Course Catalog 2007-2008

KMT-6406 INTELLIGENT TEXTILES AND SMART GARMENTS, 5 cr
Intelligent Textiles and Smart Garments

Courses persons responsible
Heikki Mattila

Lecturers
Heikki Mattila
N.N.

Objectives
The student will understand what intelligent textiles and smart garments are, what their properties are and what kind of technologies are required for producing them.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Phase change materials, shape memory materials, chromic materials, conductive materials.        
2. Product applications in health care, active sports, work wear and play&pleasure.       

Requirements for completing the course
Approved exam and research paper.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

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

    Remarks

    Literature will be announced at start-up of the course. Lectured every second year.

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

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Course will not be lectured in the academic year 2007-2008.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - In video conferences, video lectures

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 15 %
    - Distance learning: 50 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 35 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 4
    Seminar reports 52
    Information and communication technology 16

    Study materials Hours
    Literature 50

    Other scaledHours
    Preparation for exam 10
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 135

    Correspondence of content
    KMT-6400 Intelligent Textiles and Smart Garments

    Last modified 13.08.2007
    Modified byVirpi Hämäläinen