Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student understands what smart textiles and garments are, what their properties are and what kind of technologies are required for produce them.
The student can explain the smart textile product applications area in health care, in active sports and work wear.
The students knows the most common high performance fibers used in smart textiles

Content (course unit)

Smart textiles and applications
Phase change materials, shape memory materials, chromic materials, conductive materials.
High performance fibres: manufacture of optical, plastic-optical, electrically conductive and metrological fibres.
Testing and standardization

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Knowing: The student knows the basics of smart textiles and the main application areas on a general level. The students is aware of what high technology fibers are and what kind of technologies is used in smart textiles.

Acting: The student manages the assigned tasks under supervision/assistance.
Being: The student is a little bit motivated, takes his/her responsibility for studying and is capable of working in a group. The student can give and take feedback.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Knowing: The student can explain well the basics of smart textiles and the main application areas. The students understands what high technology fibers are and what kind of technologies is used in smart textiles on more advanced level.
Acting: The student applies substance matter learnt in previous studies, makes a plan/plans before carrying out tasks, limits tasks/problems to have an appropriate scope, solves problems.
Being: The student can give and receive feedback actively and constructively, can cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his/her interaction skills. The student recognizes and follows the important courses of action in the field. The student takes responsibility and commits to the group activities in addition to his/her own work

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Knowing: The student knows widely the technology of smart textiles and the diverse application areas of them. The student has extensive knowledge about high technology fibers and what kind of technologies is used in smart textiles.

Acting: The student can search for diverse solution alternatives, justify his/her choices, assesses new solution alternatives, combines solution alternatives creatively or creates new ones.

Being: The student can cooperate responsibly, flexibly and constructively, develops his/her own and the group's interaction, works responsibly and in a committed manner considering the community and field requirements and needs.

Location and time

Period 3 and 4
on site in Kauppi campus

Exam schedules

Given separately in Moodle

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam and group works

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions, group works, company visits and visiting lectures

Learning materials

Lecture material in Moodle
Literature:
- Shahinpoor, M. (2020). Fundamentals of Smart Materials. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
- McCann, J. & Bryson, D (2023). Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology (2nd Edition). Elsevier.
- Tao, X. (2015) Handbook of Smart Textiles. Springer.
- Bhat, G. (2017). Structure and Properties of High-Performance Fibers. Elsevier.

Student workload

5 credits: 133 working hours
Contact teaching: 50 hours (lectures, exercises, visits)
Independent learning: 83 hours

Practical training and working life cooperation

Company visits and visiting lectures

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Exam: failed
Group works: not returned in the given timetable

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Knowing: The student knows the basics of smart textiles and the main application areas on a general level. The students is aware of what high technology fibers are and what kind of technologies is used in smart textiles.
Acting: The student manages the assigned tasks under supervision/assistance.
Being: The student is a little bit motivated, takes his/her responsibility for studying and is capable of working in a group. The student can give and take feedback.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Knowing: The student can explain well the basics of smart textiles and the main application areas. The students understands what high technology fibers are and what kind of technologies is used in smart textiles on more advanced level.
Acting: The student applies substance matter learnt in previous studies, makes a plan/plans before carrying out tasks, limits tasks/problems to have an appropriate scope, solves problems.
Being: The student can give and receive feedback actively and constructively, can cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his/her interaction skills. The student recognizes and follows the important courses of action in the field. The student takes responsibility and commits to the group activities in addition to his/her own work

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Knowing: The student knows widely the technology of smart textiles and the diverse application areas of them. The student has extensive knowledge about high technology fibers and what kind of technologies is used in smart textiles.
Acting: The student can search for diverse solution alternatives, justify his/her choices, assesses new solution alternatives, combines solution alternatives creatively or creates new ones.
Being: The student can cooperate responsibly, flexibly and constructively, develops his/her own and the group's interaction, works responsibly and in a committed manner considering the community and field requirements and needs.