Course Title: Identify fibres and fabrics

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5202

Course Title: Identify fibres and fabrics

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 50.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU5372C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term2 2008

Course Contact: Mandy Penton

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925202

Course Contact Email: mandy.penton@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge to identify fibres and fabrics commonly used in the construction of garments and accessories.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTCL2003A Identify fibres and fabrics

Elements:

1. Identify fibres and fabrics
2. Describe fabric construction processes
3. Describe qualities of fabrics
4. Determine uses of fabrics


Learning Outcomes

Students will gain knowledge in identifying a wide range of fibres and fabrics used in the clothing industry. Fibres include natural and synthetic, and fabrics include knitted, woven and non-woven through theory in class sessions, practical workshops tutorials and through prescribed exercises and assessment work


Overview of Assessment

Assignment 1 20%
Fibre ID Quiz 10%
Yarn ID 10%
Fibre Properties 5%
Definitions 5%
Final Exam 50%
TOTAL ---------------------------------------------- 100%