Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Unspeakable Beauty 1 introduces you to the history of western fashion from the 14th century up until the mid-19th Century. You will be provided with a guide to understanding changes in fashion and style in especially in regards to issues of gender and class. This knowledge will assist you in understanding the pivotal role that fashion has played throughout history in defining social and cultural identity. This unit is the first of the suite of Fashion Studies Units offered by the fashion discipline and will provide you with an introduction to the key concepts essential to the study of the history and theory of fashion.

Aims

Unspeakable Beauty 1 is the first of two units designed to provide you with a broad knowledge of the history of fashionable dress. It also aims to develop your written and communication and critical thinking skills relevant to the study of fashion.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to

1. Identify key aesthetic styles in the history of fashion up until the mid-nineteenth century.
2. Interpret and explain changes in style in relation to social and cultural developments.
3. Apply written and oral communications skills for fashion contexts taking into account academic writing conventions
4. Apply written, oral and visual communication skills in the presentation of an analysis and evaluation of collaborative practice.

Content

The unit addresses content such as:

• Styles of fashionable dress up until the mid-nineteenth century - including medieval dress, the renaissance, seventeenth rococo styles and eighteenth century romantic dress


• Fashion and class


• Gender politics and fashion

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

The unit will be delivered through lecture and tutorial mode. The lecture will articulate and explain key concepts through a chronological survey of fashionable dress. It will also model critical thinking skills and oral and visual communication skills. The tutorial will provide a forum for you to engage in critical discussion relating to the history of fashion and engage with fellow students in collaborative learning activities. Lecture materials and resources will be available via Blackboard.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access complete Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
You will receive formative feedback on your progress in this unit during tutorials and discussions throughout the semester. Weight 0%

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
You will be awarded a final grade on a 1 to 7 scale

Assessment name: Tutorial Slide Presentation
Description: You will be required to lead a discussion of slides.
Relates to objectives: 1, 4
Weight: 40%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Essay (Written)
Description: Academic essay and the successful completion of a series of online modules in academic literacies.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3
Weight: 60%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

There are no required resources for this unit a list of recommended resources will be listed on the Blackboard Site.

Risk assessment statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 07-Nov-2012