Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Credits: 10

Schedule: 08.09.2020 - 15.10.2020

Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Kirsi Niinimäki

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kirsi Niinimäki

Contact information for the course (valid 25.08.2020-21.12.2112):

kirsi.niinimaki@aalto.fi

marium.durrani@aalto.fi

In Fall 2020
teaching will happen 100 percent online using Zoom (online teaching).
All the materials can be accessed through MyCourses website. Zoom ID for the
Course is given below:

Zoom ID: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/62639152564

CEFR level (applies in this implementation):

Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):

Teaching language: English

Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  The course consists of a serious of lectures, blended learning sessions, an independently completed research assignment, conceptual design work or creative practice-based design part. Each student chooses and constructs own approach to sustainability and applies some research method to collect information as a background for creative work.

  • Orientation for holistic and closed loop thinking
  • Supporting own creative design process with theoretical support
  • Basic research skills
  • Integrating sustainability into creative design work

• Applies in this implementation:

  Content
  (valid 08.09.2020-15.10.2020):

  The course
  is an intensive 6-week online course. The course consist of a series of online
  lectures, group tasks on Zoom, independent reflection essays, an independently
  completed research assignment and a creative practice-based design part.

  Each
  student chooses and constructs own approach to sustainability and applies some
  research method to collect information as a background for creative work. Based
  on collected material and data, conceptual design is constructed and
  implemented in creative hands-on design work.

  ·       Orientation for holistic and closed
  loop thinking

  ·       Supporting own creative design
  process with theoretical support

  ·      
  Basic research skills

  ·      
  Creative design work

   

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

  Welcome to
  MUO-E1043 Sustainable Fashion and Textile Design!

  This course
  will introduce students to the rapidly growing field of sustainable fashion and
  textile design. We will explore the role of sustainability in the field of
  fashion and textile design. We will begin with an introduction to the
  historical roots of the concept of sustainable development. Thereafter,
  students will be introduced to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
  2020. We will then examine those SDGs that hold specific relevance to the
  fashion sector. Followed by an exploration of the response of the fashion
  industry to the SDGs. This will be undertaken by investigating various design
  strategies within sustainable fashion such as: ethical design, design for new
  materials, green business thinking, design for circularity, eco-labelling and green
  marketing, green aesthetics, design for sustainable consumption and empathic
  design.

  Each of
  these design concepts/practices will be critically examined in order to better
  understand and address what it means to be a fashion and textile designer in such
  troubling times. Students will be familiarized with existing sustainable
  fashion brands and through critical engagement of real-life company cases links
  between practice and theoretical concepts will be made.

  Class
  structure for online teaching:

  The online
  sessions will take place every Tuesday and Thursday between 9.15 am-16:00.
  Given below are detailed descriptions of how the sessions will be conducted:

  1.  Tuesday sessions:  On Tuesdays between 9:15-11:30 am there will be lectures
  on various topics covered in the course. We will use a mix of pre-recorded
  videos and real-time lecturing on Zoom. Lunch break will be from 11:30-13:00

  Tuesday afternoon from 13-16:00, students will work in groups on a given
  task. The task will be a question that each group will be expected to discuss
  and reflect on. The groups will consist of 3-4 members. Before the end of the day,
  one of the group members will take on the responsibility to post a summary of
  their reflections on the ‘General discussion and online group task’ page
  on mycourses.

   

  2.  Thursday sessions: On Thursdays between 9:15-11:30
  am there will be lectures on various topics covered in the course. We will
  use a mix of pre-recorded videos and real-time lecturing on Zoom. Lunch break will be from 11:30-13:00.

  Thursday afternoon, from 13:00-16:00, students will work individually. A
  question will be posted every Thursday morning on the ‘General discussion
  and online group task’ page on mycourses. Every student will have to
  individually answer this question by the end of the day.

   

  
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Participation in online lecturers and sessions (including 80% attendance)

  Evaluation:

  • Reflection essays

  • Research assignment-WardrobeVoyage

  • Design task

• Applies in this implementation:

  Evaluation
  of the course is based on:

  ·       Reflection essays.

  ·       One research-based task: Wardrobe
  Voyage

  ·       One design task

   

  Following
  are detailed instructions for the course evaluation in Fall 2020:
  

  Students will
  be graded on the grading scale 0-5. The grade breakdown is given below:

   

  1.       Class attendance (80% attendance is expected)

   

  2.       2 reflection essays-25% of grade

   

  3.       Research assignment-WardrobeVoyage-25%
  of grade

   

  4.       Final design task-50 % of grade

   

  
  

Workload

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  80 h Virtual teaching

  150h Independent or group work

  5 h Self-evaluation

  35 h Own reflection

• Applies in this implementation:

  The workload
  for the course is divided in terms of hours. Breakdown of the hours is

  given
  below:

   

  ·       80 h Virtual teaching 

  ·       150h Independent or group work

  ·       5 h Self-evaluation

  ·       35 h Own reflection

  
  

DETAILS

Study Material

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Niinimäki, K. (Ed.) (2014) Sustainable Fashion: New Approaches. Helsinki: Aalto ARTS Books. ISBN: 978-952-5572-5 https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/13769

  Other materials are provided through MyCourses

• Applies in this implementation:

  
  

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

   

  A comprehensive
  reading list + video materials + links will be provided to the students through
  MyCourses.

  
  

Prerequisites

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  No pre knowledge is required for admission to the course.

Registration for Courses

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  In WebOodi

• Applies in this implementation:

  
  

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Course will be online teaching.

  This course is for master students. No max students. Min 8 students.

   

  1st priority: Master degree students of Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design programme, in the order or registration

  2nd prioty: Exchange students in FaCT

  3rd priority: Other Master degree students of the Design department

  4th priority: Other Master Students of Aalto University

   

  Assessment methods and criteria, workload and further information changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 25 August, 2020.

   

• Applies in this implementation:

  
  

Details on the schedule

• Applies in this implementation:

  
  

  Date	Time and Place	Topic
  08.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session one:Introduction Introduction to the course, topics, tasks and teachers Key issues in the fashion and textile industry
  10.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session two:  Exploring the concept of Sustainable Development What is Sustainable Development? What is the relationship between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and garment industry
  15.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session three: Understanding supply chains and material impact   Sustainable Supply Chain and examples from Finland   Environmental impact of materials
  17.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session four: Circular Economy, Textiles and Fashion Textiles and Fashion in a Circular Economy.
  22.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session five: Searching for alternatives in fashion and textile Challenging business models: green business thinking & product-service systems (PSS)   Sustainable design tools and strategies
  24.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session six: Green marketing or green washing?   Eco-luxury in fashion   Examining the complexity of eco-labels
  29.09.20	9.15-16.00	Session seven: What about consumers?   Consumer practices, grass-roots environmental movements and repair
  01.10.20	9.15-16.00	Session eight: So who’s responsible and what can be done?   Ethical debates in sustainable fashion       Towards empathic design: a possibility?
  06.10.20	9.15-16.00	Session nine:   Morning Design Talks:   Different design research project
  08.10.20	9.15-16.00	Session ten:   Morning Design Talks:   Different design research project
  13.10.20	9.15-16.00	Session eleven:   Morning Design Talks:   Different design research project
  15.10.20	9.15-17.00	Session twelve: Presentations & Feedback

  
  

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