Module overview
The Final Project will harness the perspectives, skills and experiences that you will have acquired in the Programme, using them to conceptualise, design, manage and realise either your independent or industry project. You will demonstrate your original thinking, design, management, production and communication skills.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- advance critical awareness of inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices related to e-textiles and wearable technologies.
- synthesise and create through data, information, methods and appropriate techniques, a project that creates original outputs.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically reflect on your inclusive, ethical and sustainable professional development opportunities.
- create a project that demonstrates creative problem- solving and effective communication techniques.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate planning and systematic application of laboratory-based research methods to e-textiles and wearables, including fabrication techniques and property testing.
- design and produce prototypes or products that address unmet market needs, emphasizing social and technological inclusion, accessibility, and sustainability.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the design, research, planning and realisation of a sustained professional project in e-textiles and wearable technologies.
- the advanced contribution of your work to the inclusive, ethical and sustainability responsibilities related to the future of e-textiles and wearable technologies.
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply holistic design and system approach in the context of wearable e-textiles to create new protypes/products addressing the demands of relevant stakeholders and conduct usability engineering to address real world needs.
- critically analyse existing e-textile solutions and synthesize effective technical solutions using creativity and innovation, integrating transdisciplinary approaches to address health, ethics, environmental, and economic issues.
Syllabus
The module is designed to demonstrate your innovative approach, creative problem-solving and professionalism in the E-Textiles sector, in preparation for the next step in your chosen career.
This module is delivered through project briefing/s, studio-based learning, digital literacy skills, technical workshops and seminars. Supplementary input includes preparing a business plan (should you choose an industry next step), or a research proposal (should you plan to remain in academia or research).
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching Methods include:
• Tutor briefings
• Presentations
• Group and one-to-one tutorials
• Critical Reviews/Formative Feedback
• Professional and academic research skills
• Input from visiting lecturers/industry guest speakers
Learning Activities include:
• Independent learning, including reflection on verbal and/or written feedback
• Independent research and investigation
• Electronics, textile and hybrid materials E-textiles market research
• Digital and studio practice
• Peer-group learning
• Class discussions
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Supervised time in studio/workshop | 15 |
| Teaching | 15 |
| Independent Study | 570 |
| Total study time | 600 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
C.M. Christensen (2023). The Clayton M. Christensen Reader. Harvard Business Review [ebook].
M. Heffernan (2020). Embracing uncertainty. Simon & Schuster.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Tutorial presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment:
- Group Work: No
Proposal and plan
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment:
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |