Textile/Surface Design Programme Handbook 2008-2009

School of Arts, Media and Education

BA(Hons)Textile/Surface Design

PROGRAMME HANDBOOK 2009/10

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WELCOME FROM DONNA CLAYPOOL 4 ABOUT THIS PROGRAMME HANDBOOK 5

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION 6

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THE STAFF ...................................................................................................................... 7 CONTACTING PROGRAMME STAFF ................................................................................... 11 LEAVING A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE ...................................................................................... 11 RECENT VISITING SPEAKERS INCLUDE: ............................................................................ 12 EXTERNAL LINKS VISITS, PLACEMENTS, TRADE FAIRS AND ORGANISATIONS INCLUDE:......... 12
TEACHING ROOMS AND LEARNING RESOURCES 13

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STUDIO ACCESS............................................................................................................. 13 THE TEXTILE DRAWING & DESIGN STUDIOS...................................................................... 13 FOOD & DRINK ............................................................................................................... 13 MOBILES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS .......................................................................... 14 THE TEXTILE W ORKSHOPS.............................................................................................. 14 COMPUTER FACILITIES.................................................................................................... 14 SHARED RESOURCES ..................................................................................................... 15 INNOVATION FACTORY DEANE CAMPUS ......................................................................... 15 MATERIALS STORE ......................................................................................................... 15 THE GALLERY/EXHIBITION AREA...................................................................................... 15 THE DEGREE SHOW ....................................................................................................... 16 THE SCHOOL OFFICE...................................................................................................... 16 THE LIBRARY ................................................................................................................. 16
PROGRAMME AIMS AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES 17

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PROGRAMME OVERALL EDUCATIONAL AIMS ....................................................................... 17

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND CONTENT 18

6.1 LEARNING & TEACHING ................................................................................................... 19 6.2 PLANNING YOUR PROGRAMME ........................................................................................ 20 6.3 ART & DESIGN STUDENTS............................................................................................... 21 6.4 MODULES AND STUDY LEVELS......................................................................................... 21 6.5 LEVEL 1 (HE4)............................................................................................................... 21 6.6 LEVEL 2 (HE5)............................................................................................................... 22 6.7 LEVEL 3 (HE6)............................................................................................................... 22 THE CRITICAL THEORY, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & PRACTICE BASED MODULES (HE6) ................. 22 6.8 MAKING MODULE CHOICES ............................................................................................. 23 6.9 PROGRAMME TIMETABLE 2008-2009 .............................................................................. 24
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7.1 ASSESSMENT STRATEGY FOR THE PROGRAMME ................................................................ 25 7.2 FORMS OF ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ON THE PROGRAMME ....................... 26 7.3 USE OF UNFAIR MEANS PLAGIARISM & DESIGN COPYRIGHT ........................................... 27 ASSESSMENT MAPPING ............................................................................................................. 28
ASSESSMENT 28

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (PDP) .................................................................... 28 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT............................................................................................... 29 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 29 ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK ................................................................................................ 29 MODULE GUIDES............................................................................................................ 29 FEEDBACK SHEETS ........................................................................................................ 30 SUBMISSION OF WORK FOR ASSESSMENT ......................................................................... 30 PERSONAL TUTORIAL RECORD BOOK ( PDP LEARNING LOG) ............................................ 31 EXAMPLE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FORM .................................................................. 32

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EXAMPLE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FORM....................................................................... 33 INDICATIVE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE ................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT: ....................................................................................... 34 RELEVANT UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS .......................................................... 35
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE 36

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MODULE TUTORS ........................................................................................................... 36 YEAR TUTOR / PERSONAL TUTOR .................................................................................... 36 PROGRAMME LEADER ..................................................................................................... 36 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................................. 36 STAFF ACCESS & AVAILABILITY ....................................................................................... 36
PROFESSIONAL BODY ACCREDITATION 37 37

STUDENT REPRESENTATION AND FEEDBACK

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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES .......................................................................................... 37 PROGRAMME MEETINGS ................................................................................................. 37 COMMITTEE MEETINGS ................................................................................................... 38 STUDENT FEEDBACK ...................................................................................................... 38
FURTHER INFORMATION 38

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..................................................................................................... 38 DIGITAL PAPER & FABRIC PRINTING ................................................................................. 39 SIGNING OUT OF MATERIALS / PAYMENT FOR MATERIALS .................................................... 39 STUDIO MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................... 39 MATERIALS .................................................................................................................... 40 PURCHASING MATERIALS ................................................................................................ 40 VISITS ........................................................................................................................... 40 STORAGE ...................................................................................................................... 41 FIRST AID ...................................................................................................................... 41
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 41

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W ORK EXPERIENCE AND W ORK PLACEMENTS .................................................................. 42 CAREER PROSPECTS...................................................................................................... 42

MODULES AND THEIR ASSESSMENT SPECIFICATIONS PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT 78 LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT MATRIX 81 43

WELCOME FROM DONNA CLAYPOOL

Welcome to the Textile/Surface Design (TSD) Pathway Handbook. This handbook should be seen as supplementary to the School of Arts, Media & Education handbook, which you can access online via the school website www.bolton.ac.uk/ame. The BA (Hons) Textile/Surface Design Degree is one of a range of degree programmes within the School of Arts, Media & Education, itself part of the University modular scheme. The information on the following pages will give you a more detailed idea of what to expect whilst studying on the programme. This handbook is designed to provide you with a detailed explanation of your course, its aims and outcomes, the curriculum content, the approach to teaching, learning and assessment, the tutorial support system and staff who are able to assist you with your studies. Please read it carefully at the beginning of the course and again from time to time and ask for clarification of any aspect that is not clear to you. It also provides an essential reference document and you should keep it for future use. For detailed information in relation to wider School policies and procedures such as Assessment and Examination boards, how to apply for mitigation, funding etc. please seek advice from your School Handbook and University Student Handbook. University information can be found on the website at http://www.bolton.ac.uk/Students/. Our modules allow for a progressive development of learning and a broad understanding of the subject area, these are taught by a dedicated staff team ,both within our new accommodation at the Senate House , the Innovation Factory and on Eagle Campus. We also hope you will join us in extending your learning experience beyond the design studio to international destinations. Over recent years our International Study Programme has taken us to Paris to visit Premiere Vision & Indigo textile trade fairs; Florence, Italy to visit Prato Expo trade fair & major exhibitions; Bellagio, Lake Como to visit textile design studios and printing factories; and New York to visit the major galleries, studios and trade fairs. We are keen to develop your professional, as well as your practical, skills and students have had experience exhibiting at prestigious events such as the New Designers Graduate Exhibition in London, the Liverpool Design Show and Surtex Trade Fair in New York where many gained opportunities for sale or exhibition of their work upon graduation. These include commissions from various companies for interior fabrics and accessories, and exhibition opportunities at national events. Students success also includes major awards and commendations through the New Designers exhibition, the Society of Dyers and Colourists, and the Bradford Textile Society annual competitions. We hope you have an enjoyable and rewarding time with us gaining new friends and experiences for years to come. Your thoughts, responses and ideas relating to your programme are very important to us and we hope you will have the opportunity to become an active member of the student course team bringing along fresh ideas for the future. The Programme Team wishes you success on the course and we will do everything in our power to ensure that your experience is both an enjoyable and rewarding one. Should you experience any problems then please do not hesitate to talk to us about them. We wish you all the success and look forward to working with you throughout the programme.

Donna Claypool Programme Leader

2 ABOUT THIS PROGRAMME HANDBOOK This Programme Handbook, together with the following: The AME School Handbook available at http://www.bolton.ac.uk/ame/ The University of Bolton Student Handbook The University of Bolton Web Site http://www.bolton.ac.uk Constitute the definitive information about your course. This Programme Handbook contains information specific to your course. Other important information, which applies to other courses in the School also, is presented elsewhere as follows: Topic General information on relevant personnel Opening Hours of relevant offices Policies and procedures Relating to Academic and administrative staff Refer to AME School Handbook AME School Handbook Those specific to your programme are presented in this handbook Those that also apply to other courses, see Those that apply to the whole University, see AME School Handbook

The University of Bolton Student Handbook and www.bolton.ac.uk

Communication systems Pastoral support and guidance Assessment procedures

Location of staff and their contact details Information about Personal Tutors Handing-in procedures, extension requests, submission of personal mitigating circumstances (matters affecting your performance in the assessments), marking and feedback policies and procedures, official publication of results

AME School Handbook AME School Handbook AME School Handbook

Attendance rules and withdrawal guidance

AME School Handbook

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION

Location
PROGRAMME LEADER SENIOR LECTURER Surface Design /Print Professional Practice -JOYCE PATERSON SENIOR LECTURER Constructed Textiles & Drawing/Design LISA ANDREWS PART TIME LECTURER Embroidery / Critical Theory LEE WRIGHT SENIOR LECTURER Design Theory PAUL HOWARD PART-TIME LECTURER Design Theory NICK ANDREWS PART TIME LECTURER Surface Design / Print & Commercial Practice TOM SUTTON PARTTIME LECTURER Digital Imaging NIGEL MILLER TECHNICAL OFFICER Art & Design SUZANNE BOND TECHNICIAN Supporting modules & external activities across the programme area E:1 02 T:4 E:1 -02 E:1 -02 E1- 02 T4: E:1 - 02 E:1 -02 E:1 02

Name
DONNA CLAYPOOL

CONTACT DETAILS

DC7@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903370

JLP1@bolton.ac.u.k 01204 903372

Lisa.Andrews@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903372

LW6@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903374

01204 903370

01204 903209

NLM1@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903379 SMB1@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903375

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TECHNICIAN Supporting modules & external activities across the programme area

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LFB1@bolton.ac.uk 01204 903375

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The Staff

The Textiles/Surface Design programme is delivered by a dedicated team of staff including part time and visiting lecturers; and supported by technicians to ensure that the facilities function smoothly. Donna Claypool PGCE BA (Hons) PROGRAMME LEADER Senior Lecturer for Printed Textiles/ Digital Printing & Professional Practice Donna trained in Fashion & Textiles at Liverpool Polytechnic and obtained a PGCE at Manchester Metropolitan University. She then attended graduate enterprise business training at Manchester Business School before setting up as a designer / maker at the Manchester Craft & Design Centre. Whilst resident at the centre Donna also taught textile design and professional practice at several colleges and universities.

She also served as a Director of the Centre, and as a member of both the advertising and management committees, organising external exhibitions and events. Donna produced ranges of printed and painted fabrics and accessories, greeting cards & gift wrap as well as production of fabric lengths for commission. These were mainly for television studio set design large scale panels and individual artwork for Granada Television Studios, London Weekend Television and the BBC. Recent work includes silks for the foyer of The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester as well as exhibitions in galleries and outlets.

It is the professional experience in selling, exhibiting work at trade fairs and working to large scale commissions that feed directly into the writing and teaching of modules such as Professional Development, Professional Practice and Contemporary Textiles. Donna has also attended several educational conferences which relate to the teaching of professional practice at undergraduate level, and has been engaged in sourcing grants and funding for student international exhibitions through the Department of Trade & Industry.

Donna has been engaged in developing links with industry and external organisations to support the international study visit programme which has included studios, factories and trade fairs in Italy, New York and Paris. Donna is currently engaged in practical research in the use of computer aided design

and digital textile printing processes for textile/surface design which has had a direct impact on the production of printed textile design and expansion of facilities within the programme.

Joyce Paterson BA(Hons) SENIOR LECTURER Constructed textiles, inc. non woven textiles and drawing After finishing her BA(Hons)Degree, specialising in constructed textiles, Joyce went to work for Christopher England at Jonathan Thorp, designing knitted fashion fabrics, liaison with clients, selecting yarns, putting together promotional material and exhibitions for European trade fairs. During recent years she has extended her practical experience in carpet design and felt making, undertaking a placement with a carpet design studio - Duncan and Booth based in Halifax. This experience has directly fed back into teaching, manifesting itself in live projects with Signature Carpets, where several students have since been offered work experience.

Other workshops and conferences have allowed Joyce to extend teaching skills and knowledge including courses in counselling courses, digital, craft/art practice and current thinking on sustainability and enterprise. This has fed directly into the development of practical work and critical studies aspects of the new course programme to raise the debate and discussion of sustainable textiles, upcycling and environmentally friendly new fibres and new smart textile ventures.

Joyce has undertaken extensive practical research into needle bonding techniques/non woven fabrics, linking to Textile Technology at the University. This has enabled students to broaden skills which culminated in the exhibition of new products for Competition entry and exhibitions. She has also taken part in organising and exhibiting student work at venues in the UK and overseas including the British Craft Trade Fair, New Designers, The Design Show Liverpool and Surtex, New York. Lisa Andrews PART TIME LECTURER Embroidery / Critical Theory Lisa is an embroidery specialist who graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2001. Following on from the Degree in Embroidery she undertook an MA in Fine Art to further her knowledge and application of cloth as a vehicle for communication.

As well as producing work for exhibition nationwide, she has lectured in Art History and Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University and has organised and executed a variety of community arts projects. She is a regular contributor to the journal Embroidery and encourages students to critcally examine their own work in order to develop and understand their own creative practice. Lee Wright MA BA(Hons) Senior Lecturer Design Theory Lee Wright is a renowned Design Historian who specialises in the Theory of Design. Her most well known publication concerns gender and design (see Kirkham,P A View From The Interior: Women, Gender and Design). Lee was one of the early exponents of creating theoretical discourse in the field of Gender Studies and Art & Design Practice.

Lee spent many years as Course Director of BA(Hons)Visual Culture and full time Design Theorist at the University of Ulster at Belfast. Prior to this Lee has taught at many prestigious colleges and universities including the University of Westminster, Ravensbourne College of Art & Design, University of West of England and the University of Southampton. Her fields of specialism include Textiles, Media Studies and Product Design. She has acted as External Examiner in a number of Institutions covering both Art and Design Theory including Dublin Institute of Technology. In her previous post, support roles in Learning and Teaching and as an AUT representative were important contributions to the University community.

Currently her major research project is a definitive co-edited book on Irish Linen which traces the transatlantic links of linen across the world and answers questions such as how a small regional area of Ulster could become a global textile giant of the 19th Century. Nick Andrews ADF(Manc), DipAD(Hons),Cert.Ed Part Time Lecturer Freelance & Studio Textile Design / Personal Project After leaving Manchester Polytechnic, where he studied Printed Textile Design to Postgraduate level, Nick worked for several years as a Colourist and Studio Designer for a variety of furnishing fabric and carpet design companies; whilst continuing to design freelance for the domestic bedding and household textile market. For three years, before pursuing a career in education, he worked in theatre costume design, becoming Head of the Ladies Period Wardrobe Department, for Berman's and Nathan's, the international Television and Film Costumiers.

For the past twenty eight years Nick has taught Textile and Surface Pattern Design at both HND and Degree level at Dewsbury College, Bretton Hall College and the University of Leeds. During this time he has developed and extended his skills to include the teaching of Textile History and the Theory of Fashion, Costume and Dress. In recent years he has developed a strong practical interest in computer aided and digital design, becoming conversant in both the Mimaki and Stork printing machines. Nick recently gained an MA in Victorian Studies, whilst design research interests include the use and development of floral imagery as a textile motif. Paul Howard PART TIME LECTURER Critical Studies 1 BA(hons)Art & History ofArt & Design MA History and Theory of Art A specialist in early 20th century art and design, I am originally from Romford in Essex. Paul graduated from Goldsmiths' College with a BA in Art and History of Art in 1990 (a year after Damien Hirst!). I obtained an MA in the History and Theory of Art from the University of Essex, with a dissertation on the impact of Cubism and Expressionism upon New Objectivity and Neo-Classicism in European painting of the 1920s and 30s. I successfully completed a PhD in 2005, researching Czech Cubism (painting, sculpture, architecture and applied art in Bohemia c. 1910-20) at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University

College, High Wycombe (now Buckinghamshire New University). I gained a Professional Graduate Diploma in Education in 2008, from the University of Bolton, where I also completed my worked-based experience, teaching on the Art and Design Foundation Course. In 2008-09, I taught on Critical and Contextual Studies modules at Bolton for BA (Hons) textiles/Surface Design and BA (Hons) Design For Interiors. Tom Sutton PART TIME LECTURER Computer Aided Design/Professional Practice BA(hons) Based in the North West of England, Tom Sutton has specialised within the world of Design for the past fourteen years, working as both Designer-Maker and Lecturer at further and Higher Education. Trained originally as a Metalsmith and Furniture Designer at UCLAN( University of Central Lancashire), his early work utilised his fine metal skills creating one-off pieces of tableware and other items of silverware. In contrast early furniture pieces evolved around the use of reclaimed domestic and commercial materials. The gave rise to such designs as 'Squeaky Clean', a revolving chair which included the use of a disused washing machine drum and bearing, in combination with shop fitting display components. The first generation of 'Ultra Glow' lams also incorporated the same display components alongside the signature glass washing machine door used as a light diffuser.

Tom regularly exhibits work at national design shows such as Design Show Liverpool and Liverpool Design Festival. Tom teaches computer aided design - photoshop and illustrator for both practical design modules and professional practice.

Suzanne Bond BA(hons) Textile/Surface Design Technician Textile/Surface Design Suzanne gained employment at The University of Bolton working as Costume Technician for the Theatre Studies Department for two years, where she was responsible for the manufacture of costumes and props for productions and also assisted students with their own making skills. Suzanne also has ten years experience of dressmaking, sewing and screen printed textiles through a range of part time positions.

Responsibilities within the programme area include support for students in the areas of embroidered textiles and areas of rug making, needlebonding and felt making. Suzanne is also able to support the provision of printed textiles and digital textile printing. She is particularly interested in embroidery and is currently developing techniques and processes in transfer printed and slash cut textiles. Suzanne also won an award for the Bradford Textile Society annual competition, including the Prestigious Textiles award with her mixed media piece incorporating felt making and embroidered textiles.

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During her employment at The University of Bolton she provides annual textile workshops to schools and colleges via the Enterprise Unit and has taught to foundation level art & design. Lynn Barron BA(Hons) Embroidered Textiles ( with Print ) Before taking her Degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, Lynn worked for Cowley Designs ( part of the William Baird group ) as a Designer Buyer for floral giftware and Christmas decorations, supplying the High Street Stores. Responsibilities included research, design and development of seasonal products and presentations to various buying departments. This included working at trading offices within Hong Kong and Taiwan, with development and exhibition visits to America and the Far East. At University Lynn specialised in embroidery, supported by textiles screen printing and natural dye techniques together with felt making. During her Degree Lynns work further developed around the themes of nature, nostalgia and memory. Making use of traditional practices, combined with personal techniques, Lynn is able to alter and make unique the fabrics she manipulates. Lynn has taken part in developing her knowledge in printed textiles via external workshops and has also gained extensive knowledge of the Mimaki digital textile printer.

