Course Catalog 2006-2007

KMT-1606 CLOTHING PHYSIOLOGY, 3 cr
Clothing Physiology

Courses persons responsible
Harriet Meinander

Lecturers
Harriet Meinander

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 3 h/week - -
Online work - - - 4 h/per - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Basic concepts of clothing physiology and applications in design, production and marketing of clothing. Basics of human thermophysiology and influence of clothing on thermal balance. Textile hand properties, static charging, flammability, allergy problems, freedom of movements. Clothing physiological research methods and standardisation.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Thermal physiology: clothing thermal insulation, water vapour permeability and air permeability. Research methods. Special materials, designs.       
2. Textile hand properties. Objective and subjective research methods.       
3. Static charging, flammability, allergy problems.       

Requirements for completing the course
Approved exercises and exam on the course content.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Approved exercises and exam.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Literature will be given during the course. The course is lectured every second year. Will be lectured in the academic year 2006-2007.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In video conferences, video lectures

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 20
    Total sum 68

    Correspondence of content
    KMT-1600 Clothing Physiology

    Last modified 12.06.2006
    Modified byAnne Viskari