Course Title: Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5213 Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Title: Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU5922C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face

Term1 2009,
Term2 2009,
Term1 2010,
Term2 2010,
Term1 2011,
Term1 2012,
Term2 2012,
Term1 2013,
Term2 2013

Course Contact: Julia Raath

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 992599201

Course Contact Email: Julia.Raath@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare stencils and screens for textile printing.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This course is delivered as part of a teaching cluster. Students must ensure they are concurrently enrolled in MANU 5921C Produce Screen Printed Textiles



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTD4013A Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing

Elements:

1 Interpret stencil requirements

2 Prepare Screens

3 Test screens and stencil quality


Learning Outcomes

Completion of this course will  enable students to demonstrate skills and knowledge to:
• analyse design specifications and interpret production requirements
• identify and address faults
• determine requirements of design and conversion to print
• make minor adjustments to equipment
• use printing techniques to achieve design effects
• recognise and apply stencil application for image use, design and printing techniques
• evaluate own work and conduct quality checks


Overview of Assessment


To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of Competency.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. Technical requirements documentation, homework and in class exercises, written tests, practical problem solving exercises and practical tests. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including:

Group task
Completion of learning activities
Process Documentation worksheets
OHS Questionnaire
Studio Practice Checklists
Trouble shooting quiz  and observatioanal checklist