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Contacting Programme Staff

Staff can be contacted via a number of systems however for personal tutorials after your first meeting you are asked to book an appointment using the tutorial booking system. This can be via email or requesting an appointment when you see staff during your module day. There will be tutorials available each week for personal matters with identified staff. Urgent Matters if you have a matter which cannot wait until the booked tutorial please ensure you contact staff and they will give you an urgent appointment to deal with your matter. However, please bear in mind that staff may be working outside of the University on visits, meetings or other external matters. Please contact staff via the email system where staff can regularly pick up messages. Extreme Emergencies please contact the school office 01204 903258 and explain your circumstances they are able to contact staff via mobile phone if required. 3.3

Leaving a voicemail message

When using the telephone voicemail system please speak clearly and slowly repeating your name and any telephone numbers you can be contacted on this can save staff time in locating your contact details. Please state the day & time you are leaving the message but bear in mind that staff will not be able to access your call until their next day in University.

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Recent Visiting Speakers include:

Leigh Cooke Designer for Salvatore Ferragamo & Hermes Adele Carney Artist in Residence, Drumcroon Art Gallery Karen Harbour Freelance Designer for Yellow Label Designs Concetta Gallo Designer for Habitat & Top Shop Kelly Jones Design Manager Hallmark Cards Emma Greaves Designer Hallmark Cards Laura McCafferty Embroidery Textile Artist / Maker Hannah Toffalos Designer Maker Surface Design Ceramics Jane Stuart & Rebecca Albrow - Bolton Creative Industries Group Hannah Lamb Embroiderer/Designer Maxine Laing Royal Exchange Theatre The Design Initiative Carol Bennett/Susan Comer - Prosper Events

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External Links visits, placements, trade fairs and organisations include:

Association of Degree Courses in Fashion & Textiles Skillfast UK Society of Dyers and Colourists competition awards British Wool Textile Export Corporation Bradford Textile Society competition awards Hallmark Cards live project Whitworth Art Gallery Crafts Council London Origin Andrea Aranow Textile Documents New York George Little Management - Surtex New York student exhibition International Stationery Show, New York International Contemporary Interiors, New York Fashion Institute of Technology, fabric archives, New York Dorma CV Home Furnishing Yellow Label Design Studio Ratti Printing Factory, Guanzate, Italy Francesco Ortenzi, Design Studio, Como Italy Pitti Filatti, Florence Italy Salvatore Ferragamo Shoe Museum, Florence, Italy British Craft Trade Fair student exhibition Liverpool Design Show student exhibition Bolton Art Gallery & Museum Premiere Vision & Indigo, Paris Musee de la mode et du textile, Paris Pilkingtons Tiles Ltd Turner Bianca Ltd Dreams and Drapes CCA Stationery Pure Design Studio David Yarrington Area Rugs Turnpike Gallery student exhibition

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TEACHING ROOMS AND LEARNING RESOURCES Studio Access

Whilst you are on the programme, you will encounter a number of different types of teaching rooms. During your first year at Level 1, you will be introduced to the main Textile Design Studio which is situated within the Atrium of Senate House at Deane Campus; the Textile Workshop and Computer/Presentation Suite are on the second floor (E:3 ) . Alongside these specialist rooms you will also be introduced to many lecture theatres and teaching classrooms. This is an excellent way to experience each of the different areas of the programme, and how they function, and what you can do in them. You can try things out for the first time, or update existing skills through both taught studio/workshop sessions and self directed study within supervised workshop sessions. Both taught sessions and self directed study sessions are identified for you on your timetable. Studio & Workshop Opening Times Textile / Surface Studios are open 9.00am until late upon request from security/caretakers Textile / Surface Workshops are open from 9.30am 4.30pm prompt

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The Textile Drawing & Design Studios

The main design led modules at Levels 1 and 2 make use of the large atrium studio area on E:1 ( ground floor) of the Senate House. This studio is used primarily for teaching drawing & design led processes, and spaces are available all week for students to use outside of taught sessions, as well as during the set time of the module. Students at level 3 will be given a permanent space in the professional studio near to the cad / textile workshops on E:3 ( second floor ). However, level 1 & 2 students can book available space within this studio in consultation with staff you can book these for a week, a semester or even a year. Your use of this booked space will be monitored by staff and priority will be given to level 2 and then level 1 students as appropriate.

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Food & Drink

Please also note that eating and drinking in studios and workshops, and in areas where chemicals or electrical appliances are located is strictly forbidden. This is both for your own protection and health, and to ensure that your work is not damaged. We ask you to take note of the University policy not to bring hot food from the canteen or outside takeaways into the studios. There are plenty of facilities for food and drink via the Deane Deli at the Deane Campus or Athena Cafe in Eagle Mall. Also there will be the newly built Student Union facility and social learning zone at Eagle campus. You will notice that there is a seating area outside the Embroidery workshop on E3 where you are welcome to sit and drink/eat etc. but please use the bins provided for any waste.

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Mobiles & Social Networking

Please switch off your telephones and electronic devises before entering a classroom, lecture theatre, library or study area, in order to ensure that you do not undermine the learning environment. It is at the discretion of individual module staff regarding the use of personal CD / MP3 players, or the radio, when in studio sessions and/or workshops. Due to health & safety reasons or teaching approaches it may be deemed inappropriate please respect staff requests with this matter as part of professional practice. Please also note the open plan environment of the design studio spaces. All mobile phones are to be switched off in advance of any sessions you can then turn them back on at appropriate break times/ lunch times. Do you need your mobile for emergencies? If there is an emergency please put your request in with the member of staff concerned at the beginning of the module session and explain the circumstances. Social Networking Whilst we appreciate the need to use social networking sites such as facebook or twitter for communication we would ask that you do not access these sites in the taught computer suite on E3 or on T4, but instead use the library facilities, or access on E2 during lunch breaks. Using social networking sites during taught sessions can seriously undermine the learning experience.

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The Textile Workshops

The practical workshops include the textile workshop on E:3 which holds specialist embroidery facilities as well as access to hand felt making. The printed textile workshop is situated on Eagle Campus and this contains both traditional screen printing tables alongside digital print workshops for the Mimaki Digital Textile Printer and Industrial Heat Transfer Press. You must have undertaken, and successfully completed, an approved Induction Health & Safety Course offered to all students at specific times before you will be allowed into the workshops. Failure to do so will result in you being barred from using the facilities.

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Computer Facilities

The textile/surface degree programme has its own computer/presentation area (E:3) for students to make use of whilst they are on the programme. Currently, the suite consists of 16 apple mac computers which have adobe creative suite software and 3 specialist Epson A2/A1/A0 printers and an A1 graphtex scanner. The largest printer can print up to a width of 110cm. Scanners and printers are located in the walkway areas between the level 3 studio and the computer suite. Booked sessions will be placed at the beginning of the week and you are able to access the room for sds activities, or to support other sessions, as stated on the room timetable.

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Shared Resources

Students also have access to printing via the A0/A1 colour plotters situated on the floor below ( E:2 ). A number of large size digital printing machines up to 42 inches, which can print onto a variety of media, including canvas is available. The department of art and design also possess large numbers of Apple Mac and PC computers which are placed within the specialist subject areas, such as graphic design, photography and fine art. The University library also houses large numbers of PC work stations for you to use at any time. The textile/surface design programme also makes use of the other Art and Design facilities, such as the Photography programme studios, where specialist equipment,or lighting is needed for professional practice photographic sessions, or fine art ceramics for firing digital transfer prints onto 3 Dimensional white tableware.

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Innovation Factory Deane Campus

Facilities we have access to include the non woven textiles line, gun tufting for rug manufacture and industrialised knitting facilities which are available through Textile Technology and their team of specialist staff and technicians. These taught and self directed sessions need timetabling in advance and will be arranged through individual modules such as Level 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development, Level 2 Contemporary Textiles and Level 3 modules Advanced Practice and Independent Practice.

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Materials Store

The materials store is situated on E:3 between the computer presentation area and the level 3 professional design studio . The serving desk is accessible via the level 3 area and the opening times for booking out equipment or requesting certain materials for modules. Please note that materials and small items of equipment will not be made available after these times as the technicians are required to facilitate taught modules and supervised practical workshop sessions. Please ensure that you return all items you have booked out including embroidery equipment and threads, drawing resources etc. Materials Store Opening Times 9.30 10.00am 1.30 2.00pm Materials include embroidery threads, fabrics, yarns etc. from specialist cupboards. For dyestuffs and print-pastes 24 hour notice is required.

4.10 The Gallery/Exhibition Area

We aim to provide a gallery/exhibition area which will exhibit student and staff work for commission and sale within the atrium, near to the entrance of Senate House. This will be part of enterprising activities for students to engage in the preparations required to successfully mount a professional showcase of work and to organise marketing events and selling activities. We also hope to attract a range of practising artists and designers to exhibit their work within this area; such as designers featured on the

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Design Initiative find a creative site or those that exhibit at the British Craft Trade Fair and Liverpool Design Festival. We will also continue to exhibit student work at these external events as appropriate.

4.11 The Degree Show

Finally, the studios will be cleared at the end of the academic year and screens arranged within the large atrium design studio to accommodate the end of year Degree Show. All the finalists across the department will be setting up their work and presenting this to the public during a week of open access exhibition. You will need to be involved in the preparations and painting of the boards if necessary as well as making final adjustments to your exhibition work. This is the time of the year when all previously stored work is removed, so it is vitally important that if you have a precious piece of work stored at the University and you wish to keep it, that you take it home with you. We do not have storage facilities in the university, and so we must remove all work at the end of the year to create space for the incoming students in September. Work will be held for 40 days after the end of the academic year. However, it may be possible for you to negotiate a longer period, but you must have good reason for this, and you must get this agreement in writing, and signed by the Programme Leader for Textile/Surface Design. Even in this case, the maximum storage time for any work is 12 months unless specifically requested by teaching staff as examples of good practice. After that, unfortunately it will be removed or destroyed.

4.12 The School Office

This is situated on T4 at Eagle and this is where you log on your module choices, pick up your timetable for the semester, find important forms for the programme and submit written work for assessment etc. For further information please consult your school handbook.

4.13 The Library

This library is now held under one roof at Eagle Campus and will be part of the new social learning zone and holds a diverse and extensive collection of books and journals covering art and design disciplines. The Subject Specialist Librarian for art & design has updated the current library stock in light of indicative reading lists and is available to support students with their specialist requirements. Due to the rapidly changing nature of textile/surface design and the addition of digital media, the subject librarian has been alerted to on-line services and journals/magazines that are also appropriate.

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PROGRAMME AIMS AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES Programme overall educational aims

The Textile/Surface Design programme encourages exploration of the subject area, engaging with a range of processes and product areas and balanced by the need for students to specialise and develop advanced design and production skills. This is supported by areas of critical/contextual studies and professional practice. The main purpose of the programme is to: Provide a stimulating, comprehensive and progressive programme of study which will provide greater access to Higher Education for a range of students. Provide students with the ability to develop a range of subject specific practical skills, and to recognise those transferable skills, useful for subsequent employment, self employment and/or professional development. Equip the student with the professional and critical skills to pursue an informed and articulate textile/surface design practice, as a preparation for a successful career in the creative industries. Provide students with opportunities to evaluate evidence, arguments and assumptions, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. Enable students to develop generic graduate skills required for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. Develop students appreciation and understanding of the aesthetic, social, moral, ethical, legal, environmental and economic issues & contexts which affect the design decision making process.

Knowledge and understanding in the context of the subject(s)

An in-depth knowledge of designated topics within textile/surface design, and a critical understanding of the principles which underpin them. Ability to analyse contemporary textile/surface practice and to make theoretically informed and critical judgements. Ability to apply appropriate knowledge to the execution of textile/surface design assignments.

Subject-specific practical /professional skills

A high level of specialist practical knowledge, skill, and creativity in the students portfolio of practical work. An ability to use materials, media, techniques, methods, digital technologies and tools associated with textile/surface design and familiarity with good working practices. Visual problem solving. An ability to plan and analyse work, using sound time management and take personal responsibility to meet specific deadlines. An awareness of Health & Safety and issues surrounding textile/surface design practice.

Cognitive skills in the context of the subject(s)

A sound understanding of the contemporary context within which you are working. A basic awareness of the global, social, economic, ecological and legal factors which influence the decision-making process. Ability to utilise critical analysis and synthesis in group & peer discussion. An understanding of the subject area with reference to aesthetic, moral, ethical and social contexts.

Other skills (e.g. key/transferable) developed in subject or other contexts

An ability to research, evaluate, organise, and apply information and ideas in the students work, and an understanding of the importance of that research. Professional skills including project organisation and visual /verbal presentation. Benefit from the critical judgements of others and recognise their personal strengths and needs Apply interpersonal and social skills to interact with others Communicate ideas and information in visual, oral and written forms Apply information skills to navigate, retrieve,

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and manage information from a variety of sources Select and employ communication and information technologies. Identify personal learning experience through the PDP process

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND CONTENT Module Title Level One (HE4) Drawing for Design 1 Critical Studies 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Design in Context Pattern & Digital Print Pencil to Pixel ( Drawing for Design 2 ) Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Level Two (HE5) Surface Design & Digital Manipulation
Route A Surface Design

Module Code TSD1218 FIA1001 TSD1219 TSD1221 TSD1220 TSD1222 TSD2527 TSD2531 TSD2528 TSD2529 TSD2532 TSD2530

Credit Value 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits Core Core Core Core Core Core

20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core

Surface Design & Digital Manipulation

Route B Digital Manipulation for 2D/3D

Professional Development Contemporary Textiles

Route A Issues and Context

Contemporary Textiles
Route B Design into Practice

Critical Theory: Textiles past, present & futures Level Three (HE6) Advanced Textile/Surface Design Practice Critical Theory in Textile/Surface Design Practice Independent Practical Research ( Full-Time) Independent Practical Research (Part-Time) Independent Practice (Full-Time) (CORE) Independent Practice (Part Time)(CORE) Professional Practice & Promotion

TSD3020 TSD3023 TSD3021 TSD3021 TSD3018 TSD3018 TSD3022

20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 40 Credits Core 40 Credits Core 20 Credits Core

Details for each individual module and their specifications can be found on the university Module Database: http://data.bolton.ac.uk/academicaffairs/view_modulelist.asp

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6.1

Learning & Teaching

Practicals The majority, but not all of your time on the course will be spent in practicals either in the workshops or studios. Normally the timetabled sessions will include technical demonstrations followed by textile practice, drawing and design sessions. You must be punctual and try not to miss these sessions as they are important periods when concepts, principles and ideas will be communicated and discussed and when technical notes are circulated and health and safety issues drawn to your attention.

You must make sure that you keep up with the week to week teaching programme. The modules are quite intense and your success can ultimately depend on keeping up the pace required. If you get behind then self directed study time should be used to catch up for the following week. You should be careful, also not to over-concentrate on one module at the expense of another as this could ultimately affect your degree classification. Successfully negotiating your way through a modular programme involves careful time management and organisation.

Self- Directed Study Self-directed study time (or SDS), is a major and important aspect of all programmes and is the time when you develop and extend your own personal work, and where the majority of your learning on the module will take place. This is the time when you will work under your own direction either in the workshop, studio, library or visit galleries and exhibitions in support of your studies.

On practical courses such as Textile/Surface Design the effectiveness with which you manage and use this time is vitally important. Workshop access may be timetabled for you during SDS periods and you should make sure that you access the workshops within the allocated slot.

SDS periods are available during the timetabled week and supervised workshop access will be made available. You will need to book in with the technicians in order to access materials and equipment. Lectures The lecture, presented by the tutor, is an important part of the learning process. The purpose of the lecture is to introduce concepts and ideas, which you will develop for yourself in workshop/studio periods and in preparation for module assignments. The reading lists which are provided in the module guide are designed to help you gain maximum benefit from the lecture. The more reading you are able to do before and during the lecture programme, the more able you will be to address underlying issues and complete any written assignments or oral presentations. Seminars The Seminar performs an important function within many modules. It provides you with an opportunity to play an active part in the learning process. The seminar seeks to engage all students in the group in

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discussing and debating specific issues and subjects. The success of this kind of forum depends upon the depth and breadth of your preparation, and your willingness to engage in debate. You will be asked to study specific material and to prepare information relating to particular aspects of the programme. Occasionally you may be called upon to lead the seminar discussion and prepare a formal presentation. Such work may be supplemented by research in Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums, and by factory and studio visits wherever it is relevant. Critiques Many practical modules employ the group critique as a means of fostering informed debate about the effectiveness of the work you have produced. Usually the critique,or crit is used to draw a practical assignment to a close, or as a means of provoking discussion and debate about work in progress. Again, your active participation is essential, and the early development of critical and oral skills is important. Being able to offer and receive constructive criticism is not something we all find easy, but it is an important skill to develop if you are to derive the maximum benefit from your experience on the course. Tutorials Tutorials usually take the form of a one-to-one discussion or consultation between the student and the tutor about ongoing work. Though essentially an informal situation the session will usually adopt a clear agenda to ensure that the necessary ground is covered to advise you on your studies. If a module group is a large one then group tutorials (where a group of students are involved) may be arranged.

Feedback Feedback can take many forms either scheduled as formal interim reviews, written formative or summative feedback. However, as an art & design based student, you will also encounter module feedback through many other approaches including routine discussions in design studios or workshops where your work is discussed informally, in group tutorials and critiques and through individual tutorials. The chance discussion is also as important as those which are scheduled. As such you are advised to keep your own tutorial notes in your module file for future reference.

6.2

Planning Your Programme

To complete your degree you will need to pass six 20 credit modules ( or equivalent ) at each of the three levels, HE4, HE5 and HE6 120 credits at each level. You are expected to attend all of the registered sessions for your modules which may take place on a variety of days in addition to those shown on your timetable transcript. Your programme & module handbooks will specify which days these take place on.

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However we tend to allow you one day a week to balance your other commitments flexibly but do bear in mind that as this is a full time programme you may be required to take part in additional sessions or on booked visits during the Monday to Friday period.

It is also worth bearing in mind that as this is a full time programme that you are expected to undertake module work in advance of the next session as an extension of the taught period. Weekly self directed activities will be monitored through the tutorial review process, where advice can be given on time management.

6.3

Art & Design Students

Students studying the BA(hons)Art & Design negotiated programme will select modules in conjunction with Ruth Yates, the programme leader. These will normally be a combination of up to 60 credits worth of Textile/Surface Design modules alongside 60 credits from any of the other art and design programme areas.

