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  • Welcome to Fashion Communication -course!

    On this course, you will learn how fashion is communicated and how fashion communicates in different ways. 

    The course comprises live classes, attending seminars, independent and small-group work.

    Classes are held live in the lecture hall U270 U8.


    There are two possible ways to pass the course:

    1. Attending lectures and making assigned tasks (see the program below)

    2. Self-study (see instructions in the section "Self-study option")


    COURSE DELIVERABLES

    All work is done during the course. To pass the course, you will do three kinds of assignments:


    1. Attend lectures and other meetings

    2. Read articles

    3. Do assignments in small-groups

    4. Prepare a final small-group presentation based on the tasks done during the course


    FORMAT OF THE COURSE AND EACH CLASS

    The course is taught in person at campus. 

    The course consists of six lecture/seminars, independent and group work: reading texts and doing group work assignments. All course work is done during the course.


    SELF-STUDY

    If you know that you will be absent more than once, you are recommended do take the self-study option where you can do the course in your own pace. The self-study is writing an essay on the book Understanding Fashion Scandals.


    ABSENCE POLICY

    Attendance is 80% of classes. Registration for the course is confirmed by attending the first class of the course. Your presence on lectures is monitored. 

    If you know that you will be absent more than 20%, you are recommended do take the self-study option where you can do the course in your own pace. In this case the delivery of assignments must also occur during the course. No extensions are given. 


    USING AI

    If you use AI-generated content e.g. in your final presentation, do it ethically: be open about any ideas or content that you have generated by artificial intelligence and tell how you have done it; what kind of questions or prompts you have utilised and why and what the outcomes were etc. Remember that you are not allowed to present any content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. 

    Mark the content generated by AI in your final presentation paper and include references to the name of the AI model or service, the date, and when the content was generated. You can refer to the page "How to cite ChatGPT" on apa.org for more detailed instructions.


    GRADING CRITERIA

    Assessment is based on a criterion-referenced scale of 1–5. Absences lower your grade.

    The following summary presents the criteria that apply to different grades. The grading criteria are designed so that requirements included to achieve the lowest approved grade, the grade of 1, also applies to higher grades (5-2).


    5 → An excellent ability to synthesise conclusions that show an understanding of how different theoretical and conceptual approaches are related to each other, and how these affect the outcome of the analysis. An excellent ability to independently and holistically problematise theoretical and conceptual aspects in the field of fashion communication.

    4 → Good ability to draw conclusions showing an understanding of how different theoretical and conceptual approaches are related to each other, and how these affect the outcome of the analyses. Ability to critically reflect on how the choices of theoretical and conceptual choices affect the outcome of the study of fashion communication.

    3 → Good knowledge of concepts and theories of fashion communication. Ability to use these concepts and theories to describe, analyse, and explain fashion communication.

    2 → Good knowledge of concepts and theories in fashion communication. Rudimentary ability to use these concepts and theories to describe and analyse fashion communication.

    1 → Knowledge of theories and concepts of fashion communication. Rudimentary ability to use the concepts and theories to describe fashion communication.

    F → Insufficient: No relevant knowledge. Handed in a defective final project or one that cannot be assessed. Supplementary work is not accepted.


    COURSE POLICY

    • Let’s try to make the course as safe and inclusive as possible
    • Let's be on time on the course
    • Let’s try not to make identity-related assumptions about each other. You can talk to Annamari if you feel unsafe or violated.
    • It is always ok to ask if you feel you don’t understand a word, concept or term or anything else
    • Let’s try to give everyone an equal chance to participate in discussions
    • We should always choose a person who will moderate the group discussion, giving everyone the chance to speak.
    • Let’s try not to talk over others. You can ask the floor by raising your hand.