KDM2050 Fashion studies Course description

Emnet gir en grunnleggende innføring i samfunnsfagets hovedområder (geografi, historie, samfunnskunnskap) og samfunnsfagdidaktikk. Studentene får innblikk i lange historiske linjer fra jeger-/ sanker-samfunnet til det postindustrielle samfunnet, i et nasjonalt så vel som et internasjonalt perspektiv. Videre gir emnet innsikt i sentrale nøkkelbegreper og fagdidaktiske problemstillinger i samfunnsfag. Emnet tar også for seg sentrale samfunnsfaglige problemstillinger i det norske samfunnet og setter disse inn i en global sammenheng. Studentene får innsikt i samspillet mellom individ og samfunn, og mellom mennesker og natur.

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Etter gjennomført emne beskrives studentens kunnskap, ferdigheter og generelle kompetanse slik:;

Kunnskap;

Studenten;

• har kunnskap om;motehistorien og teoretiske perspektiv;knyttet til det tekstile fagområdet;
• har kjennskap til relevant forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid innen fagområdet;
• kjenner til problemstillinger knyttet til kjønn og flerkulturelle perspektiv og kan reflektere over disse i en faglig sammenheng;

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Ferdigheter;

Studenten;

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• kan presentere og formidle relevant forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid fra fagområdet
• kan reflektere, analysere og se sammenhengen mellom konsept, ide og bruken av estetiske virkemidler i ulike motepraksiser og konsepter;
• ​behersker sentrale begrep og kan anvende relevant teori;

Generell kompetanse;

Studenten;

•   ;kan reflektere, analysere og se sammenheng mellom;aktuelle samfunnstendenser i fagområder;

• kan reflektere, analysere og se sammenhengen mellom funksjon, teknikk og bruken av estetiske virkemidler i et bærekraftig perspektiv;

Grade scale A-F.

1) Two internal examiners.

2) One internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly.

The course builds on ELFE1000 Mathematics 1000.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• is capable of seeing the profession in a cultural context and from a contemporary perspective
• is familiar with key theories, issues, processes, tools and methods in cultural understanding, communication and presentation. This includes relevant theories on semiotics, design ethnography, emotional design and sustainable design.

Skills

The student

• is capable of applying cultural understandings to his/her own design process
• is capable of planning and carrying out a strategic design process
• is capable of conducting several iterations in the product development and analysing them
• masters relevant design tools, techniques and forms of expression
• is capable selecting a suitable means of communication and presentation for a group of recipients, and reflecting on dissemination
• is capable of using relevant forms of expression in communication
• is capable of using theory and tools from design research such as design ethnography, mapping, semiotics and emotional design in the development of a product
• is capable of reflecting on and including sustainability as part of his/her own design process
• masters written and oral presentation and argumentation

Competence

The student

• is capable of using resource persons to promote professional development
• is capable of reflecting on him/herself and his/her own work in a cultural context and from a social perspective
• is capable of reflecting on his/her own design practice and adjusting it under supervision
• is capable of navigating and interacting with an international and multicultural classroom environment
• can participate in innovative processes involving new and emerging technologies and build skills in anticipating and adapting to technological change
• masters fundamental English design terms and how to use them in the design process

Individual work or in groups of up to three people, lectures, workshops, presentations and discussion, literature studies and research.

Portfolio assessment, individual or in groups of up to three people, subject to the following portfolio requirements in the project report:

• Scope of the portfolio - one student max 35 pages, group of two students max 40 pages, group of three students max 45 pages. Appendices come in addition.
• Process documentation in the form of pictures, graphics, text and other media, with argumentation for the development and choices made.
• Result from the designer project.
• Grounds for choices and giving an oral presentation (carried out as a coursework requirement).
• Discussion and analysis of how/what the product the student has designed communicates, and in what way and to whom.

All parts of the portfolio must be passed (grade E or better) in order to pass the exam in the course.

The exam result can be appealed.

A grading scale from A-F where A is the highest grade and F constitutes a fail.