Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Textile Knit and Loop

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GRAP2861	Brunswick Campus	Undergraduate	350H Fashion & Textiles	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024, Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: Esther Paleologos / Jenny Underwood

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 9176

Course Coordinator Email: esther.paleologos@rmit.edu.au / jenny.underwood@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 513.01.003

Course Coordinator Availability: Please email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Recommended Prior Study

If you are completing this course as part of the Textiles and Material Design minor, you should have satisfactorily completed 'GRAP2816 Introduction to Textiles Materials' before you commence this course. 

Course Description

In this course, you will explore knitted and looped textile design creation through hands-on making, developing skills such as crochet, hand and machine knitting. You will gain an overview of contemporary, cultural and historical perspectives of both hand-crafted and industrial practices to inform your design ideas.  

Through the exploration of materiality, colour, and structure, you will apply innovative methods to create knitted and looped textiles. You will expand your design thinking for the application of these textiles to contexts such as interior/exterior spaces, body and experiences, in response to your area of interest. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course will complement the RMIT capabilities you are developing in your program. 

Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

1. Identify and analyse diverse examples and contexts of knitted and looped textile design.  

2. Create and document knitted and looped textile designs exploring materials, techniques /methods and design 

3. Evaluate and communicate knitted and looped textile concepts appropriate to your discipline interests. 

Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning will be facilitated via a range of in-class activities that will require both individual and collaborative engagement. Class activities promote your ability to explore design, investigate, analyse and understand textile design practice. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

Assessment tasks are directly aligned with each Course Learning Outcome. They are as follows:

Assessment 1: Explore and Play Material Library (20%)
CLOs: 1 & 2

Assessment 2: Textile Knit and Loop Workbook (40%)
CLOS: 1 & 2

Assessment 3: Design Project – Looping Material Contexts (40%)
CLOs: 1, 2 & 3

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.