Module:  TDF6002-20 Refining and Resolving your Practice: Preparing to Launch

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: Amanda Goode

Module Tutor Contact Details: a.goode@bathspa.ac.uk

1. Brief description and aims of module:

This module presents you with the opportunity to develop and refine your specialist portfolio, building on your prior knowledge, understanding and experience from your level 5 studies, to underpin a self-directed experimental textile design project.

By developing a personal project, you set the parameters, and clearly define your intentions, within a planned time schedule.  This module gives you the opportunity to explore new methods and expand, and consequently confirm, your personal style of work, this could include an international study trip to broaden your design awareness.

The outcome should demonstrate understanding and resolution of selected experimental ideas into sample collections or product prototypes.

The module is supported by a series of technical demonstrations and you will select which appropriate sessions to attend for your developing practice.

2. Outline syllabus:

The syllabus is designed to enable students to sustain an in-depth material enquiry supported through their effective and proactive engagement with the relevant technical workshops and expertise.

Studio based critiques with visiting designers from across disciplines will promote an advanced ability to critically reflect on the problems and strengths in your work informed by an authoritative subject knowledge and understanding.

One to one tutorials are key to the teaching and learning philosophy of the discipline and you are expected to proactively engage in this reflective dialogue. Group tutorials or discussions are also central to this module and your engagement in this peer learning is seen as essential to the generosity and energy of the level 6 community.

Testing out possibilities for the works presentation will be essential to your developing understanding of strategies for relevant display and/or dissemination and necessary to the planning for your final exhibition in the following semester.

You will continue to attend, and critically reflect on the lectures by a range of visiting designers from a variety of disciplines supporting your expanded knowledge of the range of processes, methods and ideas adopted by others. Your contextual research will take an authoritative form determined by you and reflect the nature of your own enquiry. It should evidence a depth of systematic research and analysis.

3.Teaching and learning activities:

Will usually include:

• Introductions to research and critical thinking

• Group and individual tutorials and critical reviews

• Personal presentation, display and documentation of work

• Independent working

• Active participation in taught sessions and directed learning in technical workshops

• Competitions

• International Study /Design Awareness

• Industry engagement

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: CW

• Description: Portfolio Presentation

• % Weighting: 100