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2 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 02 Brief descriptive summary Over the past 78 years this programme of 3 courses at Istituto Marangoni has grown and developed alongside the thriving Italian fashion industry. Through an exciting curriculum aimed to develop practical, creative and business and management skills, which are both subject specific and relevant to the international fashion industry, these 3 courses will turn out students fully equipped f a career in Fashion Design, Fashion Styling Fashion Business. There will be a strong focus on project-based study. Students will initially acquire basic skills, advancing over the 3 years into independent learners, ready f a career in their chosen profession. The course, based in the 3 European capitals of fashion, inculcates an inherent awareness of Italian style and chic while at the same time reflecting the nuances of each national campus. Basic Programme and Course Details 1. Overarching Programme Netwk / Title and programme Fashion Studies Programme specification code(s) 2. Final award(s) / title(s) (including any PSRB final awards conferred as an automatic result of successful completion of the course) BA (Hons) Fashion Styling BA (Hons) Fashion Styling (sandwich) 3. Combined Honours Subject(s) offered through programme specification together with associated final award(s) (where relevant) Subject(s): None Final Awards: None 4. Interim exit award(s) / title(s) (including Combined Honours interim exit awards) CertHE Fashion Styling DipHE Fashion Styling 5. Mode(s) and duration 3 years full-time 4 years sandwich 6. FHEQ position of final award(s) Honours (Level 6) 7. Awarding institution Manchester Metropolitan University (include PSRBs which confer a jont additional qualification on successful completion of programme 8. Teaching institution(s) Istituto Marangoni 9. Relationship with Foundation Year N/a Administrative Details 10. Home Department / School / Institute Department of Clothing Design and Technology 11. Home Faculty Hollings 12. UCAS code(s) N / a Collabative Arrangements 13. Approved Collabative partner(s) Istituto Marangoni 14. Description of type of collabative provision academic Validated partnership Approval Status 15. Date and outcome of most recent MMU review / approval N / a 16. Next Scheduled Review Date N / a 17. PS / 1 effettive date: (ie date from which the outcome of approval last review is effective OR the date from which amendments to the programme specifcation are effective) September 2011

3 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 03 External References/Relationships 18. QQA Benchmark Statement(s) General Business and Management 19. PSRB(s) associated with final award of course N / a (eg those which offer professional status/membership/license to practise as result of successful completion of the final award. 20. Date and outcome of last PSRB approval(s) N / a Course Infmation 21. University and Course Educational Aims University Educational Aims to develop flexible approaches to programme delivery and student suppt which reflect the needs and expectations of our students; to provide a supptive and inclusive learning environment which will enable success f all learners; to encourage the development of students intellectual and imaginative powers, creativity, independence, critical self-awareness, imagination and skills that will enhance global employment opptunities on graduation in all programmes; to establish a culture of constant improvement in learning, teaching and assessment that is anticipaty, enabling, supptive, rewarding and fully aligned with the University s vision and strategic objectives; to provide a learning experience that is infmed by research, scholarship, reflective practice and engagement with industry and the professions. Course Education aims Fashion Styling: to produce graduates who are creative, with transferable skills and subject specific skills in trend fecasting, analysis and interpretation of style and brands, visual communication and merchandising, who can apply these skills to the present and emerging technologies in today s fashion communication industry and who have an understanding of operations and business practice within the global fashion industry. 22. Course Learning Outcomes MMU Educational Outcomes On successful completion of their course of study MMU graduates will be able to: apply skills of critical analysis to real wld situations within a defined range of contexts; demonstrate a high degree of professionalism characterised by initiative, creativity, motivation and self management; express ideas effectively and communicate infmation appropriately and accurately using a range of media including ICT; develop wking relationships using teamwk and leadership skills, recognising and respecting different perspectives; manage their professional development reflecting on progress and taking appropriate action; find, evaluate, synthesise and use infmation from a variety of sources; articulate an awareness of the social and community contexts within their disciplinary field. 1. Honours Degree Learning Outcomes On successful completion of the BA (Hons) Fashion Styling course, students will be able to: understand the fashion styling and communication process and, within that framewk, have developed the creative, intellectual and technical skills necessary to practice within the fashion industry; apply both current and emerging relevant technology, with the intention of demonstrating their understanding of the role and application of these technologies; demonstrate their ability to collate and communicate ideas and infmation within a variety of roles in the fashion industry; interact effectively with others through collabation, collective endeavour and negotiation; engender a professional approach by demonstrating their skills to solve problems, evaluate evidence, conclude and present arguments appropriate f graduate employment education at Postgraduate level. In addition, students who have engaged in the placement within the Fashion industry and have successfully passed the placement year will be able to: Aapply theetical understanding into a practical application within a wking environment.

