HECOL 170: Introduction to Textiles Fall 2016 Syllabus
Instructor Rachel McQueen
Associate Professor, Textile Science Office: 335 Human Ecology Building (HEB) Telephone: 780-492-2045
Email Address: [email protected] Office Hours: By appointment
Assistant Mohammed Abdul-Bari
Email Address: [email protected]
Classes Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 to 12:30
Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) 2-420 Credits 3 credits
Course description
An introductory exploration of the origin, creation and use of textiles in our world. Chemical and physical properties of fibres and fabrics are introduced and an understanding of how these properties influence various clothing and textile end uses is developed.
Course objectives:
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
• Explain what constitutes the three textile performance concepts (durability, comfort, appearance).
• Describe how fibre chemical and physical structure influences fibre properties.
• Describe how textile fibres are classified and labelled.
• Recognise basic fabric structures.
• Relate fibre, yarn and fabric properties to textile performance.
• Discuss how textile properties influence textile performance concepts.
• Identify ways in which textiles can influence our health, comfort and environment.
Required textbook:
Kadolph, S. J. & Marcketti, S. B., (2017). Textiles (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey:
Pearson Prentice Hall.
eClass:
eClass will be used throughout the term to post lecture slides, marking rubrics and assignment guidelines, uploading assignments and quizzes.
Assignments & grading:
Assignment Due date Percent
Mini-assignments
In class participation Ad hoc 10%
eClass quizzes x2 Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Oct 13-19 Dec 1-11
5%
Assignment
Part 1: Story Board Nov 1 10%
Part 2: Final audio-visual project Dec 6 25%
Exams
Mid-term exam Oct 20 15%
Final exam Dec 12 (9:00) 35%
100%
Assignments and class participation are described on pages 4-6 of this course outline.
Assignments can be submitted electronically through eClass and are due by 11:59 pm on the date indicated.
Policy regarding late assignments
Assignments are to be handed in on (or before) the date they are due. EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED except in the case of illness or other extreme circumstances. Without an extension being granted, students who submit assignments after 11:59 pm on the due date will be penalized 25% for each day (24 hours) that the assignment is late. Assignments submitted more than three days late will receive a raw score of “0”.
Midterm and Final Exams
All examinations cover material from readings and lectures and are outlined in the course schedule. During exams, all electronic devices must be turned off and students will NOT be excused from the exam room once the exam has started.
•Missed Midterm Exam: The midterm exam is on Thursday 20October during normal class time. If a student misses the midterm exam they must contact the instruction within 48 hours past the midterm exam to apply for a deferral. It the reason the excused absence is deemed acceptable (e.g., illness, bereavement) the weight of the midterm exam will be transferred to the final exam.
•Missed Final Exam: The final exam is on Monday 12 December at 9.00 am. Please note, that the instructor can not give permission to a student to miss a final exam nor grant a request for a deferred final exam. The decision to grant a deferred final exam can only be granted by the student’s own Faculty (e.g. ALES students go to 2-06 Ag/For to obtain an exam deferral, Science students go to 1-001 CCIS). Acceptable reasons for an excused absence may include illness or bereavement, and
unacceptable reasons include weddings, travel arrangements or being on
vacation. The University policy on deferred exams can be found in Section 23.3.2 of the University Calendar. It includes specific instructions on how to obtain a deferral.
Grading: Evaluation of exams and assignments is expressed in raw marks throughout the term.
A final cumulative score out of 100 points is translated into a letter grade based on the university
Excellent: A+ 4.0 Outstanding: The student has demonstrated an extraordinary grasp of the course content and performance reflects creativity and innovation, in addition to a high level of analytical ability.
A 4.0 Excellent: The student has demonstrated superior understanding of the course content and a high level of analytical ability.
A- 3.7 The student has demonstrated superior understanding of the course content, but has not shown the same level of analytical ability as students receiving an A.
Good: B+ 3.3 The student has demonstrated a sound understanding of course material, with superior understanding being evident in some topics.
B 3.0 The student has demonstrated a uniformly sound understanding of course material.
B- 2.7 The student has demonstrated a generally sound understanding of course material, but there are some areas in which depth of understanding is limited.
Satisfactory: C+ 2.3 The student has demonstrated adequate awareness of course content with sound understanding of some topics.
