Course Catalog 2013-2014
Postgraduate

Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2013-2014

MOL-62286 Clothing Manufacture and Physiology, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Minna Varheenmaa, Heikki Mattila

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Assignment
Online work



 



 



 
 16 h/per
 30 h/per
 25 h/per



 
MOL-62286 2013-01 Thursday 12 - 15, K4441A

Requirements

Approved exercises and exam. A practical case assignment regarding planning of a garment factory is carried out by a team of 2 students.A second exercise on clothing physiology will be carried out during the course. Evaluation for the grade will be based 70% on exam and 30% on case assignments.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

Once the course has been successfully completed, the student will be able to: Define different kinds of machinery and methods for garment production. Apply factory planning techniques for designing garment factories. Recognize the connection between textile materials, human thermo-physiology and thermal balance. Understand test methods for thermoregulation, fabric and hand clothing comfort properties.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Garment production technologies and methods. Thermal physiology of garments.  Machinery, equipment and production methods. Technical product development. Work study methods, cost controls in production processes. Thermal physiology: clothing thermal insulation, water vapour permeability and air permeability.Research methods. Special materials and designs. Textile hand properties.   Planning of production processes and factory lay-outs.Objective and subjective research methods. Static charging, flammability, allergy problems.  

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

Evaluation for the grade will be based 70% on exam and 30% on case assignments.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Technology of clothing manufacture   Carr & Latham         Yes    English  
Lecture slides     Mattila, H.         Yes    English  
Other online content   Distance learning lectures   Meinander, H.         Yes    English  
Summary of lectures   Course hand book   Mattila, H.         Yes    English  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-62286 Clothing Manufacture and Physiology, 5 cr MOL-9806 Clothing Manufacture and Physiology, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MOL-62286 2013-01 The course focuses on technology and manufacturing methods of clothing products and clothing physiology.       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified27.02.2013