Course: Knowledge of Goods for Garment

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Course title Knowledge of Goods for Garment
Course code KHT/ZBO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Knížková Denisa, Ing.
  • Havlová Marie, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Textile product, consumer protection, environmental aspects 2. Material requirements of selected clothing products 3. Typology of woven fabrics I. - terminology, properties, suitability for use 4. Typology of woven fabrics II. - terminology, properties, suitability for use 5. Typology of knitted fabrics I. - terminology, properties, suitability for use 6. Typology of knitted fabrics II. - terminology, properties, suitability for use 7. Selected functional textilies for outdoor and other uses 8. Hides, leathers, furs, selected goups of haberdashery goods 9. The role of clothing in social perception, etiquette in clothing, control of own appearance 10. Textile goods in connection with lifestyle and as an expression of non-verbal communication

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Observation, Laboratory work, Group consultation, Lecture, E-learning
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is designed with regard to the profile of the graduates in the field of textile design. Students are able to orientate themselves in the area of textile goods (woven fabrics, knitted fabrics), leather and haberdashery. Can identify individual materials and correctly name them. It is also able to correctly identify and name selected groups of the final textile product - of clothing. The student will gain practical experience in the field of touch and appearance characteristics by means of commodity catalogues including a wide range (several hundreds) of real textile samples. An important part of teaching is also the issue of non-verbal communication expressed by clothing.
Students can identify and name the final textile product - the goods (funcy yarns, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, selected clothing products and accessoirs, etc.). Can identify the characteristic elements that are decisive for its description, basic properties and applications. The student receives through training catalogs (covering a wide range of real samples of fabrics) practical experience in hand and visual characteristics. Emphasis is also placed on the correct labeling of textile products - material composition, symbols for care. Students are also acquainted with the basic legislation relating to consumer protection.
Prerequisites
Knowledges from subjects: - Textile fibres - Textile technology I. - Textile technology II.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Practical demonstration of acquired skills, Test

Credit: - Take an active part in laboratory exercise - Fulfill all tasks - Successful completion of all repetition tests - Successful completion of identification test Exam: - Written
Recommended literature
  • Havlová, M. - Pařilová, H. Typologie pletenin - Názvoslovný katalog. TUL Liberec, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7372-940-0.
  • Havlová, M. e-learningový kurz k předmětu Zbožíznalství pro oděv dostupný na https://elearning.tul.cz/.
  • Pařilová, H., Štočková, H.:. Katalog tkanin. Liberec: TUL 2007.
  • Pařilová, H. Typologie tkanin. Textilní zbožíznalství. Učební texty pro studenty FT.. Liberec, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7494.
  • Teršl, S. Abeceda textilu a odívání. Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-900908-7-7.


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