C 2.0 The student has demonstrated adequate awareness of all of the central dimensions of the course.
C- 1.7 The student has demonstrated adequate awareness of most central dimensions of the course, but lacks knowledge of one or two topics.
Poor D+ 1.3 The student has demonstrated a lack of knowledge in one or more of the central dimensions of the course, and has very superficial understanding of most topics.
Minimal Pass D 1.0 The student’s performance is only minimally acceptable due to a lack of understanding of several central
dimensions of course content.
Fail F
F(R)
*
0.0 The student has demonstrated a lack of knowledge of most of the course content.
*F(R) denotes eligibility of a student to apply for a re-examination in a course Student Accessibility Services:
Students who require specialized support in this course due to disability affecting mobility, vision, hearing, learning, or mental or physical health are advised to inform the instructor and to discuss their needs with Student Accessibility Services, 2-800 Students’ Union Building, 780- 492-3381, [email protected] (email); www.uab.ca/accessibility.
Code of student behaviour
The University of Alberta is committed to highest standards of academic integrity and honesty.
Students must be familiar with standards regarding academic honesty and uphold policies of the University. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University.
All students at the University of Alberta are subject to the Code of Student Behaviour (available online:
http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/en/CodesofConductandResidenceCommunityStandards/Co deofStudentBehaviour.aspx). Please familiarize yourself with it and ensure you do not
participate in any inappropriate behaviour defined by the Code. The following statements are particularly important:
30.3.2(1) Plagiarism. No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.
30.3.2 (2)a Cheating. No Student shall, in the course of an examination or other similar activity, obtain or attempt to obtain information from another Student or other unauthorized source, give or attempt to give information to another Student, or use, attempt to use, or possess for the purposes of use, any unauthorized material.
30.3.2(2)c Cheating. No Student shall represent another’s substantial editorial or compositional assistance on an assignment as the student’s own work.
Students should speak with the course instructor about any questions or concerns about the code. Students should be particularly aware of the code as it pertains to internet and library research, use of previous class notes, reclamation plans of former students and interviews or discussions with others.
For more information, please consult:
The Office of Student Judicial Affairs at: http://www.osja.ualberta.ca/. On the left-hand side of the screen select Students and navigate to relevant sections, including subheadings under Academic Integrity Undergraduate Handbook.
Description of assignments
In-class participation (Ongoing throughout term)
Throughout the term you will be asked to contribute in class through small writing assignments (mini-assignments). These will occur sporadically and may be related to content from the lecture or a reading you were asked to do from your textbook or handout.
Each mini-assignment will be marked from 0-1. If you were not present in class you will get 0 for that particular mini-assignment. If you make an effort to respond appropriately to the assigned question you will receive a full mark for that particular assignment. Therefore, if you attend class and are prepared for class (i.e., doing the required readings) you will easily do well in this portion of the grading. The grades from these mini-assignments will accumulate to make up the 10% of your total grade. Full marks on this section can be achieved by being present in class
be posted and updated on eClass once a month. Mini-assignments will be returned only at the end of the course.
Quizzes
There will be two quizzes throughout the term. Each quiz is available to take approximately two weeks before each exam and closes the day before each exam. The purpose of the quizzes are to review content in the course and to provide students with the opportunity to practice exam questions in preparation for the exams. These quizzes will be conducted on eClass. The answers in the quizzes must be 100% accurate before the quiz can be complete, so it is important to treat this as examination preparation and to allow sufficient time to complete the quiz in case you need to repeat the questions. Completion of each quiz comprises 2.5% of the final grade (5% in total for two).
Due date:
Quiz 1: Will be available on eClass 13 October and must be completed by 11.59 pm on 19 October (2.5%)
Quiz 2: Will be available on eClass 1 December and must be completed by 11.59 pm 11 December (2.5%)
Assignment description:
Topic/description
We are surrounded by textiles in our everyday lives, that vary from each other in many
chemical, physical and mechanical properties. Such differences in textile properties may be a result of the fibre chemistry (e.g., cellulose versus protein), fibre fine structure (e.g., the
cellulose in cotton, flax and rayon), yarn structure (e.g., staple versus filament) and fabric
structure (e.g., plain weave versus twill weave, woven versus knitted). Because textiles differ so much in their properties different textiles will be used for different end uses. They also differ in the way that they feel or perform when worn or used.
