NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN 2022-23

Module code – FASH20002 Credits - 40 Module title - Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design

Exceptional First First Upper Second Lower Second Third Marginal Fail Fail Zero
GRADING BANDS
(Exemplary) (Excellent) (Very Good) (Good) (Sufficient) (Insufficient) (Insufficient) (No Merit)

LEARNING OUTCOMES / EVIDENCE

1 – Select appropriate research methods Exceptional ability Excellent ability to Very good ability to Good ability to Sufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Work is of no merit
to select, interpret select and interpret select and interpret select and interpret select and interpret select and interpret select and interpret or is absent/not
and sources to develop insight into the
and communicate primary and primary and primary and primary and primary and primary and submitted. Zero is
broader social/ cultural/ historical/ also the penalty in
primary and secondary research secondary research secondary research secondary research secondary research secondary research
some cases of
environmental context of design secondary research for the personal for the personal for the personal for the personal for the personal for the personal academic
for the personal and/or live project and/or live project and/or live project and/or live project and/or live project and/or live project irregularity.
and/or live project brief, using a brief, using a broad brief, using a brief, using a limited brief, using few brief.
brief. Using an substantial range of range of methods moderate range of range of methods methods or sources.
extensive range of methods and and sources. methods and and sources. Insight into the
You can evidence this learning research methods sources. sources. Insight into the broader social,
outcome through your: and sources. Insight into the Insight into the broader social, cultural, historical
1. INNOVATION SKETCHBOOK Insight into the broader social, Insight into the broader social, cultural, historical and environmental
Insight into the broader social, cultural, historical broader social, cultural, historical and environmental context of design is
RESEARCH AND MARKET RESEARCH broader social, cultural, historical and environmental cultural, historical and and environmental context of design unclear and
2. RESEARCH ANALYSIS cultural, historical and environmental context of design is environmental context context of design is lacks depth and incoherent. Key
and environmental context of design is consistent, reflecting of design is present, superficial. clear connections. aspects of taught
Including context of design is thoughtful, reflecting thorough reflecting moderate Descriptive Key aspects of content are not
highly mature. thorough understanding and understanding and connections are taught content are explored.
Contextual understanding applying key aspects applying aspects of emerging not fully explored.
 Visual Research (making clear understanding and beyond taught of all taught content. taught content. demonstrating
references to research themes) reflection exceeds content. engagement with
 Contextual Research (primary and taught content and some taught content
expectations.
secondary research, referenced
and annotated)

2 – Analyse a range of cultural and Exceptional ability Excellent ability Very good ability Good ability Sufficient ability Insufficient ability Insufficient ability Work is of no merit
theoretical ideas/themes to develop your to identify and to identify and to identify and to identify and analyse to identify and to identify and to identify and or is absent/not
analyse relevant analyse relevant analyse relevant relevant cultural and analyse relevant analyse relevant analyse relevant submitted. Zero is
design philosophy/identity and inform your
cultural and cultural and cultural and theoretical ideas. cultural and cultural and cultural and also the penalty in
creative practice theoretical ideas. theoretical ideas. theoretical ideas. theoretical ideas. theoretical ideas. theoretical ideas. some cases of
academic
Design Design Development of Development of Development of Design Design irregularity.
You can evidence this learning philosophy/identity philosophy/identity is design design design philosophy/identity is philosophy/identity is
is extensively well developed and philosophy/identity is philosophy/identity is philosophy/identity is under-developed, highly undeveloped
outcome through your: developed and informed by vigorous consistent and literal, and research sufficient and and research does and disconnected
1. INNOVATION SKETCHBOOK / thoroughly research which purposeful, and informs creative research informs not make clear links from creative
CONCEPT AND DESIGN informed by underpins creative research informs practice in effective creative practice in to creative practice. practice.
rigorous research practice in thoughtful creative practice in ways. an satisfactory way.
DEVELOPMENT which underpins and highly relevant meaningful ways.
2. RESEARCH ANALYSIS creative practice in ways.
innovative and

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NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN 2022-23
Module code – FASH20002 Credits - 40 Module title - Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design

Exceptional First First Upper Second Lower Second Third Marginal Fail Fail Zero
GRADING BANDS
(Exemplary) (Excellent) (Very Good) (Good) (Sufficient) (Insufficient) (Insufficient) (No Merit)

LEARNING OUTCOMES / EVIDENCE

Including meaningful ways.