4 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling Pass Degree Learning Outcomes Students who are awarded a Pass Degree in Fashion Styling will be able to: understand the fashion styling and communication process and, within that framewk, begin to develop the creative, intellectual and technical skills necessary to practice within the fashion industry; appreciate both current and emerging relevant technology, with the intention of demonstrating their basic understanding of the role and application of these technologies; demonstrate a fundamental ability to collate and communicate ideas and infmation within a variety of roles in the fashion industry; participate with others through collabation, collective endeavour and negotiation; express their ability to solve problems, evaluate evidence, conclude and present arguments. 23. Interim Award Learning Outcomes Certificate Higher Education Students successfully completing Level 4 may proceed to Level 5, they may complete their studies at this stage and thereby qualify f a Certificate of Higher Education in Fashion Styling. Students successfully completing Level 4 will have developed: an understanding of the basic elements involved in the communication and style analysis process used in the fashion industry; a fundamental knowledge of the suppting business and ganisation of fashion shoots and codination process; the ability to take different approaches to problem solving; the ability to communicate accurately. Diploma of Higher Education Students successfully completing Level 4 and 5 may proceed to Level 6, they may complete their studies at this stage and thereby qualify f a Diploma of Higher Education in Fashion Styling. Students successfully completing Level 5 will have developed: a sound understanding of the principals involved in style and trend analysis process used in the fashion industry and how to apply these principals in an editial context; a detailed understanding of the new and technologies suppting the fashion business; the ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving. 24. Teaching/Learning and Assessment Strategy Curriculum Design The programme is offered as three specialist courses in the fashion subject either as a 3-year full-time course 4-year sandwich course, with placement taking place between Levels 5 and 6. The curriculum design allows f students who do not progress from Level 4 to 5, but who have 120 Credits at Level 4, to qualify f a Certificate of Higher Education. Likewise students who do not progress to Level 6 from 5, but who have 120 Credits at both Level 4 and 5, qualify f a Diploma of Higher Education. The Programme is designed to facilitate the development of a student who will be highly employable and will allow them to investigate and develop their strengths in one of the 3 chosen specialist courses. The programme will present students with a variety of approaches to learning and assessment strategies that will promote students intellectual, imaginative, analytical and critical judgement. It will allow students to develop understanding as well as their presentation and communication skills, which they will be able to demonstrate in a variety of fms. A combination of different learning and teaching methodologies are employed in der to promote reflective learning and develop generic transferable skills. Methods include: projects to encourage independent learning through investigation, enquiry and problem solving; group project to enhance interpersonal and collabative skills; tutials and group tutials to facilitate shared experiences and best practice; seminars, fmal lectures and wkshops; scholastic trips, external projects and competitions present the students with another dimension to their leaning experience; guest speakers provide the students with a full, broader and real prospective to their specialist field of study. Students will have the opptunity to demonstrate their achievement of the intended learning outcomes through a variety of means appropriate to their field of study:

5 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 05 The BA (Hons) Fashion Styling course is part of the three-year full time programme, with an option to undertake a four-year sandwich programme. This programme is delivered through a variety of learning and teaching methods, which include seminars, tutials, wkshop inductions, study visits, lectures, IT wkshops, library sessions, group projects, and independent research. At Level 4 the unit framewk will provide an opptunity f students from widely varied backgrounds and abilities to learn the fundamentals of style research and analysis ensuring that by the end of the year they will become proficient in referencing their ideas with good presentation skills. The ganisation of the first year of study on this course is created to incrementally build the student skill base, knowledge and confidence. In the first Unit students will get an understanding of the communicative value