BA Fashion & Textiles

Programme Orientation

14-August 2017

for Senior Year BA students

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Session I

Survival Tools ?University Regulations, Programme Structure, Specialisms Requirements & Supporting Services

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Powerpoint file will be posted onto ITC

website (News and Events)

About ITC

Design

BusinessTechnology

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About ITC – Staff Profile

o Academic staff 73

o Admin. staff 41

o Research staff 115

Total 229

Prof. John XIN, HEAD Prof. Calvin WONG, Asso HEAD

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New 4-year BA

programme structure

General University

Requirements

(GUR) University core

Discipline Specific

Requirements

(DSR) Major study

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Credit Requirements for graduation:

123 credits, including 30 GUR and

93 DSR. Students are allowed to

take more elective subjects upto 150

credits, or minor study (18 credits).

Study Pattern & Credit Transfer

Students would be considered for credit transfer based on their

previous studies in AD/HD programmes and their academic

performance.

Currently, there are 18 study patterns for senior year admitted

students.

PLEASE KEEP PROPER RECORD your STUDY PATTERN during your

study.

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Programme Team

Scheme Leader

Dr. Kit Yick

Deputy Scheme Leader

Dr. BG Xu

Dr. Joe AU

Dr. Joanne YIP

Discipline Leaders

Programme Admin. Officer Ms. Cherry Chan

ITC General Office, QT715, Tel: 276665007

Dr. Kit Yick

Ms. Cherry Chan

Dr. BG Xu

Dr. Joanne Yip Dr. Joe Au

Discipline Leaders Dr. Joanne Yip, ST709, 2766 4848 (Intimate Apparel)

Prof. Calvin Wong, ST739, 2766 6471 (Marketing & Retailing)

Dr. C.P. Ho, ST712, 2766 4892 (Knitwear)

Dr. Joe Au, QT723, 2766 5529 (Design)

Dr. BG Xu, ST745, 2766 4544 (Technology)

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Dr. Joanne YipDr. BG XuDr. Joe Au

Prof. Calvin

Wong Dr. C.P. Ho

Website: www.itc.polyu.edu.hk/en/home/

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PEOPLE > ACADEMIC STAFF

Attention !!!!1) Assessment Regulations

2) Service-Learning

3) Work Integrated Education (WIE)

4) Final Year Project

5) Academic Advising

6) Academic Supporting Workshops

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1) Assessment

Regulations

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What are electives?

What are graduation requirements?

Progression Requirements

GPA >2.0 (Grade C in average);

A+ = 4.5; A =4; … D+ =1.5; D = 1.0; F = 0

Student’s GPA <2.0 for 2 consecutive semesters may be de-registered

from the programme enrolled.

Students must passed in both continuous assessment AND

examination, if both are used in the subject.

Students must retake a compulsory subject which they have failed.

Maximum study load is 21 credits per semester

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Subject add/drop & Withdrawal

Students are free to add/drop any subject(s) during the

subject add/drop period (at the beginning of each semester,

around 2 weeks).

DO NOT drop core subjects (pre-assigned subjects)

After add/drop period, subject withdrawal application and

add/drop fee are needed. Exceptional approval will only be

granted with strong justifications, by subject lecturer(s) and

programme leader.

Remarks: DO NOT withdraw subject until the end of semester.

GO normally takes 2 weeks to proceed an application.

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ITC Programme

Scheme Books

STUDENT LOGIN

Resources

2) Service

Learning

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Service learning subject - ITC2S01“Engaging fashion as a communication media for the needy”

“Semester 1 registration”: Students are required to work as a team, design and develop a

garment for people who have special needs.

The subject may last from mid of Semester 1 to mid of Semester 2.

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Service learning subject - ITC2S02“Community engagement through expressive textile arts and fashion”

“Semester 2 registration”: Students will engage with expressive textile arts

and fashion. The subject may last from Semester 2 to Semester 3.

3) Work Integrated

Education

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Work Integrated Education (WIE)

It is a compulsory training for ALL full-time BA students.

Job nature and activities must be structured & relevant

to fashion & textiles industry

Minimum duration of 120 hours

Students are highly recommended to complete WIE

before progressing to final year of study

Student: WIE approval & learning agreement AND WIE

self assessment report

Employer: WIE work objective form & WIE final

assessment report

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WIE Supports from Department

emails & ITC intranet

Internship Programme Officers (Ms. Kim Wong & Dr. Carrie Wong)

WIE Officer (Ms. Cari Yip)

Supports from CAPS

Source from student

Remarks: on top of WIE (120 hours), Intimate Apparel

students are required to finish 7-weeks full-time

Industrial Practice (2 credits), coordinated by Dr. Joanne

Yip.

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4) Final Year Project

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Final Year Project (FYP)

It is composed of:

ITC3041D/ITC3042T Professional Language Skills and Project

Preparation (4 credits) - Year 3, semester 2

ITC4056T/ITC4055D Final Year Project by Thesis/Collection (5

credits) - Year 4 semesters 1 & 2

ITC3041D/ITC3042T is co-taught by ITC, ELC and CBS.

Students are required to complete ground works of FYP as

it’s the pre-requisite of ITC4056T/ITC4055D.

Students must propose a FYP topic and suggest supervisor by

Week 5 for approval

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5) Academic Advising

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Office of General University

Requirements ITC Academic Advising

Academic Advising

It aims to help students understand the aims of a university education, the culture and forms of learning at university, academic culture at the ITC, broad discipline of Fashion and Textiles, available specialisms, etc.

ACADEMIC ADVISORS

UNDERGRADUATE SECRETARY

ACADEMIC COUNSELLOR

ITC GENERAL OFFICE

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Office of GUR at TU 435,

Ms. Krystal Wong

You are requested to make

appointment with Ms. Wong once

a year, in the coming 2 years!!

It aims to advise students on matters related

to the General University Requirements.

Choices of CAR, LCR, etc.

Minor study (not for SY students)

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Introduction to GUR and AA e-

learning course for 2017/18

cohort SY intake students

It aims to introduce the GUR and AA regulations,

and Resources in PolyU to students.

Students can access the e-learning course

(OGUR_201718SY_1 An Introduction to General

University Requirements and Academic Advising)

from programme registration date through

https://learn.polyu.edu.hk/

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6) Academic Supporting

Workshops & Online Learning

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Academic Supporting Workshops in 2017/18 (tentative schedule)

1) Subject-based Examination Preparation Workshops at revision period (4-6 Dec)

2) Digital Imaging Workshop (Jan, term break)

3) Life Drawing Workshop (Jan, term break)

4) Portfolio Development Workshop (Jan-Mar)

5) Career Preparation Workshop in early January

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ITC Online Learning

1) Cotton University – the ultimate textile resource

2) SPOC course – Introduction to Fashion Design with Draping

3) LEARN@PolyU

ITC0077 Induction to Fashion DigitalPresentation

ITC0088 Induction to Apparel Technology

ITC0099 Fashion Innovations – 3D Printing in Fashion

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