 Visual Research (making clear

references to research themes)
 Contextual Research (primary and
secondary research, referenced
and annotated)

3 – Interpret themes from selected Exceptional ability Excellent ability to Very good ability to Good ability to Sufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Work is of no merit
sources to generate and develop design to interpret a range interpret a range of interpret a range of interpret a range of interpret a range of interpret a range of interpret a range of or is absent/not
of themes and to themes and to themes and to themes and to themes and to themes and to themes and to submitted. Zero is
ideas/concepts and self-initiated/external
translate these into translate these into translate these into translate these into translate these into translate these into translate these into also the penalty in
briefs design design design design design design design some cases of
ideas/concepts. ideas/concepts. ideas/concepts. ideas/concepts. ideas/concepts. ideas/concepts. ideas/concepts. academic
irregularity.
Development of Development of Development of Development of Development of Development of Development of
You can evidence this learning design ideas and design ideas and design ideas and design ideas self- design ideas and design ideas and design ideas and
self-initiated/extern self-initiated/external self-initiated/external initiated/external self-initiated/external self-initiated/external self-initiated/external
outcome through your:
al briefs are highly briefs are intelligent, briefs are very briefs are effective, briefs are briefs are briefs are
1. PORTFOLIO / Competition Portfolio innovative, demonstrating strong demonstrating some satisfactory, underdeveloped, inadequate, lacking
(Optional) demonstrating mature lateral demonstrating very good lateral thinking demonstrating some lacking lateral lateral thinking skills
astute lateral thinking skills and good lateral thinking skills. Original ideas lateral thinking skills. thinking skills and and imagination.
Including thinking skills and originality. skills and moments could be explored Work lacks imagination.
originality. of originality.. further. originality.
 Visual research
 Design development
 Portfolio

4 – Examine your approach to self- Exceptional ability Excellent ability Very good ability Good ability to Sufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Work is of no merit
to review and to review and to review and review and review and review and review and or is absent/not
initiated/external briefs and creative
reflect on reflect on their reflect on their reflect on their reflect on their reflect on the reflect on the submitted. Zero is
solutions in relation to design also the penalty in
approaches to approach to design approach to design approach to design approach to design significance of significance of
some cases of
responsibility, ethics and future thinking design responsibility, responsibility, responsibility, responsibility, design design academic
responsibility, ethics and future ethics and future ethics and future ethics and future responsibility, responsibility, irregularity.
ethics, and future thinking in relation to thinking in relation to thinking in relation to thinking in relation to ethics and future ethics and future
thinking in relation self-initiated/external self-initiated/external self-initiated/external self-initiated/external thinking in relation to thinking in relation to
You can evidence this learning to briefs and creative briefs and creative briefs and creative briefs and creative self-initiated/external self-initiated/external
self-initiated/extern solutions. solutions. solutions. solutions. briefs and creative briefs and creative
outcome through your:
al briefs and solutions. solutions.
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NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN 2022-23
Module code – FASH20002 Credits - 40 Module title - Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design

Exceptional First First Upper Second Lower Second Third Marginal Fail Fail Zero
GRADING BANDS
(Exemplary) (Excellent) (Very Good) (Good) (Sufficient) (Insufficient) (Insufficient) (No Merit)

LEARNING OUTCOMES / EVIDENCE

creative solutions. Evaluation of Evaluation of Evaluation of personal Evaluation of