6.4

Modules and Study Levels

Successful completion of each level will give you an award title appropriate to the number of modules completed.
Completion of 120 credits at level 1 (HE4) will give you an award of Certificate of Higher Education. Completion of 240 credits at levels 1 and 2 (HE5) will give you an award of Diploma of Higher Education. Completion of all 360 credits at levels 1, 2 and 3 (HE6) will give you the award of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

As you work your way through the programme, our expectations of you rise significantly. While we use the same marking scale from 0-100 at each level which follow the grade banding descriptors it follows that to get a 70% mark at level HE5 requires rather more from you than to get the same mark at level HE3! Features of each of the levels is described below in a way intended to be helpful to you. Definitive explanations are, however, available in the School Handbook.

6.5

Level 1 (HE4)

This is the level we use to identify with the first year of a full time degree, or however long it takes to complete your first 120 Credits of a part time degree. At Level 1 we expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have acquired a broad knowledge base, incorporating theoretical concepts, and that you are able to apply a broad range of specialised skills and key transferable skills. That simply means that you are able to demonstrate a sound basic understanding of your subject from both a theoretical and a practical point of view. We expect you to be able to analyse information, using it to plan and develop your work, and to be able to determine solutions to the problems and difficulties your work might encounter. You should be able to operate effectively across the range of subjects your programme demands, and to take responsibility for the nature and direction of your work, and the quality of the work you create.

In short, you need to be able to demonstrate basic competence in everything you do.

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Level 2 (HE5)

This is the level we use to identify your second year of a full time degree. At each level you need to complete 120 credits, so on completion of level 2 you will have acquired 240 credits in total.

At this level, we expect you additionally to be able to generate ideas through research and the analysis of concepts at an abstract level, and to demonstrate your command of the specialist skills appropriate to your subjects. We expect you to be able to analyse and evaluate the information you have researched, and to exercise significant judgement in how you apply it to your own work, as well as accepting increasing responsibility for determining and achieving your intended outcomes.

We are looking at this level for you to be able to reflect on the nature and direction of your work, drawing on sound understanding, and a high level of practical ability.

6.7

Level 3 (HE6)

At Level 3 the third year as a full time student ,and final 120 credits of your degree programme we additionally expect evidence that you can critically evaluate and review your knowledge and experience, drawing on and applying information researched from an appropriate and extensive range of sources, to attain your personal goals. We expect evidence that you can apply significant independent judgement in all that you do, and that your diagnostic and creative skills are fully employed. Your ability to account for the work you have achieved will be evident at a very high level. At Level 3, therefore, we are looking for a fully articulate response to the visual, critical, theoretical and practical challenges which your work has sought to address.

The Critical Theory, Independent Research & Practice based modules (HE6)
These modules offer you an opportunity to develop a thorough research project on a subject or topic of great interest to you, undertaking significant investigations into topic areas which are negotiated with staff. The critical theory essay should link to the practice based modules and theoretical research should have an impact on the practical developments made. You will be asked to explain and discuss the links through individual tutorials and the final viva voce presentation to staff. This major project requires you to take control of your learning environment. You will be allocated a supervisor who will be your main contact with the development of your work and he/she will want to see that your research in the form of your journal is progressing well, and relates to the practical work being developed in the studio. It will be your responsibility to arrange tutorial times with your supervisor, and to ensure that your supervisor has all the information from you to give you good feedback.

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The Independent Practice module is completed with a Degree Show exhibition. Your ability to professionally set up this show is one of the critical assessment evaluations made by the assessment team.

6.8

Making Module Choices

At certain points during the academic year you will be asked to complete a Module Choice Form. This is where you choose the modules you wish to take for the next part of the course, (you will be guided through this by your personal tutor). For the Textile/Surface Design Single route the menu of modules is mostly structured although there is an element of choice within the individual modules. Part Time and Art & Design Degree students will need to consult with the programme leader in relation to selecting an appropriate programme from the Textile/Surface Design Degree Route.

At Induction you will be guided through the module selection process and asked to fill in forms for the academic year. These forms have require processing in order to produce class lists and registers; and also to place your modules on the assessment schedules required for Examination Boards. Please ensure that you hand in your module choice form on time throughout the programme and fill in the information including the module title and its unique code which is prefixed with TSD and then four numbers.

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6.9

Programme Timetable 2009-2010

Monday Drawing for Design 1 TSD1218 9.30am 4.30pm Pencil to Pixel TSD1220 9.30 - 12.30pm 1.30pm 4.30pm Tuesday Critical Studies 1 FIA1001 11am -2pm Wednesday SDS sessions Thursday Textile/Surface Design & Development TSD1219 10am 4pm SDS sessions Friday SDS sessions

LEVEL 1 Level 1 Semester 1

Level 1 Semester 2

SDS sessions

Design In Context Pattern & Digital Print TSD1221 Route A Surface Design TSD2527 10am 4pm

Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors TSD1222

LEVEL 2 Level 2 Semester 1

Level 2 Semester 2

Professional Development TSD2528 1pm 3pm CAD sessions 9.30am 12.30pm

Critical Theory Textiles: past, present and futures TSD2530 1.30pm 4.30pm Contemporary Textiles A TSD2529 10am - 4pm Weeks 1 7 (7 14 for pt )

SDS sessions

Route B Digital Manipulation 2D/3D TSD2531 10am 4pm

Contemporary Textiles A TSD2529 10am - 4pm Weeks 1 - 7

Route B TSD2532 Weeks 7 14

Route B TSD2532 Weeks 7 - 14

LEVEL 3 Level 3 Semester 1

Independent Practical Research TSD3021

Advanced Textile/Surface Design Practice TSD3020 10am 4pm PRINT ROUTE

Critical Theory in Textile/Surface Design Practice TSD3023 10am 1pm

Advanced Textiles workshop and tutorials 10am 4pm EMBROIDERY ROUTE

Level 3 Semester 2

Professional Practice & Promotion TSD3003 CAD sessions 9.30am 12.30pm

Independent Practice TSD3018

Independent Practice Workshop access

Independent Practice Tutorials

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ASSESSMENT 7.1 Assessment strategy for the programme

Assessment criteria for the Pass standard are available for each module and are contained within the module specifications in 14.1. A summary of the assessments is provided in the Assessment Map 7.4 this also provides information on the range of assessment processes and strategies that are utilised throughout the three levels of the programme. Each level of study demands a deeper level of understanding, knowledge and skills appropriate to those levels. These are reflected in the assessment requirements and learning outcomes for each module and are articulated in the module specifications. The assessment criteria specified in the modules together with the grade descriptors used on the Universitys undergraduate scheme will apply. Your work will be marked in percentages in accordance with the grading format set out in the Universitys Assessment Regulations for Undergraduate Modular Programmes. The assessment strategy relates to the overall programme aims and outcomes specified in subsection 5.1. For example, it can be seen from the module specifications in 14 that there is scope for you to negotiate design briefs especially at levels 2 and 3. This element of negotiation allows you to undertake design briefs which are professionally relevant and are a key strength of the programme. Assignments require you to apply theories and concepts to practice.

The assessments by the programme team will then scrutinized by an External Examiner for levels HE5 and HE6. The role of the External Examiner is to ensure that we are marking fairly, and in academic parity with other universities across the country. In this way, you can be sure that your degree award meets the quality of the national standard of BA (Hons) award. Assessments will normally take place from weeks 14 through to 15 of the academic semester. A timetable will be produced and published that will show you when your work will be required for assessment. (A typical Assessment Timetable for both semesters is included in this handbook). You must ensure that you submit your work at this time, and at the times stated. You will be recorded as a Fail if you do not submit work for assessment, or if it is submitted later than the stated assessment time. Assessments for practical work will normally begin at 10am on the stated date. You will not be allowed to enter the room where assessments are taking place after 10am, so please make sure that you give yourself good time to set up your practical work. On completion of the initial assessments by the programme teams, the marks are fed into the Universitys marking system. This then generates the marks for all students in the University, and once prepared, will be issued to the various Programme Exam Boards.

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The Programme Exam Boards meet to discuss and agree on the module marks presented. The results of any mitigation are also presented at this board. The External Examiner is usually present to ensure academic consistency is maintained. Decisions on Referral marks are made, and also the Progression of students to the next stage of the academic programme is agreed, or halted. The marks are then sent back to the Universitys marking system, and a new set of marks are generated for the Schools Board a week later. The Schools Examination Board will look at the marks from all the Programme Module Boards within the School of Arts, Media and Education. Final decisions are made here about student progression, and agreement on Referral and other issues. Once the marks have been agreed, they are passed back to the Universitys marking scheme, and are then published for students to obtain their results.

7.2

Forms of assessment that will be encountered on the programme

Module Guides contain relevant information and detailed written briefs which outline what you need to do for the module and the forms of assessment. Each practical module that you undertake will require you to present a portfolio of drawings/design work, textile samples and/or practical outcomes, backed up by technical note files, research journal(s), and sketch books. In addition practical modules may require you to set up an exhibition or verbal presentation of your final outcomes. All work produced using the computer will require you to copy designs onto CD and submit to staff clearly labelled with your name, level of study, module name & code, date and contents. Critical theory and professional practice based modules will require you to submit written work at specified times which are outlined in your module guide most written work is handed into the School Office on T4 and you will need to obtain a receipt for this. For these you will also need to submit work electronically on a CD which is clearly named and labelled with your name, level of study, module name & code, date and contents. You are also required to submit written work first to TURNITINUK http://www.submit.acuk for review and checking against assessment regulations which relate to plagiarism. At level 2 of the programme you may be engaged in professionally exhibiting work at an external gallery or in-house within the atrium gallery/shop space. At level 3 you will be exhibiting work for the final major project independent practice at the end of year Textile/Surface Degree Show. Verbal presentations will be outlined in your module guides and are clearly identified within the assessment of the learning outcomes.

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7.3

Use of Unfair Means Plagiarism & Design Copyright

In preparing and presenting your work for assessment you are required to ensure that it is all your own work. Passing off someone elses work as your own is called plagiarism and constitutes a serious academic offence that can lead to your failing modules or even being expelled from the University.

It is vitally important in all written work, therefore, to ensure that you scrupulously acknowledge and reference your sources, and that you never quote without the use of quotation marks. You must also ensure that you do not submit a piece of work twice, to gain marks from two different modules; or work produced for a previous course or other form of assessment. You also need to be aware of the fact that whilst it is acceptable to use others design work as influence in the production of your own work, unfair means also relates to copying work from existing design/art work and passing that work off as your own creation, which is not acceptable practice ( and an infringement of Design copyright laws ) . Detailed and important information and advice on avoiding plagiarism and on the regulations regarding students use of unfair means are included in the AME School Handbook on http://www.bolton.ac.uk/ame

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Assessment Mapping
ASSESSMENT

Sketchbook Journal

Mapping Drawing for Design 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Critical Studies 1 Pencil to Pixel Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Design in Context Pattern & Digital Print Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route A Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route B Critical Theory: Textiles: Past, Present & Futures Professional Development Contemporary Textiles Route A Contemporary Textiles Route B Critical Theory into Textile/Surface Design Practice Independent Practical Research Advanced Practice Independent Practice Professional Practice & Promotion

Technical and/or Contextual / Research File

Practical Work/ Exhibition

Written Essay / Report

Oral / Viva Verbal Presentation

PDP

7.4

Personal Development Planning (PDP)

PDP is a non assessable component but features as part of personal planning in relation to progress this is noted through interim reviews and a learning log which maps progression. This is a key feature of most modules and you are encouraged to keep a file which contains all your written feedback, as well as copies of your tutorial notes and weekly discussions. This file can also contain curriculum vitae, statements, application forms and work placement information. EPDP we are introducing ePDP ( internet based personal development planning ) through the programme this year , initially within core critical modules such as Critical Studies 1.

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7.5

Summative Assessment

The majority, but not all, of Textile/Surface Design modules are marked as summative assessments. This means that we will assess your work at the end of the module. This allows you more freedom to experiment and explore ideas and processes and to apply the skills you learn at the beginning of a module to a personal body of work at the end. We will look at the summative body of your work, including research, and make an assessment of the whole at the end of the module.

7.6

Formative Assessment

A selection of modules may request you to hand in work, or demonstrate completion of a learning outcome, at a date before the end of the module. This will be identified within your module handbook. However, we will also give formative interim reviews which do not carry marks toward your final award, throughout the normal course of the programme. These formative tutorial and interim reviews will be in the form of one to one tutorials, but are also available as informal tutorial discussions during studio time and workshops. These are designed to allow you to review your progress on each module, and to form an understanding of how well you are progressing before the formal assessments take place at the end of the module.

7.7

Assessment Feedback

For every assessment you have taken, you will receive written feedback from your module tutor. A generic summative assessment feedback form provides feedback against the individual module learning outcomes and their assessment criteria. This is to support your understanding of your level of achievement in successfully or unsuccessfully completing those learning outcomes. Failure to pass all learning outcomes will result in the normal procedures for re-submitting work which will be linked to the particular learning outcome(s) that requires further work to pass successfully.

7.8

Module Guides

Your module guide contains important information relating to learning and teaching, syllabus content, assessment methods, dates and items for assessment. You will receive a guide for each and every module that you enrol onto at the module launch. This also includes weekly timetabled sessions which you are required to attend and any workshops scheduled during the week, such as computer workshop sessions which are part of your module attendance. It also contains important information such as scheduled lectures, seminar presentations, self directed activities, reading lists, websites and electronic journals, staff contact details, workshops including health & safety information; external visits and relevant exhibitions. This guide will be given to you as a hard copy and also emailed to you so that you can make use of the interactive links to the websites listed. In the near future we would like to move to email versions only to

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react to environmental issues relating to paper consumption. Please consult your emails on a regular basis to see if any unavoidable late changes have been made to scheduled sessions or visits.

7.9

Feedback Sheets

Your summative and formative feedback sheets will be produced using NCR copied forms or electronically ( in which case we are able to email them to you). You are asked to complete your personal evaluation on the summative feedback sheet before you arrive at your scheduled Interim Review session evaluating your own performance on the module to date for discussion with staff. The Interim review normally takes place at weeks 7 and 8 of the semester. These will then be completed by staff and a yellow copy handed back to you. You are asked to keep all copies of these tutorial notes, including your weekly notes from studio based sessions, within the A4 personal learning file.

The formative feedback sheet 7.11 is designed to give you developmental feedback against specific learning outcomes and assessment criteria. This should enable you to see what you need to concentrate on to improve your performance and ultimately your final grade. The anticipated marks/grades awarded at this interim stage are indicative only remember dependent on your performance the final grade awarded at assessment can go up or down! However, we hope that through this process you are able to react to staff comments and suggestions in order to improve your portfolio and consequently your grades. The summative feedback sheet 7.12 allows you to clearly see where you have been graded against the grade banding descriptors each learning outcome is reviewed in relation to this banding descriptors and also against the levels required at HE4, HE5 and HE6. Comments made are in response to your performance in relation to the assessment criteria and again are designed to give you developmental feedback to help you progress throughout the programme.

7.10 Submission of work for assessment

Practical design work will be presented or exhibited in design studios at specific times; you need to see the information within 7.15 relating to guidelines for preparing for assessment. You also need to submit a copy of any work producing using computer aided design, such as photoshop or illustrator, on a disc, to be retained by staff. This needs to be clearly labelled. The box needs labelling with the module code, title and your name , with a list of contents; and the disc needs labelling with your name and the module title. Contextual/Critical assignments such as reports or essays will need to be submitted electronically to TURNITINUK http://www.submit.ac.uk first for checking against plagiarism and then a hard copy submitted to the School Office on T:4. Please ensure you fill out the form, noting your precise module number and title, and ensure you retain a copy as your proof of submission.

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Data Storage Please note that you are responsible for backing up your electronic work and storing this safely. The user workspace on computers should be used for temporary storage only and you will need to purchase an external hard drive or pen drive to store this work. Please use these wisely when unplugging from University machines and do so in the correct manner. You will also need to back up your work incase your external device becomes corrupted unfortunately this is not grounds for mitigation as it is your responsibility as a student. IMPORTANT: PLEASE REMEMBER THAT USER WORKSPACES ON COMPUTERS ARE CLEARED OVER THE SUMMER VACATION PERIOD Return of work Practical work may be kept for samples for one academic year and tutors will let you know if this is the case. Written work may be retained for future use and as such you should provide more than one copy ; similarly you should hand in a copy of professional packs and keep one for your own records.

7.11 Personal Tutorial Record Book ( PDP Learning Log)

You are asked to keep an A4 ring-binder file as your Learning Log which is linked to Personal Development Planning reflecting upon your work, planning & putting action plans together. You are asked to bring these with you for Interim Reviews and to hand in any relevant feedback & evaluation forms at this review. A copy of all assessment forms both formative and summative are to be kept in this file. The PDP learning log is also to be used for other information linking to your development, including curriculum vitae, weekly planning tables, application forms, work placement information etc. This year e:PDP will be launched which will involve the use of moodle sessions will be held with students as appropriate to introduce you to this activity.

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7.12 Example of Formative Assessment Form

School of Arts, Media & Education Formative Assessment Feedback Form

Student Name: Programme: Textile/Surface Design Module: Pencil to Pixel Assignment Student Number: Level 1 HE4 Credits 20 Date:

Staff Feedback on individual components of module against learning outcomes

Grades relating to banding descriptors A B C Comments against learning outcomes & assessment criteria :
1. Technical & Contextual Understanding Describe, annotate and evaluate processes of digital media, with reference to the work of other designers, for the development of creative artwork within a sketchbook journal and technical note file.

2.

Time Management & Planning Complete set weekly tasks and present the evaluative sketchbook journal to staff and peers during group tutorials and review sessions.

40 % Journal/Sketchbook & Technical Note File Grade/Mark anticipated at this stage: 3. Creative Development Develop competent and appropriate design work which shows evidence of your understanding of the relationship between original artwork and creative use of computer software.

4.

Presentation Present finished design work to promote ideas and themes to an appropriate level using a range of appropriate computer aided design and presentation skills.

60% Exhibition of Design Portfolio Grade/Mark anticipated at this stage :

General Comments

Staff Signature : Student Signature:

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7.13 Example Summative Assessment Form School of Arts, Media & Education Summative Assessment Feedback Form
Student Name: Programme: Textile/Surface Design Module: Pencil to Pixel Assignment Student Number: Level 1 HE4 Credits 20 Date:

Staff Feedback on individual components of module against learning outcomes

Grades relating to banding descriptors

1. Describe, annotate and evaluate processes of digital media, with reference to the work of other designers, for the development of creative artwork within a sketchbook journal and technical note file. Complete set weekly tasks and present the evaluative sketchbook journal to staff and peers during group tutorials and review sessions.

2.