of basic garments, the beginnings of garment and style analysis and how to interpret these in a modern, contempary manner. The latter being an ongoing possess throughout Level 4. The second unit builds on the first, as the students are looking into the communicative effects of location, accessies and objects and its interface with the mood of an image. Here students are asked to use any immediate camera (i-phone would be an excellent example) to create their own images and put together their own photo-shoot. Students are required to give a presentation of their wk, processes behind it and to justify their concepts and ideas. The final unit of the first year culminates in the first real life shoot. Students are wking in teams, reflecting real life practice, and rotate their role within the team to create a collection of personal images. By the end of Level 4 the fashion styling student will have a clear idea of the range of wk and skills that a professional stylist will have. They will have experienced a real shoot and be accustomed to ganising and arranging all elements that are needed to wk in a team. At Level 5, students are introduced to trend fecasting and predictions across the fashion industry. They will develop an appreciation of the histical, cultural and technological trend influences and be able to identify and argue both macro and micro trends. Editial styling is a focus in this second year of the course and students will produce written wk as well as images taking into consideration the market/viewer/consumer after research into these areas. They will be aware of clients, competits markets and consumers. An analytical knowledge of the role that film, art and music plays in the creative referencing is intrinsic at this level of study, students need to acquire a global perspective of all the influences of fashion. This will be suppted by relevant study skills sessions and ways of advancing the uses of a Reflective Learning Journals. They will develop further both their visual and written communication skills throughout this year and by the end of this level will have produced their own magazine. Level 6, at this point students are required to wk me independently while researching the different career opptunities and the related skills required to produce the outcomes of the first unit in the final year of study. Career Explation takes the students though a variety of roles and will present a final proposal f their final maj project, the following unit. A self-directed brief reflecting the areas of interest is the culmination of this course. The students will be encouraged to create a variety of outcomes at a professional level appropriate f his/her book with a clear career direction by the end of this final unit. During the final unit the student will be suppted by three fmative assessment points, these differ to tutials as the key tut will encourage the student to reflect on their learning within the context of the set assessment criteria. The They Units run through all 3 years of the BA (Hons) Fashion Styling course fming a firm basis f studio practice. The Level 4 They unit, Histy of Art and Dress, is designed to paint a broad picture of the evolution of Art and Dress from early evidences, e.g. Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt to the end of the 19th Century. The element of Dress will be taught in terms of cut and construction, the development of fabrics & materials, jewellery design, footwear, and hair & makeup. Students will exple the relationship between artistic movements and the development of dress, within a wider social, cultural, histical and political framewk. They will draw parallels between artistic movements and the way they are interpreted in recent fashion collections. Students will become competent both in the demands of academic study and in the skills of effective communication in written fmat. They will access electronic archives and databases and a range of library resources, relevant to their discipline. At Level 5, Fashion and Cultural Contempary Perspectives, starts with a presentation of contempary developments in Fashion Studies from 1900 to the present day. In the second and third terms students select one option from those on offer: Fashion and Consumerism Fashion Photography and Desire Gender Identity and the Body Future-Fashion At Level 6, Researching They and Practice, will give students the opptunity to critically research, and through their investigations, gain expert knowledge of a specialist area within their studio practice. It will be expected that their choice of subject will be able to sustain sufficient breadth and depth of enquiry, to review elements of the social, economic, cultural, and histical implications of their area of study. As the research stage progresses students will be asked to submit an initial 500-wd written Synopsis. This will be followed by a 5,000- wd dissertation, which brings together their theetical and practical wk.

