Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School Family Studies Department HNB4OI: The Fashion Industry Course Description This course provides a historical perspective on fashion and design, exploring the origins, influence, and importance of fashion as an expression of national, cultural, religious, and personal identity. Students will learn about the many facets of the Canadian fashion industry, including both large-scale and small entrepreneurial enterprises, and its worldwide links, as well as gaining practical experience in garment design, production, and care. This course also refines in researching and investigating various aspects of the fashion industry. students’ skills used Identifying Information Course Title: The Fashion Industry Course Code: HNC4OI Course Type: Open Grade: 12 Credit Value: 1 Ministry Document: The Ontario Curriculum, Social Sciences and Humanities, Revised; http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/sstudies1112curr.pdf Course Units What Shapes Fashion? 1 The Design Process: From Concept to Creation 2 The Business of Canadian Fashion 3 Technology: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion 4 Evaluation Term Work 70 Summative Evaluation Project 30 Total 100 Essential Course Components recognize the origins, influence, and importance of fashion as a medium of communication – and an expression of national, cultural, and personal identity; demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the fashion industry in Canada and the – interrelationship of the primary and secondary fashion markets;
Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School Family Studies Department HNB4OI: The Fashion Industry Course Description This course provides a historical perspective on fashion and design, exploring the origins, influence, and importance of fashion as an expression of national, cultural, religious, and personal identity. Students will learn about the many facets of the Canadian fashion industry, including both large-scale and small entrepreneurial enterprises, and its worldwide links, as well as gaining practical experience in garment design, production, and care. This course also refines students’ skills used in researching and investigating various aspects of the fashion industry. Identifying Information Course Title: The Fashion Industry Course Code: HNC4OI Course Type: Open Grade: 12 Credit Value: 1 Ministry Document: The Ontario Curriculum, Social Sciences and Humanities, Revised; http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/sstudies1112curr.pdf Course Units 1 What Shapes Fashion? 2 The Design Process: From Concept to Creation 3 The Business of Canadian Fashion 4 Technology: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion Evaluation Term Work 70 Summative Evaluation Project 30 Total 100 Essential Course Components – recognize the origins, influence, and importance of fashion as a medium of communication and an expression of national, cultural, and personal identity; – demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the fashion industry in Canada and the interrelationship of the primary and secondary fashion markets;
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