40 % Journal/Sketchbook & Technical Note File Grade/Mark anticipated at this stage:

3. Develop competent and appropriate design work which shows evidence of your understanding of the relationship between original artwork and creative use of computer software. Present finished design work to promote ideas and themes to an appropriate level using a range of appropriate computer aided design and presentation skills.

4.

60% Exhibition of Design Portfolio Grade/Mark anticipated at this stage : Comments in relation to learning outcomes/assessment criteria:

Notes regarding pass/fail/refer/defer:

Staff Signature:

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7.14 Guidelines for assessment:

Exhibiting Work on Assessment Day : Please ensure that you display your work on the assessment day before 9.40am and leave the room ready for assessments to commence at 10.00am.( late arrival may impact on your final grade if you think you are going to encounter problems please seek staff advice in advance of your assessment). Please do not enter the room once assessments have commenced.

Technical support staff will be available to assist you on the day , however you need to ensure that you have all tape, dress pins and other mounting paper with you please dont rely on the technicians for this. Critical/Contextual Essays : Please seek information from your module guide regarding assessment submission dates for essays and reports. This includes work for modules Level 1 Critical Studies, Level 2 Critical Theory Textiles: Past, Present & Futures and the Critical Theory into Textile/Surface Design Practice . These all need to be submitted to the School Office on T4. You will have to fill in the necessary paperwork for submission and ensure you receive a receipt. Please keep a copy of your work for your own reference. Collecting work: You will be informed of when to collect work nearer the time as staff will need time to select work for retention eg. They may need to be photographed as teaching examples, selected as samples for one year, or for the external examiner to view during her visit. Computer Based Design Work : If you have produced work on computer you will need to print onto paper or fabric and present as the module dictates - however you are also required to hand in a disc , clearly labelled with your name and module , with a copy of all the final work produced for that module. This is to be retained by staff for external examination and as teaching examples/marketing. Please label all work on your disc clearly. Mounting and Presenting Work: All work will need professionally mounting and displaying clearly label all work ( on the back , in pencil ) with your name , level and module that the work relates to. Technical Note Files & Sketchbooks: Ensure all technical note files and sketchbooks are clearly labelled with your name ( inside discreetly or on the back ) and displayed next to final pieces.

If in doubt please refer to your module guide and consult with the member/s of teaching staff concerned. Module Attendance: Please note: assessments are an important event during the degree programme and as such cannot be rescheduled for individuals. If you require mitigation, for illness or any other

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In order to pass a module you need to have attended for a minimum of 70% - below this level you may be asked to repeat the module the next academic year or select an alternative module of equal credit value. This year a new electronic system to monitoring attendance is in place. Non attendance can halt progress to the next level and impact on financial support available. If you refer or defer on a module it can impact on your progression to the next academic level and in some cases, where students are asked to repeat ( with attendance ) a module, students may be asked by the University to pay for this a second time.

If asked to retake ( assessment only ) a module a whole new project may be set for you to embark on in your own time , away from University which is not an ideal situation so please seek advice if you are encountering problems. Refer/Defer Workshops: If you refer or defer on a module in semester 1 there will be supervised workshops and academic tutorials available during February ,( and also in June for semester 2 refer/defers) for you to access in order to put modules right before the summer vacation period. IMPORTANT PLEASE DO NOT BOOK HOLIDAYS WHICH CLASH WITH REFER/DEFER WORKSHOPS IN JUNE/JULY CHECK DATES FIRST Interim Reviews: Staff are here to help so if you think you need help or assistance to ensure you pass a module please seek advice before assessment dates. The interim reviews are an ideal time, at a half way stage, to discuss module progress and identified tutorials are staged throughout the modules.

Please seek further information from your School Handbook and University Handbook on assessment regulations. 7.15 Relevant University assessment regulations The assessment regulations that apply to this programme are those of the Universitys Undergraduate Modular Framework currently in force located at: http://www.bolton.ac.uk/studentcentre/ Under the section on Regulations Policy and procedures See the section the AME School Handbook for procedures on handing-in procedures, extensions, mitigating circumstances etc.

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

8.1

Module Tutors

Module Tutors are responsible for the day to day management of the modules they deliver. Module tutors are responsible to the programme team, and the programme manager, and will attend the Programme Meetings throughout the year. Module Tutors will also provide feedback (written and verbal), on your progress in each module. Module tutors also produce the Module Guide which contains all the key information relating to learning and teaching on that module. By Level 3, you will be assigned a Personal Supervisor who will be your main tutorial contact for the year, and will provide tutorial support and guidance on your progress.

8.2

Personal Tutor

Your personal tutor will deal with matters specific to your tutor group, however if you wish to request an alternative personal tutor we will be happy to assist. Specific information on personal tutors can be found within your school handbook.

8.3

Programme Leader

The Programme Leader is responsible for the day to day running of the programme, and will Chair the Programme Meetings. She is responsible to the Head of the School of Arts, Media and Education, and will represent the programme at School Management Meetings.

8.4

Communication Systems

There will be many times where you will need to find a member of staff, other students, or one of the technical support staff. Whilst this is normally very straight forward, since you will see most staff easily when you need them, there are times when it is difficult to find who you need.

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Staff Access & Availability

Operational and timetable changes for the course and modules will be posted on relevant Programme notice boards in studios and where feasible emailed to you via the Webmail system. This method will also be used for updates and changes to rooms and for urgent messages. Student Pigeonholes we are currently piloting the student pigeonhole system which will be housed in studios, please let us know your views on this method of communication. We hope this will help staff forward important information to you, including feedback, timetables, notices etc. and should also help towards you communicating with each other.

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9 PROFESSIONAL BODY ACCREDITATION Whilst the programme is not specifically affiliated with an external professional body we do have links with organisations such as Skillfast UK, The Society of Dyers and Colourists, The Association of Degree Courses in Fashion & Textiles, The Design Initiative, Creative Industries Development Services ,The Bradford Textile Society and the Northern Edge Partnership. Northern Edge Partnership
As a group of fifteen universities across the North, led by Salford University, Northern Edge will draw on the specialist experience and resources developed in Higher Education to work with the creative industry, towards a shared aim. NORTHERN EDGE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS: University of Bolton, University of Bradford, University of Central Lancashire, University of Cumbria, Edge Hill University, University of Huddersfield, University of Hull, University of Leeds, Liverpool Hope University, John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Northumbria, University of Sunderland, University of Teesside.

10 STUDENT REPRESENTATION AND FEEDBACK

10.1 Student Representatives

You will be asked to elect two student representatives each year. The role of the student representative is very important to your rights and expectations of the programme. If you want to put forward suggestions regarding the running of the programme, or with the provision of an essential utility for instance, the student representative is the person to discuss this with. The student representative is responsible to the student union president, and the student union are very good at protecting students against unfair practice and promoting improvements for the benefit of students. It is good experience to be involved as a student representative at the programme committee meetings and represent your cohort, and you will be expected to put forward their views, concerns and positive comments regarding the student experience; as well as suggestions for change. You also need to ensure that you feedback comments to your group and arrange meetings with them communication skills are key to this role. Your experience can be positive at the time when constructing your CV for further study or employment, as it shows a great level of responsibility and the ability to take on board and give constructive criticism.

10.2 Programme Meetings

These meetings take place periodically throughout the academic year. Currently, student representation does not take place at these meetings. Staff discuss issues involving the programme and also issues of a confidential nature that could involve a range of issues which need addressing quickly.

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10.3 Committee Meetings

These meetings are the more formal of the programme meetings. There is one committee meeting per semester, and the student representatives are invited to attend. The programme leader will give a report on the programme, followed by the year group tutors, and then the student representatives. Issues are discussed, and recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The minutes are then logged at school level, and issues arising are actioned. The next committee meeting will look through the actions and examine whether the issues have been resolved. Issues from both Programme meetings and Committee meetings will be taken to the Schools Board of Study meeting, held at least twice a year, for further discussion. Students representatives will be asked to attend these meetings.

10.4 Student Feedback

As well as feedback at meetings from your student representatives, we will ask you to complete questionnaires during the year to find out how the programme is working. We value any student feedback which contributes to the improvement of the programme.

Information about being a student rep is available on the Students Union web site at: http://www.ubsu.org.uk/ Every student has a Personal Tutor and the role performed by such tutors is explained in the AME School Handbook. Information about being a student rep is available on the Students Union web site at: http://www.ubsu.org.uk/ (Click Course Reps)

11 FURTHER INFORMATION 11.1 Technical Support

Technicians are available during taught sessions where identified to support the operation of the module in conjunction with the academic member of staff such as preparing materials, rooms, studio space and assisting with the supervision of sessions both taught & self directed study sessions. Technicians can also occasionally perform agreed demonstrations for modules in relation to technical activities such as the use of equipment or correct approach to the use of a textile technique. * Please be aware that technicians are not in a role to give developmental feedback in relation to individual student progress on modules if in doubt please speak with the member of module staff concerned.

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11.2 Digital Paper & Fabric Printing

Technicians also deal with aspects such as the digital printing of files both on paper and fabric. Please be aware that technicians cant be held responsible for any errors in file sizes or if the print has not had approval from your tutor concerned. You are advised to check your file sizes, scale of print and other print requirements and have the design/materials approved by a member of module academic staff before requesting this to be printed. Payment is required before printing can commence.

11.3 Signing out of materials / Payment for materials

Technicians are also responsible for the equipment base, materials and other items of small tools / machinery. Please ensure that you hand back any items which have been signed out in good time. You may also be required to take payment for certain materials to the technicians for which you will be given a receipt. The materials store will be open 9.30am -10.00pm and again at 1.30pm until 2.00pm At times of assessment the technicians are also there to assist you with the handing in of your work and exhibition for assessment purposes. You are expected to come to these sessions in good time and prepared with fixing materials etc. as the technicians cannot always supply you with these.

11.4 Studio Management

Whilst the technicians are in charge of safekeeping of the studio bases and workshops it is ultimately the responsibility of all students to ensure that this is kept in a clean and professional manner. Technicians and academic staff cant be held responsible for the disposal of any unwanted palettes and other utensils left in the sink etc. or files / design artwork which have been left around without names on for the safe return. Please help us keep our environment in good working order. Please note that there will be no food or drink allowed in studios and workshops in accordance with University regulations, please use the nearby cafes. Safe Working Practices use of the studios and workshops Technical staff ensure that you leave the workshops and studios in order at the end of the day; and that electrical items and other pieces of equipment have been switched off correctly. Please help support staff by turning off equipment, if you are inducted to do so, at the end of each use. Also tidy away any small consumable items, threads, dye pots etc. away in cupboards at the end of the working day which is normally 4.00pm for workshops. At lunch time the workshops will close at 12.30pm until 1.30pm unless a member of academic staff has agreed to stay in the vicinity to supervise the lunchtime session, or you are not using electrical equipment.

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11.5 Materials
Please help technicians by being organised in your requirements and understand that they have other duties during the working morning and afternoon so cannot constantly give out materials and equipment for individuals please be prepared to wait until the materials store opens. We hope you appreciate this. If you require specialist materials you may be asked to sign these out and back in again at the end of the day.

11.6 Purchasing materials

Whilst we endeavour to provide you with materials for working samples, some materials are very expensive and you may either be charged for these, or asked to purchase your own from our suppliers. We try to keep the costs to you to a minimum and only charge at cost price. Digital printing is also heavily subsidized by the department so whilst you may have a nominal fee to pay in a module , should you require larger pieces you are charged a flat rate , plus cost of fabrics or papers. You are normally notified at the beginning of the module of the expected costs so you can budget accordingly.

11.7 Visits
Please make payments to the member of staff organising the visit and ensure that you receive a receipt. In order for visits to go ahead it is crucial that all payments are made by the date specified. After this date unfortunately we cannot guarantee a place. For International visits it is also important that you understand the impact of dropping out last minute you may lose your deposit if you dont let us know by the deadline for second payment, and this can have an impact on numbers and consequently the price structure for the visit. There will be scheduled timetables for putting your name on the list as interested and securing your place by paying the first, second and final instalments. If you are experiencing difficulties, but would still like a place on the visit, please speak with the tutor organising the visit in the first instance. You will also be provided with detailed study packs for each International Visit outlining the schedule of events which will include visits to major trade fairs, stores and galleries. Some of the gallery visits also include guided tours or behind the scenes visits to the fabric archives and specialist collections. These are important to you gaining a wider understanding of the context of your studies. The prices we obtain for the visits are through specialist educational study tours companies and as such are kept to a relatively low cost. Your study pack will also include important information, contact numbers, schedules for departure and return, hotel information and safety guidelines as well as detailed information relating to the specific tour.

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11.8 Storage
Lockers will be made available for the storage of art materials, and space to place your portfolio whilst in taught sessions. All other items need to be kept at home.

11.9 First Aid

If you have an accident in the workshops or studios seek help immediately. First consider if the situation warrants a direct call to the emergency services: 999 or 112 and ask for ambulance and/or police/fire services. Next, dial the universitys emergency number: 01204 903666 (666 internally) or reception 01204 900600 (0 internally) and ask for a first aider. Give your location and tell them if you have called for the emergency services. They will find a University First Aider who will assess what assistance you require, and administer any First Aid that may be necessary. Any serious incident will require hospital treatment. For further advice see the School Handbook.

12 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
The raising of career awareness in all students is achieved through The availability within the Textile/Surface Design pathway of the HE5 & HE6 modules Professional Development and Professional Practice and promotion deals with a wide variety of career-awareness and preparation issues The incorporation of live or simulated live projects in appropriate practical modules across the programme, which introduces the pressures and tensions of real work, with deadlines, costing and pricing, client liaison, and professional production standards. Evidence of this approach can be found in the practical programmes for the majority of the HE5 and HE6 modules. The professional experience and current professional practice of our staff team, as practising Textile/Surface Designers ensures contemporary professional experience informs the writing, delivery and assessment of practical assignments. The use of expert part time staff drawn from the world of Textile/Surface Design, as the curriculum requires, brings an up to the minute contemporary perspective to matters of current styles, trends and techniques The programme of visiting lecturers and recent graduates engaged in professional activities brings a further contemporary perspective with the delivery of very focused and specific lectures. Visits to employers, national and international trade fairs and to studios where the demands of the world of Textile/Surface Design are understood including the opportunity for students to exhibit their work at New Designers at level 3 of the programme via a selection process The opportunity for students to exhibit work locally, nationally and internationally such as the British Craft Trade Fair, Liverpool Design Show and Surtex, New York. Regular input from staff from Student Support and Guidance on matters of career preparation Opportunities to experience the demands of the world of work though part time employment through the Job Shop

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 The ready availability of career orientated information on campus, including electronic means via the Internet. Regular career-preparation events, especially for final year students and the production of promotional portfolio packs which include paper based and electronic based information for self promotion. Work placements, where appropriate, with local and national textile design studios, companies involved in surface design, making, and in arts management and merchandising etc.

12.1 Work Experience and Work Placements

The Textile/Surface Design Pathway makes some use of work placements, and appropriate use of both live projects and simulated work experience. Work placements are available on a voluntary basis with a number of employers, and in many cases the contacts established have been developed further with employers, and studio employees, subsequently playing an important role within the studio based activities of some modules. This has included setting, monitoring and offering feedback on assignments, the initiation of live briefs, and support in giving a live feel to simulated live briefs. Textile/Surface Design students have regularly taken on live projects for local companies. Typical work placements and live projects have included periods with Dorma, Hallmark Cards, Turner Bianca and David Yarrington.

12.2 Career Prospects

In an industry where getting that first job is a considerable challenge, a very high proportion of recent graduates have found appropriate employment within a few months of completing their degrees. The Professional Practice modules are designed to prepare students for this first step into the job market. Our students are finding employment in design studios, in companies involved with textile design for home furnishings, as buyers and visual merchandisers, as self employed designer/makers and many have recently undertaken initial teacher training and become successful teachers in the secondary sector. Several have taken up the option of the graduate training scheme recently introduced within the University. A major criticism of students from employers concerns their understanding of the world of work, the introduction of highly focused modules concerned with Professional Practice in Textile/Surface Design is seen as a significant move to establish a greater understanding of the business in which graduates will be seeking work. This, coupled with the experience gained by costing, planning and executing professional briefs throughout levels HE5 & HE6 ,including the Contemporary Textiles module, focuses on aspects of self employment and entrepreneurship.

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13 MODULES AND THEIR ASSESSMENT SPECIFICATIONS

The module specifications for the modules listed below can be found on the following pages.

Module Code TSD1218 FIA1001 TSD1219 TSD1221 TSD1220 TSD1222 TSD2527 TSD2531 TSD2528 TSD2529 TSD2532 TSD2530

Module Title Level One (HE4) Drawing for Design 1 Critical Studies 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Design in Context Pattern & Digital Print Pencil to Pixel ( Drawing for Design 2 ) Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Level Two (HE5) Surface Design & Digital Manipulation
Route A Surface Design

Credit Value 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits 20 Credits Core Core Core Core Core Core

20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core

Surface Design & Digital Manipulation

Route B Digital Manipulation for 2D/3D

Professional Development Contemporary Textiles

Route A Issues and Context

Contemporary Textiles
Route B Design into Practice

Critical Theory: Textiles past, present & futures Level Three (HE6) Advanced Textile/Surface Design Practice Critical Theory in Textile/Surface Design Practice Independent Practical Research ( Full-Time) Independent Practical Research (Part-Time) Independent Practice (Full-Time) Independent Practice (Part Time) Professional Practice & Promotion

TSD3020 TSD3023 TSD3021 TSD3021 TSD3018 TSD3018 TSD3022

20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 20 Credits Core 40 Credits Core 40 Credits Core 20 Credits Core

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Level 1: Drawing for Design 1

Code: TSD1218 20 credits at level 1 (HE4) Description and Purpose of Module Drawings form an important part of designers portfolios, revealing personal style, ability, sound observational skills, application of colour; and ability to select and record relevant information in different forms, from simple compositions to highly complex and decorative studies. The aim of this module is to develop appropriate drawing and design application skills, essential, to provide a sound basis for future design practice. The ability to record and creatively use a wide variety of traditional media and new digital technologies is a fundamental skill for designers and through the module we aim to encourage a broad and adventurous approach to drawing, colour mixing and mark making. Indicative Syllabus Content This module is designed to promote and develop drawing as a means of gathering decorative, painterly and structural information as a valid end in itself, and also as a starting point for design. Drawing is essential activity for designers to record ideas and work out problems. Emphasis will be placed on the development of observational drawing skills and other methods such as photography and use of digital media, scanning drawings, cropping and managing images, and pattern organisation. You will explore how hand drawn images can be developed creatively using computer editing; and you will be introduced to basic methods of computer manipulation techniques using adobe photoshop. You will engage in weekly activities which take you through fundamental skills and drawing/painting techniques whilst reviewing the work of practising artists and designers. You will explore the use of the sketchbook for recording ideas and also how to develop these through the production of worksheets, and ranges of drawings on different scales, which explore a variety of media and approaches. The exploratory and experimental drawings will form the basis of design development in the practical based module during semester 1. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Through the exploration of themes and personal ideas students will be encouraged to use both primary and secondary resources when investigating images and compositions for research. The module programme is punctuated with a series of demonstrations relating to use of media and suggested working method. Sketchbook and journals will be encouraged as a means of recording personal ideas, visual problem solving and development of individual drawing techniques. In support of this a programme of exhibition visits and other personal contextual research investigating various artists and designers work will underpin the practical work creating a sound basis and understanding of contemporary and historical practice. The outcomes will vary and may be in the form of work sheets, a series of conclusive images and a sketchbook / work journal. Discussions regarding outcomes and the direction of your work will take place with staff as the module develops. The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 40 hours will be taught computer workshops, and tutorial reviews/critiques. Teaching & learning will involve taught computer sessions, plus you are required to engage in individual research as appropriate to the module. You will be engaged in at least one group critique; 2 x formal tutorials, in which students are required to record and copy findings to staff, 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both for directed and self-directed learning and ongoing module discussions. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcome you completed this module you will: will: Employ a range of approaches to Demonstrate competent and creative use of drawing approaches & drawing and painting and the ability to 1. colour mixing; and select a variety of media and techniques, including critically evaluate your own work for digital, as appropriate to the subject matter. development. Have acquired a basic awareness of Demonstrate an understanding and personal evaluation of the drawn & painted artwork of contemporary/historical drawing and design practice in form of notes 2. historical and contemporary artists and and other evidence as appropriate to this module and in relation to your designers. own work and decision making.

