FA2D07 - Costume for Performance 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | FA2D07 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Costume for Performance | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Fashion, Marketing and Photography | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Fashion Marketing and Photography | ||
| Module Leader: | Emma Embling | ||
| Module Team: | Caroline Thomas, Steven Wright, Callan Matthews | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100055 - fashion design | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
1. To enable the student to gain practical skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the costume industry, by undertaking a period of supervised work experience on a live production.
2. To impress upon students the importance of time management and individual responsibility when working within a team.
3.To familiarise students with the principles of working creatively under the restriction of pre-determined project briefs.
4. To encourage the students to evaluate and reflect on their own work, through reflective practice, throughout the duration of the ‘live’ project.
Content Summary
Engagement with industry is seen as a key aspect of contemporary education. With this in mind students will be required to work on a ‘live’ production for this module. Throughout this period students will develop practical, communication and team work skills, as well as gaining an invaluable insight into the world of work in to which they wish to enter.
The ‘live’ brief will be set by an industry professional who will also be expected to give student feedback at the end of the production. The importance of deadlines, professionalism, quality of practical work and communication skills will also be re-enforced during the briefing.
A body of costume work will be allocated to each student which they will be responsible for cutting, making and fitting throughout the production period. Alongside this students will also work as part of a team, developing their communication and group work skills.
Under structures are given to the students to reuse and other costume pieces are recycled from past productions thus mirroring industry practice.
Individuals will be expected to time manage the tasks that are assigned to them and to adopt a good work ethic and professional approach to their work throughout the entire project. Students are each responsible for meeting any deadline set within the pre – production period and will be expected to show commitment and professionalism in all areas.
As well as experiencing pre-production, students will also experience production work by working within the world of wardrobe, by dressing shows or working on set. This will be another area of the costume world which students can explore.
Throughout the duration of the production students will keep an up to date personal reflective diary, discussing their progress and learning gained/achieved. This will encourage students to reflect upon their current skills and those expected by industry.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 4 |
| Work based learning | 80 |
| Independent Study | 146 |
| Placement | 4 |
| Directed Study | 150 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 4 |
| Groupwork | 10 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Reflect on the nature of professional practice in their discipline and identify the gaps between their work , related capabilities and disciplinary expectations |
| LO2 | Reflect upon the way their work experience or role has contributed to their professional practice, using this to develop future personal / professional development |
| LO3 | Develop and critically appraise an action plan of their experience and skills developed within the context of a graduate recruitment process and informed by their career plans and aspirations |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Visual Journal 1 | Personal reflective Journal - An illustrated reflective journal produced throughout the duration of the production | 0 | N/A | 15 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 1 | A collection of costume practical work generated from a ‘live’ production | 0 | N/A | 85 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Visual Journal 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Project Output 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |