CUATEX502 — Investigate materials and processes for textile work
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What an assessment for CUATEX502 must cover
36 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Research textile materials and processes
- 1.1Research ways that other artists have used different textile materials and processes to achieve different effects and identify intellectual property requirements
- 1.2Research physical properties and capabilities of a range of textile materials
- 1.3Investigate how different materials and textile techniques best combine to achieve different technical effects
- 1.4Investigate safety issues associated with different materials and processes
- 1.5Collate and store safety and technical data to meet safety requirements for textile work
- 1.6Determine cost and supply issues for different materials
2 Select textile materials and processes for exploration
- 2.1Seek and participate in professional discussions about characteristics and opportunities of particular textile materials and processes
- 2.2Evaluate creative and professional opportunities offered by different textile materials and processes for own approach to work
- 2.3Identify and assess limitations and constraints of particular materials and processes
- 2.4Select a particular range of materials and processes that suit own practice
3 Integrate textile materials and processes into own work
- 3.1Explore own new and different ways of working with materials and processes to achieve new effects and desired outcomes
- 3.2Challenge and stretch the capabilities and uses of different materials and processes through experimentation on samples, practice pieces or a work in progress
- 3.3Proactively identify and resolve technical problems with material use
- 3.4Develop own ways of working with materials and processes to create individual style
- 3.5Develop a coherent body of textile work that shows command of selected textile materials
- 3.6Use safe work practices for handling materials and disposal of waste
4 Manage textile materials
- 4.1Establish supply of textile materials which meets price, quality and delivery expectations
- 4.2Develop ways of working with materials that minimise waste
- 4.3Maintain quality and maximise shelf-life of textile materials through appropriate handling and storage
Performance evidence
- research the properties, capabilities and use of an extensive range of textile materials to inform own work practice
- create a coherent body of textile work which demonstrates: • new or refined ways of working with materials through a process of experimentation • technical proficiency in the use of selected materials and processes • integration of materials and processes into own style • use of safe and sustainable work practices.
- Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Knowledge evidence
- describe intellectual property considerations relevant to producing textile works
- identify useful information sources about textile materials
- describe the physical properties, characteristics, capabilities and storage requirements of a wide range of materials used for textile work
- describe how different materials and textile techniques combine to achieve different technical effects
- explain ways to use, adapt, combine and challenge the capabilities of an extensive range of textile materials to develop an individual professional style
- list suppliers for an extensive range of textile materials used in professional practice
- explain the function of Safety Data Sheets
- explain key safety requirements for textile work.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interprets and evaluates complex and unfamiliar information to identify key information about materials
- Oral Communication: Initiates and participates in complex discussions, using language and non-verbal features appropriate to audience and context
- Numeracy: Interprets budgetary constraints and supplier prices and calculates sometimes complex order costs
- Navigate the world of work: Takes responsibility for compliance with legal requirements associated with creative work
- Interact with others: Encourages contribution of creative and technical ideas from other artists Fosters a collaborative approach to professional skills development through sharing and receiving knowledge, experience and information with other artists
- Get the work done: Develops plans to build own artistic knowledge and professional style, identifying and responding to issues as they arise Takes responsibility for completing own research and creative works from design inception to realisation, managing own time and productivity to sequence stages Manages own decisions about use of materials Resolves problems with materials technique through practice, experimentation and analysis Identifies opportunities to use a more innovative approach and personal style
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What does an assessment tool for CUATEX502 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUATEX502 needs to address all 36 unit components: 4 elements with 19 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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