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Manage time effectively to complete 3. outcomes to a professional level and evaluate own learning developments. Present work professionally use 4. appropriate portfolio methods of presentation Assessment

Demonstrate good attendance and time management, complete and evaluate ePDP forms with consideration to final outcomes and goals; demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines. Professionally present visual research, demonstrating individual original artwork in various forms including sketchbooks showing a high level of skill and competence.

Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Exhibition of final artwork and supporting sketchbook research 100 1,2,3,4

Prerequisite Module(s) Indicative Reading Seymour, P The artist's handbook: a complete professional guide to materials and techniques Arcturus, 2003 Crook, J, Learner,T The impact of modern paints, Tate Gallery Publishing, 2000 Blackadder, E The artist at work in her studio,Royal Academy of Arts 2002 Smith, R, The artist's handbook [New ed.] Published: London: Dorling Kindersley, 2003 Duff, L, Davies, J. Drawing The Process Intellect, 2005 The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2005. Wimbledon School of Art.Published London: Wimbledon School of Art, 2005 Montague, J Basic perspective drawing: a visual approach Hobobeken, NJ: Wiley, 2005 Kantor, J Drawing from the modern, 1975-2005 Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2005 Dawber, Martin New fashion illustration, Batsford, 2005 Hellige, Hendrik.; Klanten, Robert.Illusive : contemporary illustration and its context Berlin : Die Gestalten, 2005 Juniper, B. E.; Harris, S, Sherwood, Shirley A , New Flowering : 1000 Years of Botanical Art Ashmolean Museum, 2005 Sidaway, I Handbook of art materials and techniques, A. & C. Black, 2000

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Level 1: Critical Studies 1

Code: FIA1001 20 credits at level 1 (HE4) Description and Purpose of Module The aim of this module is to introduce you to core research and study skills for first year undergraduate art and design students. To provide a broad contextualization of the historical and theoretical issues that underpin the area of study, allowing for students to discuss their particular subject area within the context of the seminar group. To enable you to acquire subject specific skills relevant to their discipline; including the use of digital technology, transcription, IT skills and studio based visual research. Supporting and developing students Personal Development Planning. Indicative Syllabus Content Lecture Programme Indicative Content: Theme: The Making of Success: The Artist & Designer As Celebrity: Star quality and status have moved into the world of art & design, this lecture seeks to explain the celebrations of visual culture using case studies such as Westwood & Hirst. Icons Art & Design Classics: From Le Corbusier to Warhol, how art and design exemplifies the Classical dream. Modern Medicis Patronage of Art & Design: Traditions in funding and prize giving have become increasingly important in contemporary society. Examples will include Saatchi, The Turner & Jerwood Prizes. Anti Design Rebellion and Visual Form: the topic will explore the disruption of the social order of material culture. The Artist & Designer As Agent of Social Change: From the Eighteenth century to the present, artists have both reacted and responded to societal conditions. Global Branding In Design: From Pears Soap to Levis, advertising has played a crucial role in creating the global village. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module will be delivered through a structured programme of lectures, seminars and a study visit. 6 x 1 hour lectures 3 x 1 hour seminars linked to study skills 3 x 1 hour seminars linked to the lecture series 1 day study visit linked to the lecture series 5 x 3 hour workshop/studio sessions in the students chosen discipline. Tutorials. Personal Development Plans developed at individual subject level. Assessment will be one written essay of 2500 words in length and one studio based assessment relevant to the students subject specialism.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes when you have successfully completed this module you will: Contextualise your subject area within a broad 1. historical and theoretical framework

Assessment Criteria to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcome you will: Demonstrate through the written essay a contextual evaluation of art and design practice.

Have a broad understanding of contemporary issues in Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary visual 2. the visual culture of art and design. culture in the written essay. Have acquired the skills necessary to research and write an essay appropriate to an undergraduate 3. programme in art and design. Develop subject specific skills relevant to your 4. particular course of study. 5. Compile a record of personal learning experience and

Present a written response to a set essay question within a research and development file. Demonstrate subject specific skills through the practical assignment tasks. This outcome is not assessed. Individual criteria for

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evidence will be discussed and agreed with course tutors delivering subject specific skills on this module and adapted to students subject specialisms.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type CW Description %age Learning Outcomes Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Essay 2500 words or equivalent (subject to negotiation) 50 1,2,3,

CW Studio Project 50 4

Indicative Reading Ball L, Helping Students to Learn Independently in the Crafts, Crafts Council 1996 Buck L , Relative Values or Whats Art Worth, London BBC 1991 Forty A, Objects of Desire, London Thames & Hudson, 1986 Hughes R, The Shock of the New , Art and the Century of Change, London Thames & Hudson, 1991 Sparke P, An Introduction to Design and Culture 1900 to the present. London Routledge 2004 Subject Specific reading will be provided by the relevant pathways.

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Code: TSD1219 20 credits at level 1 (HE4) Description and Purpose of Module You will be introduced to a range of approaches to design and creative/critical thinking with reference to designers working within the wider creative industries, and those who cross the boundaries of textile/surface design and contemporary craft. You will be introduced to basic skills relating to dyed and constructed textiles, such as hand & machine embroidery, felt making, non-woven textiles, the dyeing of yarns and fabrics and to fibre identification, by understanding their characteristics and qualities. The module will also establish the concept of combining textile techniques and applications, to create a sound basis for future design development. You will produce a range of finished sample pieces, which are appropriate to fashion, or interior end outcomes. These may be developed further, in the module Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors, in semester 2. Indicative Syllabus Content Approaches to design research, exploring themes , visual exploration and use of colour will be explored initially and experimentation with materials and methods will be encouraged as the module progresses. Design ideas are developed through practical workshops, including dyed textiles and embroidery where you will be introduced to technical processes and creative possibilities of dyeing fabrics and fibres, hand & machine embroidery. You will mainly develop design work from the module themes which will be given to you at the start of the module, and use this as a basis for extended visual research and practical sampling. You will be engaged in creative problem solving through tutorials, practical demonstrations and experimentation with materials and processes. Issues of professional studio practice, design quality and craftsmanship and health and safety issues will be emphasised throughout, as the module progresses. Practical research is supported by museum and gallery visits such as Origin held by the Crafts Council, London, and Liverpool Design Festival , library and market research, and lectures/presentations from visiting speakers where appropriate. You will aim to produce a collection of finished samples with design concepts assimilated on concept boards and in sketchbooks; and you will be introduced to professional methods of presentation. To help achieve objectives and meet deadlines, time management planning and overall organisation will be stressed and supported by a timetabled weekly planner. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Introductory lectures, workshop demonstrations, group and individual tutorials will form the basis of the teaching and learning - developing concepts and challenging preconceptions. Working in a studio-based environment will encourage the sharing ideas and information and encourage a hands on experience where students learn by doing, employing practical skills and decision-making.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes to demonstrate that you have achieved the when you have successfully completed learning outcome you will: this module you will: Acquire an understanding of design concepts and the creative development 1. process involved in interpreting ideas through sampling. Produce a concept range of finished designs that demonstrate a variety of textile techniques, which show the creative importance of experimentation in the final sampling. Produce a sketchbook journal that evidences a range of design research, through analysis of contemporary craft & textile design, showing how this has influenced your design decision-making. Demonstrate technical understanding and application for the production of competent textile samples and technical notes - including correct selection of processes and identification of fibres /fabrics. Present all design development work to an appropriate level of finish, demonstrating an

Acknowledge contemporary textile 2. designers & makers working within the wider creative industries.

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appropriate to level 1 standard and be able awareness of current professional practice, to plan work effectively to meet deadlines. through regular attendance, effective time management, use of personal planning sheets and meeting the required deadlines for both reviews and tutorials. Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Coursework Sketchbook journal, design worksheets, personal learning log, Description (PDP file ) technical note files and final samples %age Learning Outcomes 100 1,2,3,4

Prerequisite Module(s) Indicative Reading Campbell J, Bakewell A, M, Guide to Embroidery Stitches Hachette Dormer, P The Culture of Craft Manchester University 1997 Greenhalgh P, The Persistence Intellect 2005 Gale C and Kuar J, The Textiles Book , Berg 2006 Craig, G. Joan Livingstone Telos, 2002. Kovats, T The Drawing Book Black Dog 2007 Dull, L. Daries J Drawing the Processes of Craft A&C Black 2002 Momement C The Craft Galleries Guide BCF Books 2004 Springall D Inspired to Stitch 2005 Smith S Felt to Stitch Batsford 2006 Udale, Jenny, Textiles and Fashion, Basics Fashion Design, AVA Publishing 2008 Crafts Council Industry of One Designer Maker in Britain 1981-2001 Crafts Council 2001 Howard, C Constance Howard Book of Stitches Batsford 2005 Springall D. Inspired to Stitch London A. & C. Black 2005 Journals including Selvedge, Crafts, Collezione, Textile Report, Vogue, View http://www.designinit.org.uk The Design Initiative http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk The Crafts Council Origin Selvedge, Crafts, Embroidery, Vogue, Collezione,

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Level 1: Design in Context Pattern & Digital Print

Code: TSD1221 Full Time - 20 credits at level 1 (HE4) Description and Purpose of Module This module offers an introduction to fashion and interior trend forecasting, colour prediction and textile design commercial practice. You will use selected forecasted trends as a vehicle to allow you to explore and gain a broad understanding of subject specialist skills. You be introduced to a range of traditional textile print processes alongside digital textile printing; applying this knowledge for the production of practical samples. There will be an introduction into professional textile design practice including an overview of textile/fashion associations, trade fair events, forecasting agencies and approaches to design and presentation. Indicative Syllabus Content You will extend the research methods introduced through the Critical Studies 1 module and Textile/Surface Design & Development. You will be introduced to a wide variety of research areas including market research, store / trend reports, keynotes & mintel as well as accessing information from both trade journals and specific websites such as the Intute AHRB listings for textile design. Basic skills in textile printing including the use of print pastes, dyestuffs and pigments will be introduced alongside an understanding of the development of a design through to a printed textile sample. Methods include transferring a design to screen, mixing and applying colour to cloth using dyes and pigments such as reactive, pigments, discharge printing and devore as stand alone prints and in combination with digital printed samples. You will be involved in drawing research and the development of these visual studies towards surface / fabric designs. You will explore using both traditional and technological approaches to design, combining hand drawn techniques with photographic and digital manipulated imagery. Basic skills in design layout and organisation of pattern will be introduced, including the application of simple repeat methods. There will be an opportunity to explore the creative potential of digital textile printing for selected samples using cad skills acquired through the computer based modules for the development of designs. Workshops will review areas of colour management, handling file sizes, print resolution and the preparation of digital information ready for print. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside taught and supervised workshop sessions, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions for areas relating to professional practice. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 60 hours will be taught studio time and workshops, the balance will be independent study time and tutorial reviews/critiques. Teaching & learning will involve taught sessions, supervised workshops, taught computer sessions, plus visits to manufacturers, showrooms and trade fairs, where applicable, will support the module. Please note that computer sessions may be booked on a different day to the studio session. You will be engaged in at least one group critique; 2 x formal tutorials, in which students are required to record and copy findings to staff, 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both for directed and self-directed learning and ongoing module discussions. Assessment will be based on a range of drawings, design worksheets, textile designs, printed fabrics, technical notes & recipes in preparation for a visual presentation of the final collection at the end of the module. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Understand the various approaches to Present sound visual & contextual research 1. research in response to a forecasted trend from primary and secondary sources as material. appropriate to the forecasted trend information. Develop work in a creative manner through a Integrate knowledge and understanding to 2. range of techniques and processes generate creative solutions through introduced. experimentation. Understand the basic technical capabilities of Apply technical understanding for the production 3 both traditional textile and digital print of fabric samples to a competent standard. processes.

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Present the final collection in a professional format.

Select and use a combination of display techniques and layout skill to prepare effective presentation.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Sketchbook Journal / Design Worksheets & Final Solutions 100 1, 2,3,4

Indicative Reading Fish J, Designing and Printing Textiles, Crowood, 2005. Fisher R & D. Wolfhal, Textile Print Design, Fairchild Publications, 1987. Fogg, M, Print In Fashion: Design & Development in Textile Fashion Batsford 2006 Joanna Kinnersly Taylor, Dyeing and Screen Printing on Textiles, A & C Black, 2003. Andrea McNamara & Patrick Snelling, Design and Practice for Printed Textiles, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1995. th Jackson, L, 20 Century Pattern, Mitchell Beasley, 2002 S. Mellor & J. Elffers Textile Designs, Thames & Hudson, 1992. L. Miles, Textile Printing, Bradford, 1981. P. Phillips & G. Bunce, Repeat Patterns a Manual for Designers, Artists and Architects, Thames & Hudson, 1993. Joyce Storey, The Thames & Hudson Manual of Textile Printing, Thames & Hudson, 1992. Udale J, Basics Fashion Design: Textiles and Fashion, AVA Publishing 2008 Kate Wells, Fabric Dyeing and Printing, Conran Octopus, 1997 http://www.wgsn-edu.com Worth Global Network for trend reports Journals : Textile View, International Textiles, Vogue, Elle Decoration, Collezione

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Level 1: Pencil to pixel (Drawing for Design 2)

Code: TSD1220 20 credits at level 1 (HE4) Description and Purpose of Module The aim of this module is to enable you to explore drawing methods and concepts used by professionals to promote design for fashion and interiors; as well as the creative potential of the computer for the production of surface design artwork. Through the module you will be introduced to the visual, practical, technical and intellectual challenges inherent in using Apple Mac computers. You will develop skills and concepts, exploring the potential of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to creatively develop drawing and design work for visual surface design/fashion illustrations. Indicative Syllabus Content The module content and associated practical assignment briefs are designed to cover two main types of computer drawing programmes: Vector Graphics using Adobe Illustrator and Bitmap Graphics using Adobe Photoshop You will be taught the technical skills whilst also being encouraged to investigate and acknowledge style influences and the creative impact of new developing technologies of image production. You will be given set topics/themes to research individually which will encompass fashion culture and the impact on home furnishing fashion, trends and styling. Sketchbooks and research files will be used to collate this and other information. The research will encompass current critical debates surrounding contemporary textiles and new media which affect design trends and promotion. Demonstrations will emphasise how drawing and layout is used creatively in the fashion and associated industries. You will use these skills, information and knowledge gained to pull together a collection of contemporary visual design sheets, which explain and promote your own original design work/ideas, in a professional format. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside visiting speakers, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Module content will be introduced and developed through a structured programme of practical demonstrations supported by related teaching materials, tutorials and smaller workshop access. You will explore the various techniques and programmes used in digital design in relation to a set textile design brief. You will be expected to document your learning and understanding of digital technology via a module sketchbook/journal. Review of your progress is continuous and you will be monitored on how you use your SDS time. This will be supported through individual and group tutorials, specialist advice in workshops and through critiques. The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 60 hours will be taught computer workshops and tutorials, the balance will be independent study time. Teaching & Learning: this will involve weekly drawing and computer workshops, at least one group critiques; 2 x individual tutorials which you are required to record and copy to staff , 1 x interim review and personal development planning with textile/surface design staff; and the remaining time for directed and self-directed learning. Assessment will be based on the production of a visual exhibition of computer based design artwork supported by related critical and contextual research this will include a completed sketchbook journal, research file, and a collection of printed computer designs which are presented in an appropriate manner.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Describe, annotate and evaluate processes of Demonstrate an understanding of the digital media, with reference to the work of other 1. technical and creative possibilities of specific designers, for the development of creative computer aided design programmes. artwork within a sketch book journal and technical note file. Understand the need to record methods and Present the evaluative sketchbook journal to 2. processes. staff and peers during group tutorials and review . sessions.

