FSAD 6900 - [Understanding Functional Aspects of Clothing and Design]

Fall. Next offered: 2019-2020. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: FSAD 1140. Minimum cost for textbook and prototype design construction: $150. Enrollment limited to: 20 students. Priority given to: FSAD majors and transfer students.

H. Park.

A holistic approach to the study of apparel design with the emphasis on integrating 1) Knowledge of human performance, environmental challenges and the functional demands for apparel products, 2) prototype design, and 3) scientific design evaluation using the latest technologies.

Outcome 1: Understand the needs and functions of the human body that interact with clothing in environmental challenges.

Outcome 2: Apply the analytical approach to identifying consumers’ needs for the protection, mobility, and thermal comfort of clothing systems.

Outcome 3: Understand the dynamics of heat, moisture transfer, and physical properties of textiles and clothing systems based on sweating thermal manikin technologies.

Outcome 4: Apply a scientific approach toward prototype design development and evaluation using the latest human performance simulation technologies.