Grading, Production Instructions and Sizing of Men’s Clothing (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• understand the anthropometric dimensions of men's body and sizing charts as a basis for size systems and body types in men's clothing.
• detect men's body measurements and interpret tabulated measurements of different sizes.
• use body dimension charts for grading.
• digitally design and grade men's clothing.
• understand men's body sizing charts and graded patterns as a basis for garment measurement tables.
• use graded patterns and body sizing charts when making garment sizing and measurement tables.
• perceive garment sizing as part of product instructions.

Content

Anthropometric sizing charts for men. Computer-aided industrial design and production of men's casual clothing. Graded measurement tables for men's clothing based on graded patterns, samples and body sizing chart.

Prerequisites

Competencies corresponding to the goals of the following courses:
Pattern Making and Grading for Manufacturing, Technical Design and Pattern Making: Men's Clothing.

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Small group tutorial
Individual Tutorials

Location and time

Arabia, Helsinki

Learning materials and recommended literature

N/A

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 credit = 27 hours of student work

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

N/A

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Learning assignments

Evaluation scale

0-5

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.