1. ETHICAL/SUSTAINABLE REFLECTION personal design personal design design practice personal design Evaluation of Evaluation of
Evaluation of practice reflects practice reflects the reflects limited critical practice is personal design personal design
IN SKETCHBOOK / PORTFOLIO personal design perceptive critical development of thinking skills and descriptive, practice is practice is
practice reflects thinking skills and critical thinking skills solutions are reflecting insufficient superficial, declining inadequate, without
Including: astute critical effective solutions. and potential restricted. critical thinking skills to use critical evidence of critical
thinking skills and solutions. and offers basic thinking skills and thinking skills and
innovative Approach considers Approach neglects solutions. offering no solutions. offering no solutions.
 Design Responsibility Research
solutions. the environmental, Approach considers some of the Approach neglects Approach fails to Approach fails to
(Evident throughout all areas of social, and some of the environmental, social, the environmental, consider the consider the
innovation sketchbook research Approach offers economic impact of environmental, and economic impact social, and environmental, environmental,
innovative solutions design and social, and of design, however, economic impact of social, and economic social, and
 Design work (application of design
to the approach goes economic impact of approach reflects design and impact of design and economic impact of
responsibility/ethics/future thinking environmental, beyond taught design and taught content. approach is flawed. ignores key aspects design and ignores
through concepts and design social, and content. approach reflects of taught content. taught content.
practices) economic impact of key aspects of
design and taught content.
exceeds
expectation at this
level.

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NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN 2022-23
Module code – FASH20002 Credits - 40 Module title - Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design

Exceptional First First Upper Second Lower Second Third Marginal Fail Fail Zero
GRADING BANDS
(Exemplary) (Excellent) (Very Good) (Good) (Sufficient) (Insufficient) (Insufficient) (No Merit)

LEARNING OUTCOMES / EVIDENCE

5 – Translate 2D design ideas into 3D Exceptional ability Excellent ability to Very good ability to Good ability to Satisfactory ability to Insufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Work is of no merit
outcomes appropriate to the context of your to translate design translate design translate design translate design ideas translate design translate design translate design or is absent/not
ideas into final 3D ideas into final 3D ideas into final 3D into final 3D outcomes ideas into final 3D ideas into final 3D ideas into final 3D submitted. Zero is
project through innovative pattern cutting and
outcomes outcomes outcomes appropriate for market outcomes outcomes outcomes also the penalty in
toile/ prototype development appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for level. appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for some cases of
market level. market level. market level. market level. market level. market level. academic
2D-3D development irregularity.
2D-3D 2D-3D development 2D-3D development demonstrates good 2D-3D development 2D-3D development 2D-3D development
development is is sustained and is consistent and understanding of is often limited, and is unrefined and is negligible and
rigorous and demonstrates demonstrates very taught processes. further development ignores key aspects unrefined.
demonstrates excellent skills good skills from Independent enquiry of taught processes of taught content.
outstanding beyond taught taught and is restricted. is needed. Final garment
You can evidence this learning
expertise beyond processes. independently Final garment outcomes ignore
outcome through your: taught processes. developed Final garment Final garment outcomes are not taught content.
Final garment processes. outcomes reflect good outcomes reflect technically sufficient
EVIDENCED IN: FINAL GARMENT / 2D/3D Final garment outcomes reflect technical skills, but sufficient skills. and lack creativity.
outcomes reflect sophisticated skills, Final garment little creativity or Creativity and
DEVELOPMENTAL BOARDS IN
exemplary skills, creativity and outcomes reflect innovation is evident. innovation are
PORTFOLIO
creativity and innovation that goes refined skills and lacking.
innovation that beyond taught creativity. Interesting
Including exceeds content. ideas are
expectation at this accomplished.
level.
 Final sample garments
 Documentation of 2D to 3D
processes in your portfolio pages

