Course Catalog 2009-2010
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Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2009-2010

KMT-1606 Clothing Physiology, 3 cr

Person responsible

Harriet Meinander, Pertti Nousiainen

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1

Periods 4 4 - 0

 
 


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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Learning outcomes

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

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
KMT-1606 Clothing Physiology, 3 cr +
KMT-5301 Clothing Technology, 5 cr
MOL-9806 Clothing Manufacture and Physiology, 5 cr  
KMT-1606 Clothing Physiology, 3 cr KMT-1600 Clothing Physiology, 3 cr  

More precise information per implementation

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


Last modified18.05.2010
ModifierMaritta Suoniemi