Children’s Wear Collection DesignLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• take into account the requirements of environment, different use situations, safety and ease of dressing
when designing and purchasing clothing for children of all ages.
• take into account the physical, mental and social development needs of users.
• apply the standards for children's clothing to practice.
• apply their expertise when designing and identifying high-quality children's clothing.

Content

The different stages of development of children and their social, mental and physical characteristics. The challenges these stages and characteristics pose for dressing and clothing a child, as well as the outlook of the clothing. Basic principles of user-centered design. Overview of the children's wear markets. Children's wear standards. Designing a combinable and multipurpose children's wear collection and making guidelines for outsourced manufacturing.

Qualifications

Competencies corresponding to the goals of the following Fashion and Clothing modules:
Collection and Assortment Design; Clothing Materials and Responsibility.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have successfully reached the goals of the course. They have successfully completed the set assignments applying learned information.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have reached the goals of the course to an excellent degree. They have completed the set assignments applying learned information with distinction.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.