6 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 06 Course Specific Assessment Criteria MMU Regulations f Undergraduate Programme of Study apply to all stages of assessment. The methods of assessment used give breadth and depth, which allow f both the fmative and summative assessment of every student at each stage of the programme. Assessment methods to suppt learning: The Fashion Studies Programme uses a balanced assessment system, both summative and fmative as an integral part of gathering infmation on student learning. Different fms of assessment can, and where appropriate should, be used to test different types of skills and learning. Fmative Assessment Fmative assessment infms both teachers and students about student understanding at a point when timely adjustments can be made. In fmative assessment students will be involved in the assessment process. These fmative assessment situations will also give students an opptunity to learn to critique the wk of others. Some of the instructional strategies that will be used fmatively include the following: criteria and goal setting: asking students to participate in establishing what should be included in criteria f success; self and peer assessment: with peer evaluation, students see each other as resources f understanding and checking f quality wk against previously established criteria; student recd keeping: helps students better understand their own learning as evidenced by their classroom wk. This process of students keeping ongoing recds of their wk not only engages students, it also helps them, beyond a grade, to see where they started and the progress they are making toward the learning goal. Summative Assessments These assessments are a means of gauging student learning, at a particular point in time, relative to established marking criteria. Summative assessments can occur during as well as at the end of each unit and concentrate on specific evidence of student wk, examples as follows: Ptfolio Assessment > is used to assess a variety of projects that have been developed throughout the unit. Practical Coursewk > allows the students to demonstrate their understanding and application of practical areas of study. Written Repts > are required is some study areas, where a clear and structured brief is provided and the students are asked to submit wk to me marked independently and anonymously by staff. Fmal Examinations > are required is some study areas. Presentations > are used in some subjects to allow the student to develop their professional communication and presentation skills. Student Projects > are used when the student is required to submit wk to be marked independently and anonymously. 25. Course structures, levels, credits, awards, curriculum map of all units (identifying ce/option status, credits pre co-requisites) potential entry/exit points and progression/award requirements Fashion Styling Honours Degree: Full-time Level 4 Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Semiotic of Clothing 30 Ce Objects and Environments 30 Ce Identity 30 Ce Histy of Art and Dress 30 On successful completion of Level 4 interim exit award: CertHE Fashion Styling

7 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 07 Level 5 Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Fashion Writing and Criticism 30 Ce Fashion Editial 30 Ce Magazine Design 30 Ce Fashion, Culture and Contempary Perspectives 30 On successful completion of Levels 4 & 5 interim exit award: DipHE Fashion Styling Level 6 Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Career Explation 30 Ce Final Maj Project 60 Ce Researching They and Practice 30 On successful completion of Level 6 Final exit award: BA (Hons) Fashion Styling Fashion Styling Honours Degree: Sandwich Level 4 Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Semiotic of Clothing 30 Ce Objects and Environments 30 Ce Identity 30 Ce Histy of Art and Dress 30 On successful completion of Level 4 interim exit award: CertHE Fashion Styling Level 5 Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Fashion Writing and Criticism 30 Ce Fashion Editial 30 Ce Magazine Design 30 Ce Fashion, Culture and Contempary Perspectives 30 On successful completion of Levels 4 & 5 interim exit award: DipHE Fashion Styling Placement Year Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Placement 120

8 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 08 Level 6 Ce Units Code Status Unit Title No of credits Ce Career Explation 30 Ce Final Maj Project 60 Ce Researching They and Practice Personal Development Planning The most widely accepted definition of PDP is that of the Quality Assurance Agency, which defines PDP as a structured and suppted processes to develop the capacity of individuals to reflect on their own learning and achievement, and to plan f their own personal and educational and career development. (QAA 2001). PDP offers a structured way to reflect on what the student is good at and what needs to develop further. It encourages students to rate their current skill levels attained at the institute and learned from different situations and environments including external studies, part time wk, voluntary wk and other social activities. This programme confms to MMU s Faculty of Art and Design s PDP Framewk, whereby PDP is viewed as a process that is embedded within the curriculum. It is an ongoing process of students reflecting on