Course Catalog 2008-2009 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Harriet Meinander

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 4 : Wednesday 9 - 11, K4441

Requirements

Approved exercises and exam on the course content.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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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.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Approved exercises and exam.

Assessment scale:

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

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1			Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	07.08.2008
Modifier	Maritta Suoniemi