Syllabus

Credits: 10

Schedule: 08.01.2019 - 14.02.2019

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation): For enquiries please contact Designer-in-residence 

Anna Ervamaa 
anna.ervamaa@aalto.fi 

( out of office 24-26.12. 2018,   31.12 - 1.1.2019 ) 

Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

III

Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Students deepen their skills in creating fashion concepts and collections.

They strengthen their personal creative vision, critical thinking and expression through fashion and demonstrate a strong personal identity in design language.

After completing this course students will manage independently the different phases of collection design process and have a deeper understanding of their own professional goals. They understand different aspects of concept building and are able to motivate and articulate their own vision, they are fluent in using research as support for design development. The course will familiarise students with professional working methods; They work fluently in professional teams, collaborate and are confident in defending their work, communicating their thoughts and collections in a professional environment both verbally and visually.  

Students understand the wider context of their role as designers and the meaning of different stakeholders; They challenge current practices in fashion design, and understand the importance of posing questions, contributing to and driving current debate and solving problems as part of their role as designers.  

They extend their own fashion concept thinking to new territories and take initiative to benefit from emerging research and technology in the field of clothing and related disciplines. 

Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Students design a fashion collection based on their own concept.

They start prior to the course by collecting extensive research from a variety of cultural, visual and academic sources following their own interests; the research will serve as foundation for informing their collection concept and design solutions. During the course, Innovative approaches to concept building and specific advanced skills are opened through project work and case studies. Students drive their design process independently, the process is supported by regular dialogue and critique with tutors. They develop and test their ideas through samples and prototyping and are encouraged to design materials to support their expression. They work on bringing all elements together to form a strong original collection. Students prepare professional presentation material of their collection using a media of choice, following their concept. An excursion to Premiere Vision Fair in Paris and a combined archive visit for research purposes is essential and recommended as a part of the course.

Details on the course content (applies in this implementation): 

Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Lectures, visiting lectures, workshops, tutoring and critiques, independent working. Includes project work aimed to strengthen specific advanced approaches/ skills. Assessment criteria: Activity and participation 20%, Research & Design development 40%, communication 20% and professional development 20%.

Elaboration of the evaluation criteria and methods, and acquainting students with the evaluation (applies in this implementation): 

The course assessment (1-5) is based on your performance in the main individual project and on minor group
assignments;  The proportional contributions and their subtitles are described below.

During the
course you will receive regular feedback on your progress and a
formative assessment midway through the course.  

 

60 %  Research,
design development and communication

- Research
( relevance, artistic level, ability to make insightful connections and
interpretations)

- concept
creation and artistic level of design production

-
experimentation & design development  

-
communication of ideas and final visual presentation

 

40 % Professional
development & activity

- defining
personal objectives

- professional
challenge

- planning
and time management

- self
evaluation and reflection

- engagement
& activity

Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

270 h

Lectures, workshops, independent and group tutoring 70 h

155 h Independent work

35 h Own reflection

10 h Final critiques

Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

TBA

Prerequisites (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

BA studies in fashion and clothing design

Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0-5

Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

In WebOodi

Further Information (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Requires full time commitment in this module. First priority is given to Fashion and Collection Design students who have this course accepted in their personal study plan.

Max. 15 students

Additional information for the course (applies in this implementation): 

Passing the course requires 80% mandatory participation

Details on the schedule (applies in this implementation): 

Main individual
project continues throughout the whole module, this includes 

- gathering research 

- experimenting & prototyping 

- designs for a collection ( illustrated )  

- one piece realized in
final materials 

- final visual presentation  

Students can bring initial research started prior to this period in another course, for example
Innovative Fashion Design. Alternatively
you can start gathering research for a new fashion concept of your interest prior to
January 8^th.

WEEK 7:  Recommended visit to Premiere Vision Fair in Paris  ( self paid ) 

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