their development as learners and on their aspirations f their future learning and professional practice. PDP/Individual Development Tutial All students on all three courses are required to participate in PDP. Students prepare themselves f this tutial through a reflective survey of their learning journal that is suppted and guided by a set of questions from their Key Tut. Initially they will be asked to reflect on their existing skills and determine where their strengths lie. Then they will be assisted in determining their development needs and setting some development goals. Success in achieving these goals will be determined in a variety of ways: through their studies; extra-curricular activities etc and, with the suppt of the Key Tut, the student will be able to recognize and recd these successes, setting further goals as required. There are two PDP tutials f each student per academic year given by the Key Tut during the three years of these courses. In the case of the Sandwich courses the placement tut will give added suppt in the career development discussions during this year. At the end of the course all students are given the opptunity to meet with the campus placement officer and discuss their future employment goals. 27. Placement and Wk-based Learning All students enrolled on the sandwich programme will undertake the Placement unit between Levels 5 and 6. This is nmally f a minimum period of 36 weeks. The placement experience is designed to help prepare students f employment and they will be capable of following careers in a wide variety of sects of the industry. Each campus has it s own dedicated Careers Services Manager that heads the careers suppt team. The purpose of the suppt officer is to bridge the gap between the fashion industry located in the city/ country of campus and the student/graduate. The Career services Manager builds and expands on industry relationships in their city, creating a variety of learning opptunities f the students, such as live briefs, competitions, visits and industry lectures. Students on the three-year full-time programme look f placement opptunities after graduation. All students are suppted by lectures, PowerPoint presentations and notes, on internship, the nature of the fashion industry, preparation of CVs, cover letter writing, developing and preparing a ptfolio inline with a job interview and how to adopted interview skills. As placement includes any activity which a student engages with off-site, it should be also notes that during the course of the programme students will be given the opptunity to join study trips and submit wk towards industry sponsed competitions. Study trips may take many fms, such as: sht excursions to museums, galleries retail environments; structured visits to view industrial sites, marketing/buying offices, showrooms, fashion and textiles/yarn trend exhibitions and fairs.

9 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling Course Specific Admission Requirements Admission to the programme is in accdance with Manchester Metropolitan University entry requirements. Entry into Level 4 The nmal minimum age f entry shall be 18 years. The nmal entry requirements are: International Baccalaureate. UK, subjects and grads required are: GCSE Grade C ( above) in three subjects nmally including English and Maths AND passes in either two subjects at GCE Advanced Level (A2) Vocational Advanced Level (six unit), one subject at Vocational Advanced Level (Double Award) BTEC Higher National Diploma Certificate BTEC National Diploma The traditional Advanced GNVQ at merit level Scottish Certificate of Education with passes in the three subjects at Higher Grade (C above) and two subjects at Standard Grade (3 above) Irish Leaving Certificate with passes in five at grade C above, four of which should be at Higher/Honours Level The Admissions Tut may accept other qualifications as are deemed to be acceptable in lieu of the specified above. Undergraduate courses: Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic) PTE 53 IELTS 6.0, with no element below 5.5 TOEFL Paper based 570, with TWE of TOEFL ibt 79 Cambridge Advanced B2 Cambridge Proficiency C1 Entry to Other Levels Direct entry into Level 5 is only be considered if the following requisites are demonstrated by the applicant with evidence of: Appropriate level of study & skills demonstrated in a body of wk comparable to the learning outcomes of Level 4 i.e. ptfolio (when appropriate to the subject of study) Credits successfully undertaken relating to study at comparable programme at a similar institution at Level 4 Wk experience that relates to skills needed at this level. In the UK they could typically have already have achieved the following: Foundation Degree in a relevant subject Equivalent qualification in a relevant subject at another institution Can demonstrate equitable skills and commitment to study Students wanting to study the sandwich course may apply f entry into the Placement Year with a relevant Foundation degree equivalent, but must be able to demonstrate that previous study has allowed them to achieve the learning outcomes of either: Level 5 of a BA (Hons) Fashion Styling In the appropriate subject area. Applicants will nmally be expected to have achieved 50% in Level 5 of their Foundation Degree to be accepted f the Honours Degree and demonstrate at interview their commitment to further study.

