Courses persons responsible
Harriet Meinander

Lecturers
Harriet Meinander

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

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 2008-2009.

Distance learning

- 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 instruction	Hours
Lectures	48
Exercises	20
Total sum	68

Correspondence of content
KMT-1600 Clothing Physiology

Last modified	31.05.2007
Modified by	Virpi Hämäläinen