Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2012

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

Rationale

Unspeakable Beauty 2 introduces you to the history of western fashion from the mid nineteenth century up until the mid twentieth century.
You will be provided with a guide to understanding changes in fashion and style especially in regard to theories of modern consumption and production. This unit is the second in the suite of Fashion Studies Units offered by the Fashion Discipline and will provide you with an introduction to key concepts essential in the study of the history of modern fashion.

Aims

Unspeakable Beauty 2 is the second of two units designed to provide you with a broad knowledge of the history of fashionable dress. It will provide you with a basis for understanding fashion as a significant form of visual culture linked to historical, cultural and sociological contexts. 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 the relationship between fashionable appearance and consumption patterns in the modern city from the mid nineteenth century to mid twentieth century.
2. Interpret, explain and analyse changes in modern fashion in relation to basic theories of production and consumption.
3. Apply written communication skills for fashion contexts taking into account academic writing conventions
4. Apply oral and visual communication skills taking into account academic presentation conventions.

Content

The unit addresses content such as:

• Styles of western fashion dress between the mid-nineteenth century and mid twentieth century.


• Significant developments in the production and consumption of modern fashion including the rise of the celebrity designer; industrialisation and fashion; conspicuous consumption, fashion and the modern city.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Lectures will articulate and explain key concepts through a chronological survey of fashionable dress in the modern era. They will also model critical thinking skills and oral and visual communication skills. Lecture materials and resources will be available via Blackboard. Tutorials will provide a forum for you to engage with fellow students in collaborative learning activities and assist in the understanding, formulation and organisation of assessment.

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: Presentation (Oral)
Description: You will critically discuss an assigned reading.
Relates to objectives: 2, 4
Weight: 40%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Essay
Description: You will write an essay on the relationship between fashionable appearance and patterns of consumption in the modern city.
Relates to objectives: 1, 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

Readings are available from Blackboard.

Resource Materials Guidance Box

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: 25-May-2012