10 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 010 Students may also apply f entry at Level 6 with a relevant Foundation degree, equivalent, but must be able to demonstrate that previous study has allowed them to achieve the Learning Outcomes of: Level 5 of a BA (Hons) Fashion Styling In the appropriate subject area. It is also essential that international students have sufficient command of English to meet the higher requirements of the programme in every respect at this Level. Entry into Level 6 a student must have a minimum IELTS 6.5 ( similar TOEFL Cambridge award). International Applicants International applicants, f Level 4, must have sufficient command of English to meet the requirements of the programme in every respect. If they have previously studied in the UK students are nmally expected to have attained either a grade c above in GCSE English Language the equivalent. Other international applicants, f whom English is not their first language, IELTS at grade 6.0 (with no element below 5.5) TOEFL points on the computer-based test are a requirement f the admission to the programme. As above, incremental learning throughout the course would make it necessary f Level 6 applicants to have an IELTS sce of no less than grade 6.5 ( similar TOEFL Cambridge award) Admission Exemptions Exceptionally, the Admissions Officer may accept an applicant whose qualifications do not confm to the standard requirements. Admission with Specific Credit In der to be admitted to the programme with specific credit advanced standing, the applicant shall satisfy the Admissions Tut that they have fulfilled some of the progression and assessment requirements of the programme by means other than attendance on the programme and that they will be able, by completing the remaining requirements, to fulfil the objectives of the programme and attain the standard required f the award. Admission with Specific Credit shall, in all cases, mean that an applicant s pri qualification and/ learning are accepted as fulfilling some of the requirements of the programme. Accreditation of Pri (Experiential) Learning (AP(E)L) The Admissions Officer in compliance with Manchester Metropolitan University s Accreditation of Pri Experiential Scheme will consider applicants f admission with pri learning pri experiential learning on an individually basis. 29. Approved Variations/Exemptions from University Regulations N/a 30. Programme Leader Responsibilities They will have the responsibility f implementing the strategic direction of the courses within their programme and f co-dinating the academic administration necessary f its successful day-to-day operation. Responsibilities programme Leader s job profile will combine the roles of the Unit Tut. His/her responsibilities will, therefe, include: chairing the Programme Committee, and arranging f such meetings of the Committee as considered appropriate; link Tut with MMU, representing their course and campus; acting as the Chief Executive Officer to the programme. As such he/she will be responsible, within the agreed policies of the Programme Committee, and Academic Boards, f the efficient operation of the programme as approved by the Institute; all matters pertinent to the proper day-to-day operation of the programme involving leading, suppting and encouraging their teaching team including PDP; advise the Programme Committee on its proper responsibility f the continuing development of the programme; liaise on behalf of the Programme Committee with all staff as appropriate; be empowered to take on behalf of the Programme Committee any reasonable action with respect to the proper functioning of the programme; assess the value of the unit in terms of staff delivery and integration with the rest of the programme; recommend areas f curriculum development; co-dinate the assessment schedule f the Unit and ensure that it is communicated to students and the direct of education; liaise with Student Suppt Officers to ensure that appropriate study suppt is available; recommend the appropriate level of resource required f the Unit & liaise with the teaching team; undertake in training and professional development and contribute to the training of others;

