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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to cut and drape complex period costumes by developing patterns using advanced 2D and 3D techniques. It applies to individuals who self-manage the costume cutting and draping process and liaise directly with costume designers and performers when conducting trials and seeking approvals. They are also responsible for researching historical and cultural material to assist with interpretation of costume designs so final costumes reflect the designer’s vision. They usually work to briefs provided by costume designers, however there is scope for them to be creative as they work on the designs they are given. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vet Full | Not Offered | 21 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Evidence of the ability to: - research historical periods relevant to costume design requirements and apply to interpretation of costume designs - use cutting and draping techniques for complex period costumes that reflect costume design requirements, fit performers and meet production requirements - construct patterns, using a combination of flat pattern making and pattern draping - prepare and use a dress form that matches measurements of performers to test aspects of designs - prepare costume construction documentation - work collaboratively with performers and others involved in costume construction to meet production deadlines.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must: - outline roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in constructing costumes, and protocols to be observed in the workplace - describe the relationship between costume designs and test toiles - explain how design of costumes can dictate the type of fabric to be used - explain principles and techniques of pattern cutting, pattern engineering and costume construction - identify typical problems that arise in context of cutting and draping complex period costumes and briefly describe solutions - describe safety procedures that apply to using equipment and materials to make patterns.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to: - historical information sources relevant to period costumes - materials and equipment to cut and drape complex period costumes. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to cut and drape complex period costumes by developing patterns using advanced 2D and 3D techniques. It applies to individuals who self-manage the costume cutting and draping process and liaise directly with costume designers and performers when conducting trials and seeking approvals. They are also responsible for researching historical and cultural material to assist with interpretation of costume designs so final costumes reflect the designer’s vision. They usually work to briefs provided by costume designers, however there is scope for them to be creative as they work on the designs they are given. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vet Full | Not Offered | 21 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Evidence of the ability to: - research historical periods relevant to costume design requirements and apply to interpretation of costume designs - use cutting and draping techniques for complex period costumes that reflect costume design requirements, fit performers and meet production requirements - construct patterns, using a combination of flat pattern making and pattern draping - prepare and use a dress form that matches measurements of performers to test aspects of designs - prepare costume construction documentation - work collaboratively with performers and others involved in costume construction to meet production deadlines.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must: - outline roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in constructing costumes, and protocols to be observed in the workplace - describe the relationship between costume designs and test toiles - explain how design of costumes can dictate the type of fabric to be used - explain principles and techniques of pattern cutting, pattern engineering and costume construction - identify typical problems that arise in context of cutting and draping complex period costumes and briefly describe solutions - describe safety procedures that apply to using equipment and materials to make patterns.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to: - historical information sources relevant to period costumes - materials and equipment to cut and drape complex period costumes. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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