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Develop competent and appropriate design Use appropriate computer applications for the work which shows evidence of your 3. development of creative ideas for textile understanding of the relationship between design original artwork and creative use of computer software Present finished design work to promote ideas Present design work and module journal to and themes to an appropriate level using a 4. an appropriate level. range of appropriate computer aided design and presentation skills. ; Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Sketchbook Journal/ Technical notes 40 1,2 Coursework Exhibition of Design Portfolio 60 3,4

Prerequisite Module(s) Indicative Reading Anderson & Johnson, Brilliant, Adobe Photoshop CS, Pearson, 2005 Barch P.Photoshop 5.5 The Essential Visual References Guide Oxford Focal Press, 2000. Gumpler, W Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator, Side by Side Sybex 2001. Steuer, S The Illustrator 9 Wow Book Berkley Peachpit, 2001 Cohen L S Design Essentials, Adobe Press. 2003 (4th Ed) Gloucester, M Photoshop: The Latest Artwork and Techniques from the World of Top Digital Artists, Rockport, 1999 Laird B, Fashion Illustration by Fashion Designers Thames & Hudson 2008 Alspach T & J , Illustrator CS Bible [Paperback] 2007 Dawber M The Big Book of Fashion Illustration Batsford 2007 http://www.wgsn-edu.com http://www.illustrationweb.co.uk

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Level 1: Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors

Code: TSD 20 credits at level 1 ( HE4) Description and Purpose of Module This module offers an introduction to the application of your designs and textile samples towards engineered garment/interior pattern pieces and 3D fashion/interior accessories. You will be able to gain fundamental skills in the manufacturer of 3D samples including an understanding of pattern layout plans and instructions. For the textile designer, it is important to understand product and manufacturing techniques, either to visualise your designs, or to make up samples for promotion or sale. You will research and develop awareness of global markets and differing market levels, investigating influences on textile/surface design for fashion & interior products. Taking module themes and experiences from semesters 1 and 2, you will be encouraged to extend pattern and technique imaginatively, towards the production of final products. Within this module, the emphasis is on sampling and developing connections between disciplines for surface embellishment and fabric manipulation. Indicative Syllabus Content Practical workshops will cover basic manufacturing processes for small-scale fashion and interior 2D/3D textile samples. For example, you may explore the technical skills required to manufacturer sleeves, cuffs, collars, cushions, the placement and positioning of buttonholes, zips and piping follow instructions to make up a paper pattern etc. Surface manipulation workshops will cover approaches to constructing and deconstructing surfaces such as hand & machine embroidery, appliqu, smocking, cutwork, drawn work, pulled work, needle bonding, hand/ machine embellishing, printed textiles and the application of foil bonding, aqua span etc. You will explore trend research and investigate how designers produce small-scale samples to visualize their collection. You will need to engage in both contextual and visual research with design concepts/ideas assimilated on worksheets and in sketchbooks. Practical research is supported by relevant visits to showrooms, trade fairs and fashion/interior outlets and you will be asked to produce a short report, which outlines market research alongside manufacturing processes, and evaluates how they have impacted on your design decisions. Practical workshop demonstrations and personal tutorials will help develop skills and encourage creative problem solving using a range of approaches. You may also explore the use of digital media to produce pattern flats for visualization purposes. Professional studio practice in workshops is emphasised throughout to ensure good craftsmanship and issues of health and safety. To help achieve objectives and meet deadlines, time management planning and overall organization will be stressed and supported by a timetabled weekly planner. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Workshop sessions will deliver a variety of skills required for the production of innovative textile samples, which combine processes introduced during both semester 1 & 2, to enable you to explore new concepts and ideas. You will be introduced also to the practical technical skills required for the manufacturer of products, via structured workshop sessions, which will be supported through group and individual tutorials. Working together in the studio environment will help create a professional venue and basis for debate, challenging preconceptions where we will encourage group critiques and the sharing of ideas and information. .

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes to demonstrate that you have achieved the when you have successfully completed learning outcome you will: this module you will: Demonstrate an understanding of concept, and technical practicalities involved in 1. combining various textile techniques towards the production of a final piece/s. Demonstrate competent and creative use of textile techniques and an understanding of the importance of sampling ideas onto cloth, using different processes, for fashion and interior products. Describe market research and technical manufacturing processes, explaining how this has impacted on design decision-making through the production of a short report and presentation.

Analyse, evaluate and apply both market 2. and technical research as appropriate, to your own design work and samples.

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Plan and organise time to meet deadlines and use other independent learning 3. strategies to complete set tasks.

Evaluate progress and organisation of personal research; complete and finish work to appropriate deadlines.

Present all design work to an appropriate level of finish, including technical note files, Understand and apply appropriate methods manufactured samples and the practical end 4. of presentation for portfolio and samples. outcome/s, demonstrating an awareness of professional production methods and presentation procedures. Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Coursework Sketchbook journal, design Description worksheets, technical note files and final samples %age Learning Outcomes Type %age Learning Outcomes 70 1,3,4 Coursework 30 2

Description Research Report & Presentation

: Indicative Reading Burke S Fashion Computing Design Techniques and CAD Burke Publishing, 2006. Constantino M, Fashion Files, Designers from Haute Couture to Merchandising, Batsford, 1997. Hart, A and North S, Historical Fashion in Detail ,V&A Publications 1998 Jenkins Jones, S, Fashion Design, Laurence King Publishing, 2002 Jackson T , Shaw D, The Fashion Handbook, Routledge, 2006 Johnston L, Nineteenth Century Pattern in Detail, V&A Publications C.Wilcox and Mendes V, Modern Fashion in Detail, V&A Publications Gale C and Kaur J, Fashion and Textiles an Overview Berg, 2004 Blach, Sandy (Ed), Fashioning Fabrics, Black Dog Publishing 2006 Wilcox, C Vivienne Westwood, V&A Publishing 2004 Martin, R and Koda, H, Haute Couture, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1995-6 Baudot, F, Christian Lacroix, Thames and Hudson 1996 Rivers, V.Z, The Shining Cloth, Thames and Hudson 1999 Morgue, T and Gaillac,J.Y, Lolita Lempicka, Editions de la Martiniere Crill, R, Wearden, J and Wilson, V, Dress in Detail from around the world, V&A Publications 2002. Wolff, C, The Art of Manipulating Fabric, Krause Publications 1996 Journals including Selvedge, Crafts, Collezione, Textile Report, Vogue, View

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Level 2 : Surface Design & Digital Manipulation

Route A Surface Design
Code: TSD2527 Full Time - 20 credits at level 2 (HE5) Description and Purpose of Module This module reflects both industrial design practice and freelance design. Emphasis is placed on the development of creative drawing and design skills towards the production of a co-ordinated collection of design artwork and fabric samples, for related interior or fashion based products. You will work towards the production of design solutions to live briefs/competitions or in-house projects, which mirror industrial practice. Indicative Syllabus Content You will be introduced to various methodologies of design research. Key areas will investigate contextual market research of current contemporary design practice for both fashion and interiors, as appropriate; plus show the importance of accessing different visual research resource material from museums and archives, library resources, the worldwide web, trend journals and forecasting magazines. You will be involved in drawing research, design development and the understanding of how professional design collections are formed. Complex repeat processes are outlined as well as the use of formal design elements and their application to create space, rhythm, movement, discord, balance & imbalance etc. Processes in textile printing, including the use of a range of available print pastes will be explored. Computer workshop sessions are made available to students who wish to exploit the combination of digital textile printing and traditional processes. You will produce a range of exploratory drawings, design worksheets, final designs, printed fabrics, papers & embellished samples, technical notes & recipes in preparation for a visual exhibition of the final collection at the end of the module. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside taught and supervised workshop sessions, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions for areas relating to commercial professional practice. Students are expected to work independently in addition to taught and supervised workshops. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 60 hours will be taught studio time and workshops, the balance will be independent study time and tutorial reviews/critiques. Teaching & learning will involve taught sessions, printed textile demonstrations, supervised workshops, taught computer sessions and open access workshops, plus visits to manufacturers, showrooms and trade fairs, where applicable, will support the module. You will be in engaged in at least one group critique; 2 x formal tutorials, in which students are required to record and copy findings to staff , 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both for directed and self-directed learning as well as ongoing developmental discussions. Assessment will be based on the production of a visual exhibition of work supported by related professional & contextual research this will include a sketchbook journal, research file, technical note file, a collection of drawings /design development worksheets, a collection of practical textile samples and paper based designs. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Understand the various approaches to Apply sound research methods; demonstrating 1. research in response to a professional an understanding of the importance of thorough design brief. visual and market research to inform practice. Demonstrate creative developments made in Show evidence of personal evaluation and response to tutorial discussions and critiques, 2. critical design analysis, through constructive alongside evidence of design analysis and discussion with staff, externals and peers. evaluation. Present a range of innovative and technically Understand and apply the technical and competent fabric samples in response to the 3 creative capabilities of both traditional textile design brief, which employ aesthetic sensitivity and digital print processes. and creativity. Present a design collection, which demonstrates Demonstrate knowledge and understanding 4. an understanding of the formal design elements of the principles of surface design. and surface design principles introduced.

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Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Indicative Reading S Mellor and J Eiffers, Textile Designs, Thames and Hudson 1991 Fish, J, Designing and Printing Textiles, Crowood, 2005 nd Jenkins Jones, S, Fashion Design 2 Ed. Laurence King Publishing Raynor G, Stapleton, R, Artists Textiles in Britain 1945 1970, Antique Collectors Club 2003 Phillips P and Bunce G, Repeat Patterns a manual for Designers, Artists and Architects, Thames & Hudson, 1993 Schoeser, Fabrics and Wallpapers Twentieth Century Designs, Bell and Hyman 1986 Taylor, J.K, Dyeing, Printing and Screen Printing on Textiles, A & C Black, 2003 Wells, K, Fabric Dyeing and Printing, Conran Octopus, 1997 Journals : International Textiles, Textile View, Selvedge, Crafts http://www.wgsn-edu.com Worth Global Style Network http://www.sdc.org.uk Society of Dyers and Colourists Coursework Sketchbook journal & tutorial critiques 40 1,2 Coursework Presentation of Final Collection 60 3,4

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Route B Digital Manipulation for 2D/3D
Code: TSD2531 - 20 credits at level 2 (HE5) Description and Purpose of Module Working to an overarching professional design brief, external project or competition ( linked to Route A Surface Design ) you will explore the creative potential of computer aided design and multi-disciplinary processes towards a collection of 2 & 3 dimensional forms such as ceramic tableware, wallpapers and fabrics for interiors; or for fashion based products and accessories. This will include the application of formal design elements such as organisation of pattern, proportion of colour and the production of varying colour ways, repeat etc. to produce a collection. As a starting point, emphasis will be based on extended visual research, which demonstrates an understanding of the principles of colour and trend predictions for surface design, showing how the research process can fully inform practical design developments. You will also review the limitations and technical considerations of scale and placement towards the final design solution/s. Indicative Syllabus Content You will embark developing and extending visual research relating to either a commercial design brief, external design competition, live project or in - house brief. Visits to showrooms, trade fairs and exhibitions will support the module, alongside presentations which review market research and sectors. You will be involved in drawing and design development as a precursor to digital manipulation. Extended visual research and computer development will be guided towards a collection of professional designs for both 2D and 3D items, which may include paper, fabric and ceramic-based prototypes where appropriate to the brief. There will be workshops which relate to digital transfer printing for a variety of surfaces and the translation of scale including a review of how to formulate designs on CD as print ready. Students will produce a range of exploratory drawings and design worksheets; a collection of paper based & printed designs, technical notes and 3D prototypes etc. in preparation for a visual exhibition of the final collection at the end of the module. This is supported by an ongoing module sketchbook journal, which outlines and explores techniques & processes and analyses developments. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside taught and supervised workshop sessions, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions for areas relating to commercial professional practice. Students are expected to work independently in addition to taught and supervised workshops. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 60 hours will be taught through structured computer workshop sessions, studio time, lectures, presentations and tutorials. You will be engaged in a least one group critique; 2 x individual formal tutorials which you are required to record and copy to staff , 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both directed and self-directed learning. Ongoing discussions will take place in studio based sessions, you are advised to keep a log of suggestions made for the development of your work within your PDP learning log file. Assessment will be based on the production of a visual exhibition of work, supported by related professional & contextual research this will include a completed sketchbook journal, an A4 lever arch market research file, a technical note file including computer notes, a collection of drawings /design development worksheets and a collection of paper based design and 3D prototypes.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Present design development worksheets & a Apply and develop different approaches to research sketchbook journal, which visual research, in response to a professional 1. demonstrate critical analysis, to stimulate your design brief, using a variety of media and own creative design direction. techniques.

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Demonstrate a practical and critical Present a market research file and 2. understanding of forecasted trends and target communicate the impact of research towards markets. final designs to external(s), staff and peers. Produce a final collection of appropriate 2D and 3D designs, which employ aesthetic/creative design skills and demonstrate a high level of technical competence in computer aided design. Produce a cohesive collection of design coordinates to an appropriate standard with consideration given to scale and the organisation of pattern to 2D and 3D shapes.

Understand the aesthetic, technical and 3. creative capabilities of computer software.

Apply an understanding of surface design 4. elements.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Visual & Verbal Presentation/ Research File 40 1,2 Presentation Exhibition of Final Collection

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Indicative Reading Blackley , L, Wallpaper, Laurence King Publishing, 2006 Cliff, S, The English Archive of Design & Decoration, Thames & Hudson 1998 Cliff, S, Trade Secrets of Great Packaging Design, Design,Rockport 1999 Morgan, T, Visual Merchandising: Windows and In-store Displays for Retail Laurence King 2008 Hoskins,L, The Papered Wall, Thames & Hudson Jackson, L , 20th Century Pattern Design, Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers, Mitchell Beezley 2002 Aav, M, Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture Yale University Press, Lazio,R, The Packaging Designers Handbook of Patterns, 2nd Ed. Chichester Wiley, 2000 Saunders, G, Wallpaper in Interior Decoration, V&A Publications Wilk, C, Modernism: Designing a New World, V&A Publications http://www.printpatternblogspot.com store reports for cards, gift wrap, printed pattern etc. http://www.wgsn-edu.com worth global style network see graphics reports Journals : International Textiles; International Tableware, View, Selvedge, Elle Decoration, Novum, Creative Review

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Level 2: Professional Development

Code: TSD2528 20 credits at level 2 ( HE5) Description and Purpose of Module This module will enable you to gain knowledge and insight into areas of employment, further training and opportunities upon graduation; including an awareness of existing support agencies and organisations. This module helps to support students at level 2 to gain skills in business & professional practice. These include areas such as costing & pricing, engagement in external activities, entrepreneurship, presentation and networking. These are crucial towards student success after graduation. The module also enables you to examine a variety of employment modes such as self employment, freelance practice, portfolio careers etc. and to examine the working practices, roles and responsibilities within each area. Indicative Syllabus Content You will be engaged in individual research in response to seminar sessions and presentations. This research will cover opportunities for employment and further study and you will be asked to undertake individual in depth research for the production of a case study. Other areas such as sources of advice, support agencies and funding in the arts will be introduced. You will explore methods of visual and verbal communication and self promotion through the production of basic artist/designers CVs, application forms and promotional literature to present to staff and peers. This module will also support the Contemporary Textile modules running in Semester 2 and will look at issues affecting art, design and craft professional practice and education. These issues will be introduced via a series of organised visits and visiting speaker sessions. Examples of speakers include visitors from Bolton Council - Bolton at Home Community Arts, The Design Initiative, Creative Industries Development Services, Prosper Events, Artists In Residence at the Drumcroon Art Gallery, Freelance Designers and Gallery curators. You will be expected to present your own research findings to staff and peers at the end of the module. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The content of the module will be introduced through a structured programme of seminars, slide presentations and visiting speakers during the initial part of the module from a range of employment areas and professional bodies. Visits will also take place where appropriate. During the latter half of the module students will concentrate on the production of a basic marketing pack for external exhibitions - including visual imagery and a curriculum vitae etc, and there will be structured computer workshop sessions and photography sessions to support this activity. The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 40 hours will be taught through structured lectures, computer workshop sessions, presentations and tutorials. You will be engaged in a least one group critique; 2 x individual formal tutorials which you are required to record and copy to staff , 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both directed and self-directed learning. Ongoing discussions will take place in studio based sessions, you are advised to keep a log of suggestions made for the development of your work within your PDP learning log file.

Students are to present their case study research findings and their portfolio packs to staff and peers where appropriate. Alternative methods for presentation can be used where appropriate to student needs.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning completed this module you will: outcome you will: Present evidence of research, from a range of sources, into Critically assess and initiate research into professional organisations, support agencies and opportunities for employment and 1. opportunities for employment, self employment or further postgraduate study. training. Have an awareness of the various 2. business and professional practices. Present a case study/ market research report into a relevant textile / surface designer maker or organisation which outlines and analyses current business practices. Demonstrate basic use of typographic elements and design Utilise effective methods for professional layout using computer technologies for the production of presentation and production of self 3. written and visual marketing material to appropriate promotional material. professional standards.

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Promote and present yourself through the Produce a basic portfolio pack which promotes portfolio production of a basic promotional pack to artwork and analyses own skills and abilities to an 4. a professional level. appropriate level. .

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Coursework Description %age Learning Outcomes Research Journal & Case Study 40 1,2

: Type Description %age Presentation Promotional Pack 60

Indicative Reading Butler D, Making Ways: The Visual Artists Guide to Surviving and Thriving Ed.3 AN 1992 Deeks S, Murphy R and Nolan S, Money Matters: The Artists Financial Guide, AN Publications 1991 Dormer P, The Meanings of Modern Design: Towards The 21st Century, Thames & Hudson 1991 Douglas A & Wegner N , Artists Stories, AN Publications 1996 Duffin D, Investigating Galleries: The Artists Guide to Exhibiting, AN Publications 1994 Goslett D, The Professional Practice of Design, Batsford 1999 Price B, Running A Workshop, Crafts Council 1989 Mornement, C, Second Steps, A one stop resource for all who are setting up in business in the applied arts, BCF Books, 2006 http://www.mintel.com http://www.newdesigners.com http://www.gttr.ac.uk http://dti.gov.uk/bestpractice http://www.prospects.ac.uk http://www.agcas.org.uk Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services http://www.drapersrecord.co.uk Drapers Record http://www.creativetimes.co.uk CIDS creative times newsletter http://www.designinit.org.uk Design Initiative http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk Crafts Council fact sheets available on funding etc. http://www.photostore.org.uk Crafts Council photo store of makers http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Arts Council England http://www.a-n.co.uk The artists information company

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Level 2 : Contemporary Textiles

Route A issues and context
Code: TSD2529 Full Time - 20 credits at level 2 (HE5) Description and Purpose of Module This module supports developments towards the concurrent module Contemporary Textiles: Route B Design into Practice. The modules introduce you to notions of developing a professional body of work for external exhibition, or for application for a national design competition. You will explore issues which affect contemporary craft and design led practice, such as the impact of ethics, ecology, the global environment and sustainability. This module aims to allow you to explore individual ideas in response to these starting points and take ownership for your own learning and development. Indicative Syllabus Content Using design competition briefs, enterprise based activities and/or external exhibition opportunities as a starting point you will be asked to undertake in depth visual and theoretical research. You will be involved visiting national museums, archives and exhibitions which are relevant to the project as identified in your individual learning plan. Issues which affect contemporary craft and design led practice will be explored and you will be asked to undertake personal research into specific areas and discuss how this has impacted on the sampling process. The emphasis is on innovation and interdisciplinary approaches to the design of 2D & 3D products here you will focus on the development of textile, paper and/or ceramic samples which are experimental and investigative. Workshops will be made available to you to gain additional skills in textile printing, computer aided design, embroidery & embellishment, digital printing, rug making and needle bonding. Technical research will also support the practical developments made and you are required to analyse and note ongoing research into the experimental sampling process. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside taught and supervised workshop sessions, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions for areas relating to contextual issues. Students are expected to work independently in addition to taught and supervised workshops. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 40 hours will be taught studio time and practical workshops, the balance will be independent study time and tutorial reviews/critiques. Teaching & learning will involve taught sessions, access to a variety of introductory and advanced practical workshops, supervised workshop sessions and taught computer sessions. You will engage in at least one group critique; 2 x formal tutorials, in which students are required to record and copy findings to staff, 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both for directed and self-directed learning. Ongoing module discussions will support development. Emphasis is on the use of independent learning strategies as progression towards HE6. As such you need to take on board your own learning needs and work in self directed study time each week to meet own goals and deadlines. Assessment will be based on a range of a sketchbook journal, learning log, drawings, design worksheets and experimental samples/prototypes.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Produce a learning log which outlines your Plan and direct your own work through developments and demonstrates initiative in 1. planning and time management skills, relation to progress; attend all workshop ownership, initiative and attendance. sessions and take part in tutorial discussions. Present a comprehensive sketchbook journal which demonstrates visual and contextual Develop an advanced awareness of issues 2. research into relevant areas; analysing and which relate to contemporary practice. evaluating theory in relation to own practical developments.

