School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Textiles and Clothing 1
  • Unit Code

    CSC1175
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Sandra Faye SMITH

Description

The unit includes the study of textile fibres, the properties and care of fibres as related to their chemical structure and testing of fibres, the production and characteristics of yarns and fabrics, and the chemistry of textile finishes. Students will also develop skills in clothing construction techniques and in the use of the sewing machine and the overlocker. Students are advised that this unit will attract a small incidental fee for coursework materials.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply a knowledge of yarn, fabric construction and fabric finishes to selection and use of textile products.
  2. Critically evaluate the standard of construction used to complete a range of clothing construction techniques to a reasonable standard.
  3. Demonstrate expertise in the care and use of the sewing machine and the overlocker.
  4. Explain textile fibre classifications based on fibre origins.
  5. Identify instructions and symbols for the care of fibres.
  6. Relate fibre, yarn, fabric construction and finishes to performance using textile testing methods.
  7. Relate the composition and characteristics of fibres to the selection of fabrics for particular uses.

Unit Content

  1. Clothing Construction: Construction techniques related to fabric, aesthetics and function, use of standards for and assessment of construction techniques.
  2. Sewing Equipment: The use and care of the sewing machine, the overlocker and basic sewing tools.
  3. Textiles: The chemical and physical nature of fibres, fibre derivation and classification, yarn and fabric construction, fabric finishes, fibre properties and influence on fabric performance, physical characteristics of fibres with respect to heat and electrical conduction, strength, absorbency and dimensional stability and it's care.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 4 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and demonstrations, collaborative group work and discussions, use of multimedia technology, textile testing laboratories and garment construction workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioSkills Portfolio60%
ExaminationExamination: Practical and written40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Textiles and Clothing 1
  • Unit Code

    CSC1175
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Sandra Faye SMITH

Description

The unit includes the study of textile fibres, the properties and care of fibres as related to their chemical structure and testing of fibres, the production and characteristics of yarns and fabrics, and the chemistry of textile finishes. Students will also develop skills in clothing construction techniques and in the use of the sewing machine and the overlocker. Students are advised that this unit will attract a small incidental fee for coursework materials.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply a knowledge of yarn, fabric construction and fabric finishes to selection and use of textile products.
  2. Critically evaluate the standard of construction used to complete a range of clothing construction techniques to a reasonable standard.
  3. Demonstrate expertise in the care and use of the sewing machine and the overlocker.
  4. Explain textile fibre classifications based on fibre origins.
  5. Identify instructions and symbols for the care of fibres.
  6. Relate fibre, yarn, fabric construction and finishes to performance using textile testing methods.
  7. Relate the composition and characteristics of fibres to the selection of fabrics for particular uses.

Unit Content

  1. Clothing Construction: Construction techniques related to fabric, aesthetics and function, use of standards for and assessment of construction techniques.
  2. Sewing Equipment: The use and care of the sewing machine, the overlocker and basic sewing tools.
  3. Textiles: The chemical and physical nature of fibres, fibre derivation and classification, yarn and fabric construction, fabric finishes, fibre properties and influence on fabric performance, physical characteristics of fibres with respect to heat and electrical conduction, strength, absorbency and dimensional stability and it's care.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 4 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and demonstrations, collaborative group work and discussions, use of multimedia technology, textile testing laboratories and garment construction workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioSkills Portfolio60%
ExaminationExamination: Practical and written40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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