6 - Extend your knowledge of manufacturing Exceptional Excellent knowledge Very good Good knowledge of Sufficient knowledge Insufficient Insufficient Work is of no merit
techniques/processes beyond discipline knowledge of of manufacturing knowledge of manufacturing of manufacturing knowledge of knowledge of or is absent/not
manufacturing techniques, manufacturing techniques, techniques, manufacturing manufacturing submitted. Zero is
boundaries where appropriate to inform
techniques, technologies, and techniques, technologies, and technologies, and techniques, techniques, also the penalty in
garment/product construction and finish
technologies, and production methods, technologies, and production methods, production methods, technologies, and technologies, and some cases of
production outside of discipline production methods, remaining within remaining within production methods, production methods. academic
methods, outside of boundaries where outside of discipline discipline boundaries. discipline remaining within irregularity.
discipline appropriate. boundaries where boundaries. discipline Highly inadequate
boundaries where appropriate. Good ability to explore boundaries. ability to explore and
appropriate. Excellent ability to and document an Satisfactory ability to document an
explore and Very good ability to innovative, explore and Inadequate ability to innovative,
You can evidence this learning Exemplary ability to document an explore and experimental and document an explore and experimental and
outcome through your: explore and innovative, document an diverse range of innovative, document an diverse range of
document an experimental and innovative, technical processes experimental and innovative, technical processes
innovative, diverse range of experimental and and applications diverse range of experimental and and applications.
1. EVIDENCED IN: TECHNICAL FILE / experimental and technical processes diverse range of establishing good technical processes diverse range of Highly inadequate
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NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN 2022-23
Module code – FASH20002 Credits - 40 Module title - Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design

Exceptional First First Upper Second Lower Second Third Marginal Fail Fail Zero
GRADING BANDS
(Exemplary) (Excellent) (Very Good) (Good) (Sufficient) (Insufficient) (Insufficient) (No Merit)

LEARNING OUTCOMES / EVIDENCE

SAMPLES / TOILE diverse range of and applications technical processes connections to and applications technical processes connections to
technical processes establishing and applications personal design work. establishing and applications. personal design
Including: and applications outstanding establishing strong satisfactory Limited connections work.
establishing connections to connections to Sampling / toile connections to to personal design
outstanding personal design personal design development and personal design work. Sampling / toile
connections to work. work. outcomes show good work. development and
 Technical file (documentation of personal design finish in some areas. Sampling / toile outcomes show
materials, processes and work. Sampling / toile Sampling / toile Sampling / toile development and highly inadequate
development and development and Finish is variable and development and outcomes show finish.
technologies, research, and
Sampling / toile outcomes show outcomes show very could be refined outcomes show inadequate finish.
sample development) development and excellent good professional further. adequate finish in Finish is highly
 Professional garment outcomes show professional finish finish and attention some areas. Finish is insufficient insufficient at this
professional finish and attention to to detail. at this level. level.
developments and problem solving
and attention to detail. Finish is variable
detail that exceeds and could be refined
expectation at this further.
level.

7 – Edit and refine a final collection of Exceptional ability Excellent ability to Very good ability to Good ability to edit Satisfactory ability to Insufficient ability to Highly inadequate Work is of no merit
work in a portfolio to resolve your design to edit, refine and edit, refine and edit and refine and refine design edit and refine edit and refine ability to edit and or is absent/not
communicate communicate design design outcomes outcomes within a design outcomes design outcomes refine design submitted. Zero is
ideas and meet your self-initiated/external
design outcomes outcomes within a within a design design portfolio which within a design within a design outcomes within a also the penalty in
briefs within a design design portfolio portfolio which meet meet portfolio which meet portfolio which meet design portfolio to some cases of
portfolio which which meet self- self-initiated/external self-initiated/external self-initiated/external self-initiated/external meet academic
meet personal self- initiated/external brief. brief. brief. brief. self-initiated/external irregularity.
initiated/external brief. brief.
brief. Resolved collection Resolved collection is Resolved collection Collection is
Resolved collection is very good, good. Narrative and is sufficient and unresolved and lacks Collection is highly
Resolved collection is excellent, benefiting from clear audience awareness narrative needs a clear narrative. unresolved and
is outstanding, benefiting from narrative evidencing could be more clarification. Very Limited audience lacks narrative.
benefiting from coherent narrative strong audience cohesive. little audience awareness. Audience awareness
1- You can evidence this learning
coherent narrative evidencing awareness. awareness. is inconclusive.
outcome through your: evidencing exceptional Effective visual Insufficient visual
outstanding audience Strong visual communication skills Satisfactory visual communication skills. Highly insufficient
audience awareness. communication skills utilising appropriate communication skills Hand and CAD skills visual
EVIDENCED IN: INNOVATION/ PORTFOLIO awareness. utilising very good hand and CAD skills utilising sufficient are unrefined for communication
Excellent visual hand and CAD skills relevant to personal hand and CAD skills personal and skills. Hand and
Including Outstanding visual communication skills relevant to personal and industry relevant to personal industry aspirations. CAD skills are
 Research & concept pages communication utilising professional and industry aspirations. and industry extremely
skills utilising highly hand and CAD skills aspirations. aspirations. inadequate for
 Colour, materials and processes professional hand relevant to personal personal and
and CAD skills and industry industry aspirations.