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Experiment with approaches and apply a 3 wide range of methods for the production of innovative samples Understand and use a variety of textile 4. machinery for sampling and creative developments

Demonstrate a versatile, selective and experimental approach in the application of media, materials, techniques, technologies and processes. Demonstrate the ability to challenge the limitations of machinery and equipment to produce innovative textiles/surfaces.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Coursework Description %age Learning Outcomes Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Sketchbook journal, learning log and tutorial discussions 40 1,2 Practical Design development sheets and samples 60 3,4

Indicative Reading Johnson P, Ideas in the Making, Crafts Council 1998 Koumis M, Art Textiles of the World, Telos 1999 Constantine M & Reuter L, The Whole Cloth, Monacelli 1998 Slater K, Environmental Impact of Textiles, Woodhead, 2002 Moon, Jennifer, Learning Journals: a Handbook for Academics, Students and Professional Development, Kogan Page 1999 Taylor I , Recyling, Craftspace 1997 Journals : Crafts, Eco Textiles, International Textiles, Textile Forum http://www.sustainablecotton.org.uk http://www.cleanclothes.org.uk http://www.textilerecycling.org.uk http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/wellfashioned/index.html - Eco Textiles exhibition microsite

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Level 2 : Contemporary Textiles

Route B Design into practice
Code: TSD2532 Full Time - 20 credits at level 2 (HE5) Description and Purpose of Module This module deals with approaches to the development of textile samples towards professional contemporary craft products. You will also review where craft and design break boundaries and cross into commercial design led practice. You will explore innovative and experimental approaches to the design and manufacturer of small large scale 2D & 3D products suitable for public exhibition. Where relevant this may also form part of an entry towards a national competition. Using the sampling processes explored in the concurrent module Contemporary Textiles Route A Issues & Context you are asked to develop these further towards more finished products suitable for public display or sale; or towards entry for a competition and therefore would need to be at a suitable level for selection. Within groups you will also be involved in the practical activities involved in exhibiting your work which will include organising the venue, marketing, packaging, stand/exhibition layout, advertising campaign etc. The professional development module will also support these practices. Indicative Syllabus Content You will extend the practical sampling and develop towards design prototypes and more finished artwork and products. Access to workshops will be made available to you throughout the module, as well as ongoing tutorial support. You will be encouraged to work independently and access these facilities towards your own personal goals. Lectures and presentations will review approaches to exhibiting and selling work, and compliment the lectures given to you as part of the professional development module. You will be engaged in professional activities in relation to the planning of an external exhibition and/or organising exhibition entries towards national competition briefs. You will need to engage in visual & theoretical research of how textile products are manufactured as one off bespoke or batch production pieces; how they are displayed within gallery / trade show venues and the pricing structures within the contemporary craft and design led market. Each person within a small group will take charge of a particular role and responsibility you will then be engaged in peer assessment of your part within that group. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside taught and supervised workshop sessions, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions for areas relating to commercial professional practice. Students are expected to work independently in addition to taught and supervised workshops. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 40 hours will be taught studio time and workshops, the balance will be independent study time and tutorial reviews/critiques. Teaching & learning will involve taught sessions, demonstrations, supervised workshops, taught computer sessions and, plus self initiated visits to manufacturers, showrooms and trade fairs, will support the module. You will be engaged in at least one group critiques; 2 x individual tutorials, in which students are required to record and copy findings to staff, 1 x interim review and personal development planning. The remaining time is both for directed and self-directed learning. Assessment will be based on a range of a professional exhibition of final products, which must be priced accordingly at the end of the module. Group assessment will focus on peer assessment of roles and responsibilities within the group and results achieved. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Gain experience and understanding of Undertake a specific role within a group, working within a group taking on board a 1. demonstrating the ability to work with others, use specific function and having responsibility for initiative and achieve results. the duties associated with that role. Research and apply professional theory to Understand the practical issues which affect practice, with reference to pricing structures and the contemporary craft and design led 2. visual display techniques towards a professional market. external exhibition.

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Have acquired an advanced level of technical understanding towards the 3 manufacture of a finished product with a high degree of dexterity

Develop and manufacture the end product/s, demonstrating dexterity, technical understanding and innovative use of process and materials to an appropriate professional level.

Present final product/s which are creative Have the ability to design led textile products responses to the contemporary design market; 4. which are relevant to the contemporary craft demonstrating aesthetic sensitivity in the and design led market. selection of materials and processes.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Group Project Exhibition 30 1 Presentation Final Products 70 2,3,4

Indicative Reading Previous handbooks will serve as a guide and the module handbook will contain a bibliography which relates to the various practical processes involved. Ball, L, Helping Students to Learn Independently in the Crafts, Crafts Council 1996 Crafts Council, Under Construction, Exploring Process in Contemporary Textiles, Crafts Council 1996 Harrod T, Obscure Objects of Desire: reviewing the Crafts in the 20th Century, Crafts Council 1997 http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk

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Level 2: Critical Theory: Textiles Past, Present & Futures

Code: TSD2530 20 credits at level 2 (HE5) Description and Purpose of Module This module provides a contextual and critical background to practical studies in textile/surface design, You will be involved in examining issues and debates surrounding textile production and consumption both historically and in contemporary society within areas of fashion, interiors and art based practice. Through a series of taught lectures and seminar presentations you will be asked to consider some of the meanings, functions and ritual associations of textiles. For this you will need to review textile artefacts through first hand study and consult appropriate museums, galleries, craft outlets and electronic sources. Using major concepts of textile design theory, historical case studies and examples of current practice you are introduced to wider concepts of art and design practice. You will also develop research and writing skills appropriate to level HE5. Indicative Syllabus Content You will be encouraged to explore historical and contemporary examples including art textiles, craft practice and industrial manufacture. Issues will be explored such as design ethics, modernisms and globalisation; 20th century principles; mass production; aesthetics of modern design; impact of popular culture; politics of pattern; future textiles and the digital revolution, influences of eco-strategies and contemporary craft practice in the UK. An ongoing journal will be used to record the contextual and critical issues introduced in visual lectures and exhibition/gallery visits. Research and study skills are included in the seminar series and topics such as research strategies, secondary and primary sources, sourcing e journals as appropriate research material, Harvard citation and referencing, analysing imagery using semiotics. Tutorials will focus on student work in progress of the assessable components. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Lectures will introduce visual material and examine the major topics and themes. Themes explored in the lectures will be underpinned by selected reading material for discussion within seminar sessions. Individual tutorials will focus on negotiating essay titles, discussing research strategies and essay structure. Feedback on the interim journal review and essay draft are offered mid semester. Students are expected to participate in study visits to galleries and museums/craft outlets and to make independent study visits where appropriate (local and national). Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcome this module you will: you will: Have the ability to critically engage with the issues and debates surrounding Demonstrate that you have conducted in depth research on a topic 1. historical and contemporary textile ( or topics ) covered in the lecture programme and engage in critical production and consumption. interpretation on research findings. Understand and apply methods of presentation and journal document 2. production. Produce a journal which is well presented in a clear and organised manner; use consistent word processing and layout techniques including evaluative notes and annotations.

Communicate a variety of theoretical and conceptual ideas based on a focused area Demonstrate critical and analytical debates within a chosen area of 3. of study within a well constructed study ( as agreed with your tutor/s). argument. Provide evidence of illustrations and visual material which are relevant and accurately captioned; each section/paragraph progresses in a logical order, demonstrates a coherent understanding of material and is presented in an appropriate manner.

Have the ability to produce logically 4. structured and well presented essays in an appropriate professional manner.

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Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Coursework Journal / Seminar Description Presentation %age Learning Outcomes 40 1,2

Type Coursework Description Essay %age 60 Learning Outcomes 4,5 Prerequisite Module(s) Before taking this module you must have successfully completed the following: Level 1 modules Indicative Reading Brattig, P, Femme Fashion 1780-2004, Arnoldsche 2004 Boydell C,(ed)Disentangling Textiles: Techniques for the study of designed objects, Manchester University Press, 2002 Dormer P, The Culture of Craft, Manchester University Press, 1997 Evans, C, Fashion at the Edge, Yale University Press, Highmore, B, The Design Culture Reader, University of Sussex, 2008 Mc Dermott, C, Design: The Key Concepts, Kingston University UK 2007 Papanek V, The Green Imperitive, Thames & Hudson 1995. Parker R, The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine, Womens Press 1996. Polhemus, T, Street Style, Thames & Hudson 1994 Stern R, Against Fashion Clothing As Art, 1850-1930 The MIT Press, 2004 Weiner,AB & Schneider, J(Eds) Cloth and Human Experience, Smithsonian 1990 www.craftscouncil.org.uk Journals: Selvedge, Crafts, Embroidery, Textile, The Journal of Cloth & Culture, Berg Publishers

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Level 3: Advanced Textile/Surface Design Practice

Code: TSD3020 20 credits at level 3 (HE6) Description and Purpose of Module The purpose of the module is to empower you with the ability to manage your own advanced project in relation to an external competition or project brief. These briefs include those such as the Bradford Textile Society annual awards, the Royal Society of Arts project briefs and the Texprint Competitions. This module will enable you to further your critical knowledge, understanding of contemporary design practice and application of advanced practical skills towards external exhibitions, competitions and other opportunities available. Indicative Syllabus Content You will be presented with a range of potential projects to explore, under direct supervision of specialist staff. Specialist advanced workshops will be offered in support of project developments and Multi-disciplinary approaches to solving design solutions will be encouraged. The emphasis will be on the development of work to professional design standards and answering the design briefs in question. Alongside this students are asked to prepare visual and written supporting statements and technical specifications ready for competition entry, meeting all deadlines as required. Personal planning and time management are crucial to this project. Students will be able to access supervised workshop sessions and to seek tutorial advice from staff through designated tutorial slots and group tutorials/critiques. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. Of this approximately 60 hours will be taught studio time, lectures, advanced textile workshop sessions, presentations and advanced computer workshops, the balance will be independent study time. You will be engaged in at least 2 x group critiques; 4 x individual tutorials which students are required to record and copy to staff , 1 x interim review and personal development planning; and the remaining time for directed and self-directed learning. Assessment will be based on the production of the competition design submission, supported by written technical information and a project statement, and ongoing developmental design worksheets, sketchbooks and journals.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Present comprehensive research findings as Have gained an extensive practical and appropriate to the brief, evaluate and show links 1. critical understanding of contemporary design between the development of your project and practice. the impact of this research. Produce a supportive written statement which Prepare written artist/technical statements to outlines the project aims and outcomes, 2. support the competition/ entry. alongside technical details in a clear and concise manner. Present an appropriate final collection of designs and practical samples which employ advanced aesthetic/creative design skills, which answer the original brief. Present final designs and samples which demonstrate a competent application and practical understanding of processes and technologies, supported by detailed specifications of manufacturing processes.

Apply advanced aesthetic and creative 3. capabilities in answer to a national or international design competition/ artist brief.

Use appropriate textile equipment and computer software, and understand technical 4. specifications and consideration of manufacturing processes.

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Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Research File / Written Summary 40 1,2 Presentation Final Design Submission 60 3,4

Indicative Reading The module handbook Advanced Textile/Surface Design Practice will serve as a guide and will contain a bibliography which covers the range of specialist and multi-disciplinary design based areas. http://www.texprint.org.uk http://www.thersa.org.uk http://www.sdc.org.uk http://bradfordtextilesociety.org.uk

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Level 3: Critical Theory into Textile/Surface Design Practice

Code: TSD3023 20 credits at level 3 (HE6) Description and Purpose of Module This module provides a theoretical and critical framework to practice based studies at level 3; Enabling you to undertake critical and contextual research and identify potential areas for personal in depth study, enabling a depth and breadth of scholarship within a self initiated field or topic resulting in a focused argument. The module enables you to undertake sound critical and contextual based research which will support practical developments made in Independent research and practice based modules at level 3. Indicative Syllabus Content You will engage in contextual / critical research towards a formal written essay based upon a negotiated essay title and supported by a research journal. The essay will link to the area of proposed practical study within textile/surface design and as such should relate to current issues such as economic, social, ecological or political etc. and will also refer to contemporary and/or historical practice in the chosen area. There are a series of seminar topics which are generic to all subject areas and will include: research strategies, developing research into critical enquiry, use of quotation in forming an argument, analysis and evaluation of texts and imagery, structuring a journal and presentation of research, planning and writing an extended essay. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside visiting speakers, will form the basis of student learning with additional seminar sessions. Students are expected to work independently for this module. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Individual tutorials will focus on negotiating research titles in relation to the practice based area of study for Independent research and practice. Students will be able to seek support and advice from their chosen practical project supervisor/s via tutorials at key stages throughout the module. Small group tutorials based on subject areas will take place on a weekly basis. Feedback at an interim stage will also be available. Students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning and to make independent study visits where appropriate (national and international). Assessment will be based on the production of a written essay of 3,000 5,000 words and a supportive research journal.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Provide an appropriate topic for independent Provide an appropriate topic area for in-depth contextual and critical research in relation to 1. research in relation to textile/surface design practical textile practice. practice. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of theoretical, conceptual and analytical 2. issues appropriate to the chosen subject area. Utilise the research effectively to form a 3. sustained, well organised and coherent argument. Demonstrate in-depth research on, and critical and informed understanding of, a specific field or topic. Present a well written scholarly essay, which demonstrates the impact of the field or topic on contemporary textile/surface design practice. Produce an essay which uses the conventions of academic writing and referencing, and is presented to an appropriate standard.

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Produce an essay which is well organised and presented to an appropriate level.

All written work must employ the correct conventions as noted in your module handbook

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Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Coursework Type Coursework Description %age Learning Outcomes Research Journal 50 1,2 3,000-5,000 word essay 50 3,4

Indicative Reading Previous reading lists will serve as a guide, however students will of necessity form their own reading with reference to their chosen area of research. The tutorial structure will provide the student with guidance in this area. Further to this the students is expected to maintain an awareness of events and issues within contemporary textile/surface design practice by making reference to available press, periodical, magazine and tv coverage available. Critical Theory into Textile/Surface Design Practice Handbook - this is essential reading for students undertaking this module. Allison, B Research Skills for Students, London, Kogan Page 1996 Blaxter, L How to Research, Buckingham: Open University Press 1996 Brown, S, 500 Tips for Research Students, London, Kogan Page 1995 Howe, D, Making Your Case: a practical guide to essay writing, London Pearson 2001 Rudd, D, Cite me Im yours Harvard, University of Bolton 2005

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Level 3: Independent Practical Research

Code: TSD3021 Full Time / Part Time 20 credits at level 3 (HE6) Description and Purpose of Module The aim of this module is to provide a structured framework to practice based studies at level 3, enabling you to undertake professional research for personal in-depth study. This module is in preparation for the 40 credit Independent Practice module in semester 2, which culminates in the final major degree show exhibition. The module also enables students to consolidate the knowledge and skills gained in previous modules and to develop confident, independent and original thinking. During this module you will have the opportunity to explore and develop a body of personally relevant practical preparatory work, supported by contextual and critical research in your chosen subject area. Indicative Syllabus Content You will embark on initial research relating to the Independent Study module and will be involved in the production of a sketchbook research journal, which investigates potential areas for in depth study. You will also produce a contextual research file outlining important exhibition and independent external visits which relate to your chosen area. This critical and contextual research will underpin the practical developments and you will be required to evaluate this research with the sketchbook journal. The topic for research will be discussed and negotiated with tutor/s and as such you are expected to put forward ideas in a professional manner, outlining your skills, attributes and qualities in relation to the project and aspirations for the future. You can base this on any area related to textile/surface design which you have had previous experience and can study to an appropriate level and depth at HE6. Examples of suitable project areas will be discussed at the module launch. Whether the project relates to surface design or textile craft/gallery based practice, commercially driven or a reaction to specific issues and debates, it should link to your career aspirations and the final exhibition and portfolio of work will serve as a launch pad into future employment, further training or self employment. You are encouraged to be innovative in your approach to problem solving and independent in the development of your project. Your portfolio at the end of semester one will contain a significant range of design worksheets, drawings, design ideas, computer print outs, textile samples, technical notes /recipes and prototypes etc. in preparation for a visual presentation to staff. This work will serve as the visual research which underpins your developments for your Independent Practice module, in semester 2. Ongoing tutorial support, alongside visiting speakers, will form the basis of student learning, with additional seminar sessions, as appropriate. You are expected to take personal ownership and be able to show that you can work independently for this module, demonstrating fully your ability to gather, research and analyse information, which you can subsequently process, imaginatively and creatively. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The module involves 200 hours of study time. This module is predominantly tutorial led and as such teaching & learning will involve 2 x group critiques and 2 formal individual tutorials which you are required to record and copy to staff , 1 x interim review and personal development planning; and the remaining time for directed and selfdirected learning , with ongoing tutorial discussions with project supervisors. The module will also include important presentations such as managing an independent project and developing work towards the final major exhibition, and New Designers. At the end of the module, students will write a concise proposal/learning contract for the Independent Practice module. You are expected to take responsibility for their own learning and to make independent study visits where appropriate (national and international). Assessment will be based on the production of a visual presentation of work supported by related critical and contextual research and through regular attendance within the studios, workshops and in group and individual tutorials this will include a completed sketchbook journal, research file, technical note file, a collection of drawings /design development worksheets and/or a collection of practical textile samples. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully completed to demonstrate that you have achieved the this module you will: learning outcome you will: Produce a sketchbook journal that logs your Have the ability to work independently, progression throughout the module, critically 1. critically evaluating your own practical analysing the research developments made and research work and performance. demonstrating the use of personal initiative, to solve problems and pursue individual ideas.

