more confident autonomous learners but also prepares them for a dynamic design industry in which an extended studio philosophy is current practice.

This module introduces you to a number of key skills and techniques to prepare you for engagement with project-based learning and to build intellectual and practical competencies in preparation for Industrial
Placement in Level 5:
• Through an introduction to key research methodologies, you will learn how to develop your own creative practice from a theoretical knowledge of the fashion design and wider industries, and to be aware of current issues and debates.
• You will use studio and workshop time to develop a knowledge of industry- standard and professional creative practices. Hands-on activities during these timetabled sessions gives you the acquisition of technical skills in the use of materials and processes in order to fulfil the module requirements
• Working in groups, you develop your Personal Value Attributes by learning to work effectively with others in multi-cultural teams, to have an awareness of ethical/responsible considerations in your practice and to develop the ability to be flexible and collaborative.
• Small group and individual tutorials encourage active participation and dialogue around your own enquiry, as well as providing an opportunity to discuss and clarify learning and assessment. A seminar group introduces you to examples of previous student work which is discussed and critiqued in small groups to help you understand the format and professional standards required in the project work, and to clarify the meaning of ‘good performance’ in relation to the Module Learning Outcomes.
• You will use your Creative Process Journal (CPJ), not only to demonstrate the development of your creative work, but also as a vehicle to build and reflect on your personal and educational development. This also involves clearly identifying your goals and planning the steps you need?to take to accomplish them.
• You will be asked to self-assess your work at submission as part of your acknowledgment of current learning as well as identifying future learning needs.

Specialist, experienced module staff will guide and support you through the stages of the project learning by means of; lectures, seminars, group and individual tutorials, supervised studio and workshop activities in; Fashion Trend Research; Design Development; Photography; Drawing and Illustration, Digital Visual Communication skills.
Module contact time provides the opportunity for you to receive on-going tutor and peer feedback and to use the views of others in the development or enhancement of your work. This is also an opportunity to clarify issues and discuss assessment criteria.
Tutor Guided Independent Learning/Student Independent Learning will help you start to make constructive use of feedback received in class, and to take responsibility to direct your own learning needs. Such learning may include a range of activities such as; Shop Reports; software skills and techniques; traditional media experimentation; photographic practice; practical skills-based learning.
There are 2 summative assessment points in the module,1 at the end of Semester 1 and 1 at the end of Semester2 with formal feedback throughout the year to promote personal responsibility in managing your workload. This also provides you with the opportunity to apply feedback and improve your competencies before your final summative assessments.


Northumbria University student support also includes;
? If you are an International student, you will receive extra support via weekly ESAP (English for Specific Academic Purposes) sessions.
? SASC (Student Advice & Support Centre) provide specialist support with personal issues including; DSSR (Disabled Student Support Recommendations) statements; PECs (Personal Extenuating Circumstances) and LAs (Late Approved submission) processes.
? The eLP (eLearning Portal) will include all relevant module documentation e.g. module guides, lecture material, video-captures and reading lists and any notices relevant to the running of the module.
? IT Helpline, Timetabling, Ask4help, Student Law Office, Careers and Employment Service and the University Library.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

Knowledge & Understanding:

3. Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of Trend Forecasting research methodologies and evidenced through project research and investigation.

6. Evidence your elementary knowledge of materials, methodologies/processes and standards of the fashion industry through creative project development work.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
9. Evidence the ability to effectively use; observational drawing/ technical drawing /illustration/ colour/ texture/ materials in the realisation of your Fashion Illustration & Trend Research project work.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
2. Demonstrate elementary employability skills including; meeting obligations to others (staff; peers; colleagues), planning and organisational skills, problem solving through engagement in the Fashion Illustration & Trend Research project activities.

Assessment will be conducted through;

Formative feedback received from tutors and peers during studio and workshop engagement.

Summative assessment
By collecting a variety of evidence/outputs from you via coursework, observations, presentations, etc., tutors will assess your overall performance at the end of semester 1 and the end of semester 2

Semester 1 Summative assessment for Fashion Illustration and Trend Research Part 1:
Semester 1 is worth 50% of the module. There will be formative assessment points throughout the module during taught sessions where verbal feedback indicates the level at which you are currently achieving the MLOs. This provides you with the opportunity to apply the feedback to your existing work and improve your competencies before your final summative assessment at the end of the semester.

Your summative assessment point at semester 1 addresses 5 MLOs.

a. Media techniques, drawing and illustration. KU 6, IPSA 9 & PVA 2
b. Design research and 2D design realisation; KU 6 & IPSA 9
c. Trend research mood, colour and fabrication; KU 3, KU 6 & PVA 2

Semester 2 Summative assessment for Part 2 Fashion Illustration and Trend Research is worth the remaining 50% of the module There will be formative assessment points throughout the module during taught sessions where verbal feedback indicates the level at which you are currently achieving the MLOs. This provides you with the opportunity to apply the feedback to your existing work and improve your competencies before your final summative assessment at the end of the semester.

Your summative assessment point at semester 2 addresses 5 MLOs.

a. Media techniques, drawing and illustration. KU 6, IPSA 9 & PVA 2
b. Design research and 2D design realisation; KU 6 & IPSA 9
c. Trend research mood, colour and fabrication; KU 3, KU 6 & PVA 2

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