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NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN 2022-23
Module code – FASH20002 Credits - 40 Module title - Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design

Exceptional First First Upper Second Lower Second Third Marginal Fail Fail Zero
GRADING BANDS
(Exemplary) (Excellent) (Very Good) (Good) (Sufficient) (Insufficient) (Insufficient) (No Merit)

LEARNING OUTCOMES / EVIDENCE

 2D-3D development pages relevant to personal aspirations.

and industry
 Final garment illustrations and
aspirations.
technical drawings
 Illustrated photoshoot

8 – Structure verbal/visual/written Exceptional ability Excellent ability to Very good ability to Good ability to Sufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Insufficient ability to Work is of no merit
outcomes using appropriate formats and to communicate communicate and communicate and communicate and communicate and communicate and communicate and or is absent/not
and promote promote design promote design promote design promote design promote design promote design submitted. Zero is
academic conventions to highlight prior
design concepts in concepts in context. concepts in context. concepts in context. concepts in context. concepts in context. concepts in context. also the penalty in
learning, essential employability skills and context. some cases of
future aims/objectives. Verbal, visual and Verbal, visual and Verbal, visual and Verbal, visual and Verbal, visual and Verbal, visual and academic
Verbal, visual and written outcomes are written outcomes are written outcomes are written outcomes are written outcomes are written outcomes are irregularity.
written outcomes professional and well informed and worthy and basic and incomplete of little value and
are exemplary and demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate limited demonstrating poor grasp of academic
demonstrate confident grasp of suitable grasp of adequate grasp of grasp of academic grasp of academic conventions and
You can evidence this learning
mature grasp of academic academic academic conventions conventions and conventions and specialist vocabulary
outcome through your: academic conventions and conventions and and some specialist specialist specialist are negligible.
conventions and specialist specialist vocabulary. vocabulary. vocabulary.
specialist vocabulary. vocabulary. Planning and
1- EVIDENCED IN: RESEARCH &
vocabulary. Moderate planning Minimal planning Planning and autonomy are
ANALYSIS 1000 WORD Conscious planning Relevant planning and autonomy have and autonomy autonomy are flawed lacking and taught
2- INNOVATION PROJECT Strategic planning and efficient and autonomy have informed personal and highlight cursory and key aspects of content has been
and effective autonomy have informed personal professional engagement with taught content have ignored.
PRESENTATIONS autonomy have informed personal and professional development taught content and been ignored.
informed personal and professional development highlighting some restricted progress
Including: and professional development that highlighting key taught content. in terms of personal
development that goes beyond taught aspects of taught and professional
exceeds content. content. development.
 Verbal/ written communication
expectation at this
throughout all submitted work and level.
presentations,
 Visual/verbal communication of design
journey in presentation
 Collection curation and supporting
visualisation boards and/or look books.