Course Title: TCF Quality Concepts
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: NONE7348L
Course Title: TCF Quality Concepts
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5165 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Course Contact : Carmen Pricone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9195
Course Contact Email:carmen.pricone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Mrs Kelly Pascoe
+(61 3) 9925 9177
kelly.pascoe@rmit.edu.au
Location:
Building: 511
Level: 1
Room: 7
Nominal Hours: 68
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
To provide learners with skills, knowledge and attitudes to become competent to:
• Co-ordinate a quality assurance program.
• Assess fabrics and their suitability to end use requirements.
• Develop a specification manual consisting of a technical drawing, size and grade measurements, bill of material, outside services using appropriate TCF terminology on a nominated garment.
• Identify quality issues within a nominated TCF industry enterprise.
• Identify and apply continuous improvement methods.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTPDCL03A Select And/Or Modify Patterns Or Blocks 03/5 |
Element: |
LMTPDCL03A/01 Interpret the design |
Performance Criteria: |
• Design a sketch/drawing is interpreted and clarified with designer or senior patternmaker as required. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL03A/02 Select a pattern |
Performance Criteria: |
• Specifications are read and interpreted, in consultation with others as required. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL03A/03 Modify existing pattern |
Performance Criteria: |
• Steps required to modify the pattern are determined. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL03A/04 Test pattern |
Performance Criteria: |
• Pattern is tested for feasibility by making a prototype or toile. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL03A/05 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
• Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures. |
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTQAGN02A Coordinate External Quality Assurance 02/4 |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/01 Assess external suppliers/customers |
Performance Criteria: |
• Assessment and evaluation of suppliers capability and/or quality system is conducted. |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/02 Liaise with external suppliers/customers |
Performance Criteria: |
• Specifications of materials, services and/or equipment to be supplied are identified and documented in accordance with workplace procedures. |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/03 Check for conformance to specifications |
Performance Criteria: |
• Conformance of materials/products from external supplier is established against specifications. |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/04 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
• Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to other sections of guide
Details of Learning Activities
PLANNED LEARNING EXPERIENCES:
• Group discussions to acquire the underpinning knowledge of quality concepts.
• Practical case studies related to quality issues in TCF & L enterprises.
• Exercises and activities related to TCF & L industries.
• Guest speakers on quality control procedures.
• Audio-visual presentations on quality processes.
• Field trips to a major TCF & L retailer to assess a quality assurance program.
Teaching Schedule
11/02/08 Orientation Day. Course Introduction – Student learning guide. Assessments Overview. Textile Awareness Quiz. Video
18/02/08 Topic 1. Quality Concepts. Introduction – What is Quality? Workshop – Quality perception, customer expectations.
25/02/08 Standards – Australian and International, ISO 9000. Library Resources.
03/03/08 - Fashion Wk Labelling: Labelling and Testing Guidelines – Part 1
Brand names/trademarks, Sizing, Country of origin, Fire Hazard labelling – Fire Hazard to Children’s Nightwear.
10/03/08 Monday 10th March – Labour Day Public Holiday
Labelling and testing Guidelines – Part 11 Care labelling, Fibre content labelling.
Hand out Care Labelling Assignment. Discuss assignment in relation to labelling and standards.
17/03/08 Hand out Fabric Test Report & Oral Presentation Assignment. Discuss aim of testing in relation to assignment.
Fabric requirements for testing:
• Students to bring chosen fabric to class each week (wks 7-14)
• Product category/fabric type/fibre content
• Care label details
• Fabric size for testing
21st March –6thApril Easter/Term Break
7/04/08 Workshop: Fabric Identification (Students to bring fabrics to class) Students to identify chosen fabric and nominate possible testing appropriate to end-use.
14/04/08 Tour: Testing Lab. Introduction to testing. OH&S
Care labelling Assignment Due – 20%
21/04/08 Prepare fabric samples for testing
28/04/08 Textiles Testing Fibre Identification – Theory and Burn Test.
5/05/08 Colourfastness to various agencies – Theory. Prepare fabric samples for testing.
12/05/08 Dimensional Stability to Care Treatments – theory. Prepare fabric samples for testing.
19/05/08 Test Results Assessment and Reporting
26/05/08 Strength / Abrasion / Pilling – Theory.
2/06/08 Textiles Testing – Report Due – 20%
Oral Presentations
9/06/08Monday 9th June – Queen’s B’day Day Public Holiday
Oral Presentations cont.
16/06/08 Oral Presentations cont.
23/6/08 EXAM WEEK (no scheduled exam for quality)
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Essential Learning Resources:
Robyn Edwards, Occupational health and Safety: An Introductory Workbook
Besterfeild, Total Quality Management
Quality Pays: A Guide for small Business
Overview of Assessment
Refer to Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks
Learners need to demonstrate by means of a range of assessment tasks that they can:
1. Care Label Report (individual) 20%
2. Fabric Test Report & Oral (individual) 20%
4. Policies and Procedures Report (group) 30%
5. Seam / Stitch Type Folio 15%
6. Product Specification (Holistic) (15%)
• Assessment timeline: Progressive assessments, presentation to an audience and two unit tests on completion of semesters
• Learners can make a claim for Approved Prior Learning on entry to the course
• Criteria for your results: PX (competence demonstrated) or NN (competence not demonstrated). To obtain PX for this module, learners need to provide evidence of competence for all assessment tasks.
• Negotiation to vary assessment methods may be made in special circumstances. This is subject to the discretion of the trainer after consideration of the learner’s request and is done on a needs basis.
• Students must pass all assessment tasks to achieve a pass in this course.
Assessment Matrix
Not Applicable
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