COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GARMENT COMFORT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 5018 GARMENT COMFORT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYŞE OKUR

Offered to

Textile Engineering
M.Sc. Textile Engineering

Course Objective

To give information about the interactions of human-clothing-environment, the components and the test methods of clothing comfort, and to gain abilities to test clothing comfort and to interpret test results.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have awareness and basic information about the main factors affecting the comfort of people and the interactions of these factors
2   The awareness on expectations, attitudes and choices of consumers for clothing comfort
3   To learn objective measurement methods of clothing comfort
4   To learn people's comfort perception mechanism and subjective assessment methods
5   The abilities to assess, analyze and interpret the effects on textiles' comfort properties of material, production technology and fabric structure

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction and General Information 1.1. The definition, importance and components of clothing comfort 1.2. The expectations and attitudes of consumers about clothing comfort 1.3. The interactions of Human - Clothing -Environment
2 2. Neurophysiology and Comfort 2.1. Neurophysiological perceptions, neurophysiological mechanism of sensory perceptions 2.2. Mechanical and thermal receptors
3 3. Psychology and Comfort 3.1. The perception of comfort 3.2. Subjective comfort assessments, wear trials 3.3. The perceptions examined and the scales used
4 4. Thermal Comfort 4.1.Thermo-regulation in human body 4.2. Thermoregulation through clothing system
5 5. Heat and Mass Transfer Mechanisms in Textile Materials 5.1. Heat transfer mechanisms in textile materials 5.2. Water (liquid and vapor) transfer mechanisms in textile materials 5.3. Factors affecting heat and mass transfer in textile materials 5.4. Parameters for expressing thermal characteristics
6 6. Methods and Systems Used to Measure Effective Parameters on Thermal Comfort 6.1. Test methods of thermal resistance, thermal insulation and thermal conductivity 6.2. Test methods of water vapor permeability 6.3. Test methods used to measure properties of wetting, buffering and absorption
7 7. Methods and Systems Used to Measure Effective Parameters on Thermal Comfort 7.1. Sweating Guarded Hot Plate Systems 7.2. Thermal Manikin Systems
8 8. Methods and Systems Used to Measure Effective Parameters on Thermal Comfort 8.1. Fabric air permeability test methods 8.2. The examination of test devices and test methods in the Comfort Laboratory, DEU Textile Engineering Department
9 Mid-term exam
10 10. Tactile aspects of clothing comfort 10.1. Tactile comfort sensations 10.2. Relationship between fabric handle and comfort 10.3. The fabric surface properties
11 11. The Effects of Electrostatic Charge Accumulation on the Comfort Sensation
12 12. Garment Fit and Comfort 12.1.Factors related to garment fit 12.2. Factors affecting the body movement comfort 12.3. The influences of pressure applied by garments on human body
13 13. Garment Fit and Comfort 13.1.The properties of stress/ pressure/ compressibility in fabrics and garments 13.2. Materials and design approaches which are used to increase the comfort of body movement
14 14. The Effects of Material, Production Technology and Fabrics Structure on Textiles' Comfort Properties 14.1. The role of fiber properties on clothing comfort 14.2. Advantageous fibers and yarns in terms of comfort properties 14.3. The influences of fabric structural properties on clothing comfort

Recomended or Required Reading

Li,Y., 2001, The Science of Clothing Comfort, Textile Progress, Vol. 31, Nos 1-2, ISBN: 1870372247, The Textile Institute,UK.

Hu, J.(ed.), 2008, Fabric Testing, ISBN 978-1-84569-506-4 (e-book), Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK.

Holme, I., McIntyre, J.E., Shen, Z. J., 2006, Electrostatic Charging of Textiles, Textile Progress, 28: 1, 1-85, DOI: 10.1080/00405169808688872

Bishop, D.P.,1996, Fabrics Sensory and Mechanical Properties, Textile Progress Series, 3, The Textile Institute,UK.

Das, A. and Alagirusamy, R., 2010, Science in Clothing Comfort, ISBN: 1845697898, Woodhead Publishing, India.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
In-class discussions and evaluations
Literature review and presentation session of students

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In this course, lessons are taught interactively in order to gain the abilities to evaluate and to analyze clothing comfort, multifaceted and complex issue, and to design garments having comfort properties desired, by being integrated information learned newly and previously about material, fabric structure and finishing processes. During lessons, environment that can share students' experience and knowledge is created, and findings of current literatures examined and researches being carried out are discussed. Attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Ayşe OKUR
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus, Buca/Izmir
e-mail: ayse.okur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday (13:30 -15:00)
Wednesday (09:00 -11:00)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Reading 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.12233322
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LO.34332114
LO.42432323
LO.5443432411

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