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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TEX 4550	CLOTHING MACHINES	ELECTIVE	1	2	0	4

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OZAN KAYACAN

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

The clothing technologies such as quality control, spreading, cutting, sewing/assembling, fusing, pressing and finishing and related technological equipments and devices are introduced. General working principles, technological details and basic maintenance/repearing of clothing machines and various devices are introduced.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Ability to understand the importance of clothing production technologies.
2	Ability to make proper machine selection according to production process and production type
3	Ability to recognize the stitch types according to garment and fabric type
4	Associate the spreading, cutting, assembling and finishing technologies with accordance to product type
5	Ability to understand basic machine settings, usage and maintenance principles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	General introduction and orientation
2	Fabric inspection machines and devices; Spreading technologies
3	Cutting technologies
4	Marking equipments
5	Introducing the lock stitch and basic principles of lock stitch machine
6	Practical studies about lock stitch machine
7	1st mid-term exam
8	Introducing the overlock stitch and basic principles of overlock machine
9	Introducing the cover stitch and basic principles of cover stitch machine
10	Introducing the button and button-hole machines and basic principles of button and button-hole machines
11	Introducing the fusing and pressing systems.
12	Conveyor systems and automation technologies in clothing mills
13	2nd mid-term exam
14	Introducing folding and packaging systems, stain removal technologies

Recomended or Required Reading

Konfeksiyon Üretimi ve Teknolojisi, Kurumer, G., 2007
Apparel Manufacturing Sewn Product Analysis, Glock, Ruth E., Prentice Hall, 2000
Apparel Product Development, Johnson, Maurice J., Prentice Hall, 2001
Clothing Technology, Eberle, Von Hannelore, Verlag Europa- Lehrmittel Nourney, Vollmer Gmbh & Co, 2003
Ready-to-Wear Apparel Analysis, Brown, P., Prentice Hall, 2001,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and introductions are examined by mid-term and final exams.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1st Midterm Exam (%25) + 2nd Midterm Exam (%25) + Final (%50)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

None

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assit.Prof.Dr. Ozan KAYACAN
DEÜ Müh fak. Tekstil Müh Böl.
Tınaztepe Campus Buca IZMIR
Tel: (232) 3017733
Faks: (232) 3017750
e-mail: ozan.kayacan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00
Friday 13:00 - 14:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	1	12
Tutorials	12	2	24
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	2	6	12
Midterm	2	2	4
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.4	PO.6	PO.7
LO.1	1	2	3	3
LO.2	1	2	3	3
LO.3	1	2	3	3
LO.4	1	2	3	3
LO.5	1	2	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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