Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the course, the student is able to:

• Develop woven fabrics and jacquards, knits and knitwear, printed fabrics and finishes and/or 3D patterns for garments on an advanced level;
• Apply design and process management skills in the context of advanced textile design and/or pattern-making practices;
• Practice experimental, practice-based and conceptual approaches in advanced textile and/or fashion design.                 

 

Credits: 6

Schedule: 02.09.2024 - 30.05.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Ervin Latimer

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

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course includes practice-led studio work, where students explore their individual projects. The students work on an advanced level with their projects in woven fabrics and jacquards, knits and knitwear, printed fabrics and finishes, and/or 3D-shaping projects. The students are allocated to the studios and teachers according to their projects and plans. The project can combine work in two or three different studios. Contents may vary from one studio and implementation to the next depending on the project and possible collaboration project with an external industry stakeholder.

   

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Completed assignments.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Overall workload 6cr: 162 h

  • Contact teaching: 30 h
  • Independent work: 110 h
  • Personal reflection: 21 h
  • Course evaluation: 1 h

     

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Provided in MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - Spring V
  2025-2026 Autumn I - Spring V

  Registration:

  The Advanced Workshop Project course runs throughout the year with intake at the beginning of each period. It supports 2nd year FaCT students in their practice-led thesis project studio work.

  Registration in Sisu. Maximum 30 students. Workshop-specific quotas are considered in student intake.

  Priority order:

  1. Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design MA (FaCT)students.

  The course is intended for students with an approved thesis plan, working on their thesis projects. 

  Otherwise, priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

   

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