11 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 011 actively participate and ganise Peer Suppt system; moniting & responding to the student voice including regular meetings with the student Rep; monit Unit and course feedback, student voice and External Examiners rept responding in Annual Moniting & Evaluation Rept (AME) and the Quality Action Plan (QAP); ganise all areas of assessment procedures, facilitate moniting, joint marking, internal verification (IV) and External Examiner visits; maintaining the quality of academic standards by suppting the rules and regulations concerning exam procedures and conduct of the student and teaching team. Joint Responsibilities Admissions: Management of admissions is undertaken by the administrative admissions manager whom codinates and suppts the subject specific Programme leader and the Campus Direct of Education in dealing with interviews and ptfolio assessments (where appropriate). Placement: Placement managers on each campus liaise with industry and suppt the Placement Tut (appointed fm the teaching staff) in academic moniting during the placement year. 31. Other Staff Responsibilities Key staff are appointed to give PDP guidance to their students. These are identified as the teaching team that has most contact time and subject specific knowledge to suppt their student group. They rept to the programme leaders directly. A team of Professional Practitioners undertakes all other teaching roles. This has always been the Istituto Marangoni method and teaching policy. It is recognised that they bring currency, knowhow and industry contacts into the institute. The teaching teams rept to the direction of the programme leaders. As they are all specialists in their areas of teaching they are expected to liaise with the PLs f the following: subject & curriculum developments; seminar and lecture proposals; placement Tut; updating of infmation concerning space resources that might be required; book lists f the developments of the campus learning resources; meeting with Programme Leaders in both one-to-one and plenary meetings twice a year; play the key role in grading and giving valuable feedback during exam session; maintaining the quality of academic standards by suppting the rules and regulations concerning exam procedures and conduct of the student body; participate in Peer Suppt of Teaching Staff exercise. Joint Responsibilities: Placement: Placement managers on each campus liaise with industry and suppt the subject specific Placement Tut in the suppt and academic moniting during the placement year. 32. Student Suppt Strategy Istituto Marangoni s Departmental Policies ensure that various mechanisms are in place to enhance the student experience, in an academic, practical and pastal way: programme Leaders are set in place as a first point of call to acquaint students of their teaching programme; faculty Student Suppt Officers f referral of students where appropriate; programme handbooks and assessment handbooks to give relevant infmation; induction programmes on using the Library, IT, campus facilities and Media Services, on the course contents and objectives; student group representatives elected to the programme Committee as the student voice; programme Leaders guide students to the most appropriate help. Student Suppt Officers Istituto Marangoni provides Faculty Student Suppt Officers, who act as the first point of contact f students in both academic and personal counselling. A Faculty Student Suppt Officer is available f Master programmes and another f the undergraduate BA (Hons) and one-year programmes. F academic counselling, Student Suppt Officers will liaise with tuts to offer practical advice to resolve specific difficulties with presentation skills, research, essay writing and reflective learning journals. A written recd of these tutials will be kept in the student s file f reference and to assist in moniting of student progress. F matters of pastal care the Student Suppt Officers will help in: finding their way around campus and city; managing their time; dealing with stress;

12 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 012 exam tips; getting the best from their course; understanding and applying the school s rules; anything else they would like to talk about. One-to-one appointments may be made by phone, through the receptionists by . Students can expect to be seen right away within 48 hours of first making contact. 33. Student Evaluation Student feedback is essential to programme development and student comments are used to enhance both the successful management of the programme and the teaching/learning strategies. Istituto Marangoni will gather student opinion in a variety of ways, both fmal and infmal. A range of methods is available, which may include the following: paper questionnaires; infmal contact with Programme Leader and subject Tut, f example during lectures and seminars and through appointments with academic staff; brief snapshots surveys f example, distributing post-it notes in classes and inviting views on a particular topic, with the results being reviewed and discussed, with the aim of responding to these views as soon as possible and befe the fmal end of unit evaluation; end of Unit Evaluation; end of academic year internet