Course Title: Identify fibres, yarns and textile materials and their uses in textile production

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4219 Certificate IV in Fashion and Textiles Merchandising

Course Title: Identify fibres, yarns and textile materials and their uses in textile production

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MKTG5756C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2009,
Term2 2011,
Term1 2012,
Term2 2012,
Term2 2013,
Term2 2014,
Term2 2015,
Term2 2016

Course Contact: Barbara Kuczuk

Course Contact Phone: 9925 9195

Course Contact Email: barbara.kuczuk@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge to identify fibres, yarns and textile materials and how they are used in textile production processes.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

VART5902C Identify fibres and fabricsOn successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTX2001B Identify fibres, yarns and textile materials and their uses in textile production

Elements:

1.  Identify types and characteristics of textile materials

2. Identify stages of processing fibres or yarns

3. Describe methods of constructing textile products


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

The student will be given a range of assessment tasks including folio work, powerpoint presentation, research and quizzes.