Programplaner og emneplaner - Student
MEST5040 Fashion and Society Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Mote og samfunn
- Study programme
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Master of Aesthetic Practices in Society
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2023/2024
- Curriculum
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FALL 2023
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
This course introduces the function of fashion in contemporary society through the exploration of fashion as both a cultural and economic system. An investigation of the meanings and mechanisms of fashion production and consumption reveals the complexity of the environmental and ethical issues facing the fashion industry now and into the future. Class activities examine emerging innovations in both theory and practice and develop your ability to critically analyse the evolution of fashion systems to meet the changing needs of society. Assessment tasks provide you with the opportunity to further pursue a topic of particular interest.
Required preliminary courses
Admission to the master program, study option fashion and society.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has:
- knowledge of the cultural and industrial production systems of fashion and how they are changing
- knowledge of recent developments in fashion theory and practice
- understanding of the complexity of the environmental and ethical issues within contemporary fashion
- understanding of innovations within fashion systems, both technological and cultural
Skills
The student can:
- analyse the complexity of the fashion industry in the light of different theoretical and practical approaches
- critically reflect on ethical and environmental issues within systems of fashion production and consumption
- identify and critically discuss issues relevant to contemporary fashion and society
- identify, cite, analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources in support of a reasoned argument.
General competence
The student can:
- undertake independent research activities in response to a set task
- apply existing knowledge and skills to new areas of academic enquiry
- communicate a critical perspective on current issues in fashion and society, verbally and in writing
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching alternates between lectures, seminars and workshops where dialogue and reflection related to theory and practice are central. All teaching, assignments and seminars are compulsory.
Course requirements
The following work requirements are mandatory and must be approved to apply for the exam:
- at least 80% attendance at classes and seminars.
- an individual, written assignment comprising a literature review and problem statement for an identified issue with the fashion industry. 2000-2500 words + bibliogrpahy.
- individual presentation for fellow students and teachers in R&D seminar
Assessment
Individual written home exam over five days. Scope: 3000-4500 words + bibliography
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Emnet omhandler kvantitative og kvalitative forskningsmetoder som er relevante innen ortopediingeniørfaget. Studentene lærer om forskningsdesign, datainnsamling, dataanalyse og forskningsetikk. Temaene reliabilitet, begreps-, intern- og eksternvaliditet som grunnlag for kritisk lesning av forskningsartikler og andre kilder blir vektlagt. Disse temaene videreføres i etterfølgende emner og skal gi studenten et grunnlag for arbeidet med bacheloroppgaven i slutten av studiet.
Grading scale
Studenten må ha bestått første studieår eller tilsvarende, med unntak for emnet ORI1050.
Examiners
Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:
Kunnskap
Studenten
- kan gjøre rede for grunnleggende vitenskapsteoretiske begreper
- kan gjøre rede for ulike typer forskningsdesign
- har kunnskap om bruk av systematisk litteraturgjennomgang, og relevant kvantitativ forskningsmetode (RCT, repeterte målinger, cross- sectional etc)
- kan gjøre rede for intervju som en kvalitativ forskningsmetode og metodologi innenfor kvalitativ forskning
- kan gjøre rede for hypotesetesting, troverdighet, reliabilitet, validitet, normalfordeling, p-verdi, og sannsynlighetsberegning
- kan beskrive univariate- og bivariate statistiske metoder
Ferdigheter
Studenten kan
- samle inn og analysere kvantitative enkeltdata, både deskriptivt- og inferensiell, fra spørreskjema/eksperimenter/statistikk
- samle inn og analysere kvalitative enkeltdata
- reflektere over innhenting og analysering av enkeltdata
- presentere analyseresultater
Generell kompetanse
Studenten kan
- identifisere mulige forskningsetiske problemstillinger i forskningsartikler
Course contact person
Arbeids- og undervisningsformene i emnet omfatter selvstudier, gruppearbeid, seminar, forelesninger og ferdighetstrening.
Overlapping courses
For å fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende være godkjent:
- minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse på seminarer, litteratursøk, datalab og gruppearbeid.