questionnaires when students will be invited to reflect on their overall experience in their campus. Issues will be taken to Programme Reflective Meetings and added to the Annual Academic Moniting Rept; programme Committee; staff-student Liaison Committees. Istituto Marangoni would prefer that on most occasions students be identified when giving constructive feedback on the course and teaching methods. There might be occasions when it is not appropriate and IM recognizes this exception. In these instances, programme teams and central suppt services will ensure that anonymity and confidentiality is respected. In der to close the feedback loop and to communicate any improvements resulting from student participation at least once every academic year, programme teams relate back to students the actions taken in response to student views. An online annual moniting and evaluation akin to MMU s. Students will be asked to respond to a series of questions, f example, if they were clear about what they were meant to be learning on the unit, if the teaching had helped them learn effectively and if they have developed new existing skills. The data will be analyzed and the Programme Leader will be required to comment on: key strengths and issues arising from student perfmance; key strengths and issues arising from student feedback; actions and improvements f the next academic year. Programme Leaders will be required to respond to issues identified within External Examiner repts, which require further action. Appendix V Listening and responding to the student voice goes into detail and maps out the processes that are put into place. 34. Engagement with Employers The Programme Team engages with employers on a regular basis, through a variety of means. As the majity of tuts on this programme are professional practitioners they bring with them a wealth of current infmation and a practitioner s perspective on the rapidly changing industry. When the possibility arises, competitions and industrial collabations are ganized in close partnership with companies. There is a programme of guest lectures, company visits, industry seminars and study visits to international trade show which further embed industry practices and enables students to fm valuable links and contacts with potential employers. Such industry collabations produce out-puts which may gain external visibility f students and their wk.

13 undergraduate programmes three-year course fashion styling 013 London Campus Fashion Styling: Current industry project; Level 6: Competition with Volkswagen to promote the garments and car in collabation with the second year design students. A Fashion shoot will take place to promote the new car on location. Industry project f I love Brands Ankush Sehai, Robinson Pfeffer PR Andrea Pfeffer. Guest speaker: Jonny Eastwood (Top Man), Tony Chambers (Edit-in-Chief, Wallpaper) Ivan Moya Denia On/Off PR, Rebecca Moe & Bianca Spada Idol Magazine, Paris Campus Visits/Seminars that came this year : Promostyl : Trends and Styling agency Gerald Coher : PR agency BPCM : PR agency Ilaria Danieli : VOGUE ACCESSORIES & VOGUE GIOIELLO Caroline & Julien Magre : Art Direct (Chanel, YSL, Givenchy) & Graphic Design/ Photographer Luisa Oliva : Ph.D Cosmetics Emmanuelle Baud : Video and Art Teacher Careers Seminars: People to People : Recrutement and Head hunting agency Contest : TIA Triumph International Awards of Lingerie 35. Points of Reference Internal Manchester Metropolitan University Mission and Strategic Aims Regulations f the Academic Awards of the Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategic Framewk Manchester Metropolitan University Assessment Framewk Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University Staff at Istituto Marangoni Istituto Marangoni Student Regulations & Handbook Programme Mapping External QAA Subject Benchmark statement, Art and Design, General Business and Management QAA Guidelines f Preparing Programme Specification QAA Framewk f HE Qualifications QAA Code of Practice QAA Subject Review rept This Programme Specification provides a concise summary of the main features of a Programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if s/he take full advantage of the learning opptunities provided. Me detailed infmation on the learning outcomes, curriculum content, teaching/learning, assessment methods f each unit and on the Programme s relationship to QAA Subject Benchmark Statements may be found in the definitive document and student handbook f the Programme. The accuracy of the infmation in this document is reviewed periodically by the University and may be subject to verification by the Quality Assurance Agency f Higher Education.

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