Course Catalog 2010-2011
Postgraduate

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Course Catalog 2010-2011

KMT-1606 Clothing Physiology, 3 cr

Person responsible

Minna Varheenmaa, Heikki Mattila

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Online work


 


 


 
 4 h/per
 30 h/per


 
KMT-1606 2010-01 Wednesday 9 - 11, K4441A

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  

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
KMT-1606 2010-01        

Last modified03.02.2010