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Produce a sketchbook journal, which demonstrates evidence of significant critical analysis, showing an understanding of relevant contemporary/historical design contexts, in relation to own practical textile practice. Be able to plan and organise a long term Have regularly attended group and individual 3. body of work (agreed with your tutor) and tutorials, presenting plans ,ideas and solutions demonstrate its continued development. and critically evaluating developments made. Present visual practical research, technical note files and textile samples, which explore a variety Produce a body of personally relevant of media and techniques, including digital 4. practical preparatory work, which will form the technologies, as appropriate, to the chosen basis of your Independent Practice module. subject matter; demonstrating a high level of originality, skill and competence. Understand contemporary / historical design context in relation to own practical textile 2. practice.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Description %age Learning Outcomes Coursework Sketchbook Journal 40 1,2 Coursework Presentation of visual research 60 3,4

Indicative Reading Previous reading lists will serve as a guide, however students will of necessity form their own reading with reference to their chosen area of research. The tutorial structure will provide the student with guidance in this area. Further to this the students is expected to maintain an awareness of events and issues within contemporary textile/surface design practice by making reference to available press, periodical, magazine and tv coverage available. Independent Practical Research Handbook - this is essential reading for students undertaking this module.

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Level 3: Independent Practice

Code: TSD3018 Full Time/Part Time 40 credits at level HE6 Description and Purpose of Module The aim of this module is to provide a vehicle through which you will develop and produce a body of personally relevant design work. This final body of work should demonstrate your originality of ideas, independence of study, innovative use of materials and media and an appropriate, coherent, personal understanding of contemporary textile/surface design practice, underpinned by sound investigative research practice, which fully contextualises the area you are planning to investigate. Indicative Syllabus Content Working from the personal research themes commenced in semester 1 Independent Practical Research module, you will explore individual lines of enquiry, relating to practical processes and specified outcomes. These outcomes form your learning contract, which will be reviewed at the start of the module. Through practical workshops, you will work independently, in order to significantly develop advanced skills and use a range of available technologies, which relate to your chosen subject/ product area, adhering to health and safety matters, at all times. The final outcomes will be based on your original intentions as agreed during your visual proposal for the module Independent Practical Research. These will require displaying to an appropriate professional level in preparation for the final major Degree Show exhibition. This portfolio and collection of final outcomes should serve as a launch pad towards further training, employment or self employment and will therefore relate to your own aspirations and plans for the future. There will be meetings and sessions which deal with these preparations; these also link to discussions within the Professional Practice & Promotion module. Your portfolio and exhibition at the end of semester two will contain developmental drawings and design worksheets, finished textile / surface design samples mounted to professional standards, design artwork, sketchbooks, research files and final products which relate to the original proposal. In advance of the final assessment point you will be asked to take part in a viva voce presentation to staff This is a verbal presentation where you are asked to discuss your original proposal plan, developments made in light of visual and contextual research into relevant design practices, the context of the work you have produced and your understanding of this area, and the final conclusions/outcome. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Seminars and group tutorials will form the basis of the module, with structured individual tutorial sessions and reviews, focusing on student progression and development. The selection and appointment of supervisor(s) and tutor(s) will depend on your chosen area of specialism and availability of staffing. You are required to take responsibility for your own learning and to make independent study visits where appropriate. Practical outcomes are assessed via a student viva voce presentation and final exhibition of work. Supporting materials will include the sketchbook journal, preparatory work, developmental worksheets and samples, research notes/technical note files. The sketchbook journal will show the development of practical outcomes - this will also evidence an appreciation and understanding of issues, which relate to the chosen area of study. Feedback at an interim stage will be made available. The learning time associated with this module is 400 hours Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes when you have successfully completed this module you will: Undertake independent practical research as 1. appropriate to the area of study.

Demonstrate originality of ideas and innovative 2. use of materials and media.

Assessment Criteria to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcome you will: Evaluate, organise and apply research to practice, demonstrating a sound understanding of the contemporary design context within which you are working, through a research sketchbook journal and verbal presentation at the viva voce. Provide evidence of researching, developing, analysing, recording and presenting visual materials appropriately, to create original and innovative design work to a high professional standard.

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Demonstrate a capacity to take a high level of responsibility for your own learning and personal 3. development, including time management and professional skills in relation to the project.

Demonstrate self-initiated and independent learning through commitment, motivation and studentship, including attendance at specified tutorials & meeting deadlines, in the planning and development of the project.

Present a coherent body of finished design products or outcomes, in a formal exhibition, 4. which relate to the aims of the original proposal. .

Present a conclusive body of design work, in a formal exhibition, which shows high level of practical skill and creativity and demonstrates a deep understanding of the professional /commercial marketplace, in relation to your chosen area of study.

Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Type Presentation Description %age Learning Outcomes Viva voce presentation and sketchbook journal 30 1 Description %age Learning Outcomes

Presentation Exhibition 70 2.3,4

Indicative Reading Previous reading lists will serve as a guide. You will form your own reading list, including journal articles, internet website addresses and intended visits for the project as part of the Personal Project Research module associated with this module. Personal Project Handbook - essential reading for students taking this module

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Level 3: Professional Practice & Promotion

Code: TSD3003 20 credits at level 3 ( HE6) Description and Purpose of Module This module supports professional practice activities towards graduation and final exhibitions. You will be engaged in the production of professional visual and written promotional material in order to sell yourself and your work at major exhibitions such as New Designers, London and to send to external agents, prospective buyers, employers and galleries upon graduation. Using learning acquired during level 2 module Professional Development for the use of Adobe Illustrator and In Design you will extend computer design skills for advanced layout to an appropriate professional level. Indicative Syllabus Content You will produce a range of visual literature and written material to be contained with a professional portfolio pack which mirrors current practice. This will include items such as press releases, visual DVDs of design work with audio tracking, photographic images of work to professional standards, leaflets, business cards, postcards and leaflets. You will attend relevant photography and computer workshop sessions which cover preparation towards the final degree show exhibition and other external exhibitions. Seminar/presentations will include costing and pricing, writing press releases and contacting journalists; funding in the arts; opportunities in the creative industries; selling; networking; design and promotion; exhibiting at trade fairs; legal issues such as design copyright; and the new designers prepare day. You will have specific computer workshop sessions which will review current practice and teach advanced skills in adobe illustrator and in design for page layout such as magazine spreads, presentation sheets and visual price lists. You will also be engaged in researching suitable design styles and need to ensure that the visual promotional material you produce reflects the market eg for galleries, design events and arts project applications. Learning, Teaching and Assessment The content of the module will be introduced through a structured programme of seminars, slide presentations and visiting speakers. Visits will also take place where appropriate during the module to design studios and workshops. During the latter half of the module students will concentrate on the production of a marketing/self promotional portfolio pack - including slides, personal statements, curriculum vitae etc, and there will be structured computer workshop sessions and photography sessions to support this activity. Students are to present self promotional pack to staff, students and/or external visitors where appropriate, Alternative methods for presentation can be used where appropriate to student needs. Copies of DVDs and CDs with images of visual artwork, and final press packs are to be copied to staff for assessment purposes. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria when you have successfully to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcome you completed this module you will: will: Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary professional practice Present in depth research into appropriate current practice and 1. across various fields within the creative analyse approaches to visual marketing material including evaluation industries. of style, design layout , use of colour etc. Select appropriate imagery for photography and use computer Acquire professional and technical skills technologies to clean up imagery; select the correct resolution size for 2. for the successful promotion of your web, email, visual/audio DVDs and print production; meeting PR visual portfolio. deadlines set by staff in the module handbook. Demonstrate an ability to utilise effective Demonstrate effective use of computer technologies for the production methods for professional presentation of written and visual marketing and self promotional material which 3. and production of self promotional reflects and acknowledges current practice. material. Promote and present yourself through the production of a marketing portfolio pack to a professional level.

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Communicate own experiences and skills effectively, in relation to the practical portfolio pack, to an external visitor where appropriate. .

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Assessment Your achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be tested as follows: Type Coursework Description %age Learning Outcomes Research Journal 30 1

: Type Description %age Presentation Presentation of Marketing Portfolio 70

Learning 2,3,4 Outcomes Indicative Reading Duffin D, Investigating Galleries: The Artists Guide to Exhibiting, AN Publications 1994 Goslett D, The Professional Practice of Design, Batsford 1999 Price B, Running A Workshop , Crafts Council 1989 Mornement, C, Second Steps, A one stop resource for all who are setting up in business in the applied arts, BCF Books, 2006 http://www.mintel.com market research http://www.newdesigners.com New Designer information and prepare day factsheets http://dti.gov.uk/bestpractice Department of Trade & Industry http://www.prospects.ac.uk graduate advice http://www.agcas.org.uk Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services http://www.drapersrecord.co.uk Drapers Record http://www.acid.uk.com Anti copying in Design http://www.wgsn-edu.com Worth Global Style Network see graduate showcase http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk factsheets on funding in the arts http://www.5portlandplace.org.uk. UK fashion industry website http://www.designinit.org.uk Design Initiative

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14 PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT

1. Qualification BA Honours 2. Programme Title Textile/Surface Design 3. UCAS Code WA23 BA/DES 4. Programme Type Modular Single Honours FT/PT

5. Main Purposes and Distinctive Features of the Programme The Textile/Surface Design programme encourages exploration of the subject area, engaging with a range of processes and product areas and balanced by the need for students to specialise and develop advanced design and production skills. This is supported by areas of critical/contextual studies and professional practice. The main purpose of the programme is to: Provide a stimulating, comprehensive and progressive programme of study which will provide greater access to Higher Education for a range of students. Provide students with the ability to develop a range of subject specific practical skills, and to recognise those transferable skills, useful for subsequent employment, self employment and/or professional development. Equip the student with the professional and critical skills to pursue an informed and articulate textile/surface design practice, as a preparation for a successful career in the creative industries. Provide students with opportunities to evaluate evidence, arguments and assumptions, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. Enable students to develop generic graduate skills required for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. Develop students appreciation and understanding of the aesthetic, social, moral, ethical, environmental and economic issues & contexts which affect the design decision making process. 6. What a graduate should know and be able to do on completion of the programme Knowledge and understanding in the context of the subject(s) An in-depth knowledge of designated topics within textile/surface design, and a critical understanding of the principles which underpin them. Ability to analyse contemporary textile/surface practice and to make theoretically informed and critical judgements. Ability to apply appropriate knowledge to the execution of textile/surface design assignments. Subject-specific practical/professional skills A high level of specialist practical knowledge, skill, and creativity in the students portfolio of practical work. An ability to use materials, media, techniques, methods, digital technologies and tools associated with textile/surface design and familiarity with good working practices. Visual problem solving. An ability to plan and analyse work, using sound time management and take personal responsibility to meet specific deadlines. An awareness of Health & Safety and issues surrounding textile/surface design practice. Other skills (e.g. key/transferable) developed in subject or other contexts An ability to research, evaluate, organise, and apply information and ideas in the students work, and an understanding of the importance of that research. Professional skills including project organisation and visual /verbal presentation. Benefit from the critical judgements of others and recognise their personal strengths and needs Apply interpersonal and social skills to interact with others Communicate ideas and information in visual, oral and written forms Apply information skills to navigate, retrieve, and manage information from a variety of sources Select and employ communication and information technologies. Identify personal learning experience through the PDP /EPDP process

Cognitive skills in the context of the subject(s) A sound understanding of the contemporary context within which you are working. A basic awareness of the global, social, economic, ecological and legal factors which influence the decision-making process. Ability to utilise critical analysis and synthesis in group & peer discussion. An understanding of the subject area with reference to aesthetic, moral, ethical and social contexts.

7. Qualities, Skills & Capabilities Profile A Cognitive Critical analysis B Practical Practical skills in C Personal & Social Self expression through D Other Vocational understanding

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Visual problem solving

Textile/Surface Design Visual research and application Use of communication and information technology

visual creation Self analysis through criticism Motivation, organisation and time management

at undergraduate level Career development and professional awareness Identification of the personal learning experience through the PDP/EPDP process

Visual conceptualising and planning

Application of theory to practice

Teamwork and leadership

8. Duration and Structure of Programme/Modes of Study/Credit Volume of Study Units

The BA(Hons) Textile/Surface Design Degree has a duration of 3 years full time; 4 5 years part time. To complete the Honours Degree students must gain 360 credits, made up of 120 credits at Level 1, at least 80 credits at level 2 and at least 120 credits at level 3.The programme offers single (20 credit ) and double (40 credit ) modules . Each students modular programme is made up of specified core modules at each of the three levels, and a selection of elective modules ( see lists below). Honours Degree = 360 credits; Intermediate Awards of Diploma of

Higher Education and Certificate of Higher Education available at 240 and 120 credits respectively. All Honours degrees must include the study of 120 credits at Level HE6. Part II Students take 4 (Minor), 6 (Joint), 8 (Major) 10 (Single) Modules Core Modules Options (normally 20 credits each) HE6 Honours Modules
Critical Theory into Textile/Surface Design Practice Independent Practical Research Advanced Practice in Textile/Surface Design Independent Practice (40 credit module) Professional Practice & Promotion Critical Theory: Textiles, Past Present & Futures Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route A Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route B Professional Development Contemporary Textiles Route A Contemporary Textiles Route B Drawing for Design 1 Critical Studies 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Pencil To Pixel ( Drawing For Design 2) Design in Context: Pattern & Digital Print Date Programme first offered Sept 1996 as specialist route within BA(Hons) Design Sept 2001 as BA (Hons) Textile/Surface Design Entry Requirements Students will be expected to present a portfolio of artwork to be discussed / assessed at interview, demonstrating suitability and aptitude for the course. Two GCE A/AS level passes with 160 points including an A2 pass in an appropriate Art/Art and Design subject, or Art & Design Foundation Course pass or Vocational certificate of education (VCE) Double Award with 160 points

Project (20 credits)

HE5 Honours Modules

Part I (Level HE4) Students take 2 (Minor), 3 (Joint), 4 (Major), 5 (Single) Modules First Year Part-Time Equivalent

9. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy Learning and Teaching Methods Assessment Strategy
Learning and Teaching Methods Learning is promoted through a structured and progressive programme of practical assignments, supported by lectures, demonstrations, seminars, tutorials, studio, museum and gallery visits, library study sessions and critiques.

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Assessment Methods All practical modules are assessed on practical work produced, and supporting materials, both visual and written Part I work is assessed against published learning outcomes by specialist staff teams. While Part II assessments may also include a viva voce element in which the students engagement with the medium and the ideas developed through their work is debated.

in an appropriate Art/Art & Design subject , or Edexel/BTEC National Diploma/Certificate in Art & Design, with an average of Merits,or Other equivalent qualifications, such as Scottish Higher Passes, the Irish Leaving Certificate or International Baccalaureate Pass in a relevant Kitemarked access to Higher Education Course. Applicants under 21 will normally also require five GCSE passes at grade C or above, or equivalent. Special consideration is given to mature applicants without the above qualifications, but who have relevant work/life experience and can demonstrate appropriate skills as appropriate to the programme. Indicators of Quality and Standards Validation of original course structure (1996) included external panel member All practical assignments double marked 9 years of improving External Examiner Reports QAA Subject Review 2000 4 in QME Student awards and achievements at national competitions and exhibitions

Assessment Classification System

Overall pass mark for modules is 40 percent, with no component of assessment having a mark below 35 percent. Final degree classification is based on the best 80 credits @ H2, weighted 30 percent, plus 120 credits @ H3, weighted 70 percent. Marginal criteria operate within +/- 2 percent of each classification category Honours Classification Bands First Class Band 70 % + Upper Second Band 60 69% Lower Second Band 50 59% Third Class Band 40 49% Work judged to have failed below 40%

STRUCTURE OF THE DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXTILE/SURFACE DESIGN 240 Credits Part II HE5 Honours Modules
Critical Theory: Textiles, Past Present & Futures Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route A Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route B Professional Development Contemporary Textiles Route A Contemporary Textiles Route B Drawing for Design 1 Critical Studies 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Pencil To Pixel ( Drawing For Design 2) Design in Context: Pattern & Digital Print

20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits

Part I (Level HE4) First Year Part-Time Equivalent 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits

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STRUCTURE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXTILE/SURFACE DESIGN 120 Credits Part I (Level HE4) First Year Part-Time Equivalent
Drawing for Design 1 Critical Studies 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Pencil To Pixel ( Drawing For Design 2) Design in Context: Pattern & Digital Print

20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits

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K K K C C C C S S S S S T T T T T T T PDP 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Level 1 Critical Studies 1 Drawing For Design 1 Textile/Surface Design & Development Pencil To Pixel Applied Design for Fashion & Interiors Design in Context Pattern & Digital Print Level 2 Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route A Surface Design & Digital Manipulation Route B Critical Theory- Textiles: past, present and futures Contemporary Textiles Route A Contemporary Textiles Route B Professional Development Level 3 Critical Theory in Textile/Surface Design Practice Independent Practical Research Advanced Textile Practice Independent Practice Professional Practice & Promotion
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Knowledge and understanding in the context of the subject(s) K1 : An in-depth knowledge of designated topics within textile/surface design, and a critical understanding of the principles which underpin them. K2: An Ability to analyse contemporary textile/surface practice and to make theoretically informed and critical judgements. K3: An Ability to apply appropriate knowledge to the execution of textile/surface design assignments. Cognitive skills in the context of the subject(s) C1 : A sound understanding of the contemporary context within which you are working. C2: A basic awareness of the global, social, economic, ecological and legal factors which influence the decision-making process. C3: Ability to utilise critical analysis and synthesis in group & peer discussion. C4: An understanding of the subject area with reference to aesthetic, moral, ethical and social contexts. Subject-specific practical/professional skills S1: A high level of specialist practical knowledge, skill, and creativity in the students portfolio of practical work. S2: An ability to use materials, media, techniques, methods, digital technologies and tools associated with textile/surface design and familiarity with good working practices. S3: Visual problem solving. S4 : An ability to plan and analyse work, using sound time management and take personal responsibility to meet specific deadlines. S5 : An awareness of Health & Safety and issues surrounding textile/surface design practice. Other skills (e.g. key/transferable) developed in subject or other contexts T1: An ability to research, evaluate, organise, and apply information and ideas in the students work, and an understanding of the importance of that research. T2: Professional skills including project organisation and visual /verbal presentation. T3: Benefit from the critical judgements of others and recognise their personal strengths and needs T4: Apply interpersonal and social skills to interact with others T5 : Communicate ideas and information in visual, oral and written forms T6: Apply information skills to navigate, retrieve, and manage information from a variety of sources T7: Select and employ communication and information technologies. T8: Identify personal learning experience through the PDP/EPDP process

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