Children's Wear: Collection DesignLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student
• considers the requirements set by the environment, different usage situations, safety, dressing, and clothing in the design of clothes for children of different ages
• considers the needs of users' physical, psychological, and social development
• applies standards related to children's clothing in practice
• chooses a suitable printing colour and method for the designed pattern, considering the desired visual appearance, feel, and colour fastness
• instructs the production of a pattern to be printed as a continuous surface and as an individual motif placed on the product.

Content

• Designing for different age groups
• Designing children's clothing to meet ergonomic, safety, and practical requirements
• Layered clothing and thermal balance
• Structures, adaptability, and durability of children's clothing
• Safety standards (structurally)
• Designing and instructing patterns

Qualifications

The following courses, or equivalent competencies:
CAD for Apparel Industry; Introduction to Fashion Design and Product Development; Sustainable Collection Design;
Clothing Technology 1; Technical Design and Pattern Making: Women's Clothing 1 and 2; Technical Design and Pattern Making: Men’s Clothing; Introduction to Digital Pattern Making and Grading; Draping Techniques; Grading, Sizing, and Technical Documentation; Knitwear Technology and Pattern Making; Knitwear Grading and Applied Sizing; Digital Pattern Making and 3D Fashion Design

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students recognise the environmental, safety, and usage needs affecting the design of children's clothing but cannot yet apply them consistently. They understand the needs of children's physical, psychological, and social development, but application in design is still partial. Students recognise the standards related to children's clothing and can utilise them in basic solutions. They can choose a printing colour and method for the designed pattern, but the choices may be partially inconsistent. Students can create instructions for the production of the pattern, but they are incomplete or unclear.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can apply environmental, safety, and usage needs in the design of children's clothing, as well as the specific requirements of dressing children of different ages. They can analyse the effects of children's physical, psychological, and social development on clothing. Students can use standards related to children's clothing consistently. They can choose a suitable printing colour and method for the pattern, considering the visual appearance, feel, and colour fastness. Students can create clear and feasible instructions for the production of the pattern.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students can evaluate and develop design solutions for children's clothing, considering environmental, safety, and usage needs, as well as the requirements of dressing children of different ages. They can consider and anticipate the effects of children's physical, psychological, and social development on clothing and utilise this in their design. Students can critically apply and evaluate standards related to children's clothing in their design solutions. They can choose and justify the most suitable printing colour and method for the production of the pattern, considering visual and functional properties. Students can create comprehensive, precise, and production-appropriate instructions for the production of the pattern.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: Students recognise the environmental, safety, and usage needs affecting the design of children's clothing but cannot yet apply them consistently. They understand the needs of children's physical, psychological, and social development, but application in design is still partial. Students recognise the standards related to children's clothing and can utilise them in basic solutions. They can choose a printing colour and method for the designed pattern, but the choices may be partially inconsistent. Students can create instructions for the production of the pattern, but they are incomplete or unclear.