Purpose
As part of HECOL 170 you should be able to communicate to others about how different attributes of textiles result in differences in end performance. For the major assignment you will be assigned into a group of 3 to create a visual audio presentation (e.g., PowerPoint with audio or video) to communicate the differences (and similarities) in 2 or 3 textile products. Your presentation will discuss how the differences in fibre, yarn and fabric structure influence textile performance of the selected textiles.
You will work in a group of three team members which will be assigned by the instructor. Your team will create a visual-audio presentation such as a video, PowerPoint presentation, or other media format to describe your chosen textiles. You must explain how the textile attributes of fibre and fabric structure (possibly also yarn) influence the end performance of the 2-3 selected textile products. When you select your 2-3 textile products, it is important that they have
differences between them in terms of fibre/yarn/fabric properties that can be compared in how they perform. But it is key that in your selection of products that they have something in common to help with the context of the presentation. For example, you could select three clothing items that are all tops, such as a t-shirt, sweater and jacket; or a textile product like towels, but one is a 100% cotton tea-towel, the other is 100% cotton pile weave bath towel and the third is a 100% polyester towel used for backpacking and travel. Explore your wardrobes or other parts of your home inspiration of textile items.
Further criteria for grading and tips about how to make a multi-media presentation will be provided on eClass. Through eClass you have access to an ePortfolio program “Maraha” and this is an excellent way to share your project during the construction phase with other team members.
Due date & grading
Part 1. Storyboard – 10% - due November 1, 2016
Part 2. Final multi-media presentation – 25% - due December 6
Class schedule and readings:
Date Topic Readings & Assignments
1 Sept 1 Course introduction
UNIT 1 – TEXTILE CONCEPTS
2 Sept 6 Performance concepts related to textiles
3 Sept 8 Fibres – the fundamentals – introduction to basic fibre chemistry
Textbook: Kadolph &
Marcketti (2017) pp. 40-42
4 Sept 13 Fibres – the fundamentals – introduction to basic fibre chemistry and fibre fine structure
pp. 40-42
Fibre classification & labelling pp. 34-35, 546-548
5 Sept 15 Fibres – properties of fibres (physical and mechanical) pp. 36-40, 42-48, 50-51
6 Sept 20 Fibres – properties of fibres (chemical) pp. 48-50, 51-54
UNIT 2 – FIBRES
7 Sept 22 Cellulosic fibres pp. 61-76
8 Sept 27 Cellulosic fibres (cont.) pp. 76-82
9 Sept 29 Protein fibres pp. 89-108
10 Oct 4 Protein fibres (cont.) pp. 108-115
11 Oct 6 Manufactured fibres
Regenerated cellulosic fibres
pp. 122-131, 162-166 142-151
12 Oct 11 Nylon, aramid & polyester pp. 168-185, 207-208
13 Oct 13 Other synthetic fibres pp. 185-196, 202-206, 216
14 Oct 18 No lecture – study preparation
15 Oct 20 Mid-term exam (covering lectures 2-14) Mid-term exam (15%)
UNIT 3 – YARNS & FABRICS
16 Oct 25 Yarns pp. 228-229, 232-234
17 Oct 27 Yarns (cont.) pp. 250-263
18 Nov 1 Fabric structure (woven fabrics) pp. 270-274, 278-302 Assignment Part I due 19 Nov 3 Fabric structure (weaves cont.) (knitted structures) pp. 330-336, 337-341,
348-351 Nov 8 No Lecture – Fall Reading Week
Nov 10 No Lecture – Fall Reading Week
20 Nov 15 Fabric structure (non-woven fabrics) pp. 367-374 21 Nov 17 Fabric structure (fabric performance)
UNIT 4 – CLOTHING & TEXTILES IN & AS OUR ENVIRONMENT 22 Nov 22 Textiles, health and protection
23 Nov 24 Environmental issues pp. 558-561
24 Nov 29 Environmental issues (cont.) pp. 567-568
25 Dec 1 Course Review
26 Dec 6 Student group presentations Assignment Part II due
Dec 12 Final exam 9.00 am Final Exam (35%)
Note: The above course schedule may be altered at the discretion of the instructor. Any changes will be announced in advance for your convenience
