Subject Description Form

Subject Code ISE245

Subject Title Work Study in Fashion and Clothing Industry
Credit Value 3
Level 2
Pre-requisite/Co-
requisite/Exclusion
ITC2201 Introduction to Fashion and Apparl
bjectives This su!"ct pro#ids th studnts $ith
1% !asic skills &or analy'ing and i(pro#ing $orking (thods) procdurs) and
syst(s in th cont*t o& $orkstations and dpart(nts) taking into
account rgono(ic considrations+
2% !asic undrstanding o& $ork (asur(nt tchni,us and th i(portanc
o& ,uanti&ying $ork in th &ashion and clothing industry) as $ll as th
skills in th us and co(pilation o& $ork (asur(nt data%
!ntended Learnin"
utcomes
-pon co(pltion o& th su!"ct) studnts $ill ! a!l to
a% *a(in *isting $ork situations and conduct $ork i(pro#(nt
progra(s in th &ashion and clothing co(pany as a (ans o& idnti&ying
lo$ producti#ity+
!% apply appropriat rcording tchni,us to i(pro# *isting) or to dsign
n$ $ork (thods and procdurs+
c% slct th appropriat (asur(nt tchni,us .i%%) through ti( study
and /0TS1 and apply it in (asuring th standard ti( o& $orks in#ol#d%
Subject S#nopsis/
!ndicative S#llabus
1% Work Study and /roducti#ity
2atur and purpos o& $ork study in i(pro#ing producti#ity+ I(portanc
o& hu(an &actors+ 3lationship !t$n producti#ity and li#ing standards+
3ol o& $ork study practitionrs in th &ashion and clothing industry
2% 0thod Study
4asic syst(atic stps o& a (thod study and thir d&initions+ /rincipal
(thods o& rcording+ 5ustioning tchni,u+ /rincipls o& (otion
cono(y+ 0otion cono(y considrations in dsigning $ork stations
3% Work 0asur(nt
4asic procdurs in $ork (asur(nt and thir d&initions) including th
(ain tchni,us usd+ Concpt o& pr&or(anc and rating) conduct o& ti(
study) and standard ti( sta!lish(nt and application+ /urpos o&
allo$ancs $ith spci&ic *a(pls in th &ashion and clothing industry
.%g%) prsonal) &atigu) (achin dlay) contingncy allo$ancs) tc%1
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Teac$in"/Learnin"
%et$odolo"#
A (i*tur o& lcturs) tutorial) and la!oratory *rciss ar (ployd to dli#r
th #arious topics in this su!"ct% So( o& ths ar co#rd in a pro!l(7!asd
&or(at in ordr to nhanc th larning o!"cti#s% 8thrs ar co#rd !y
dirctd study in ordr to nhanc th studnts9 a!ility o& :larning to larn%;
So( cas studis) largly !asd on ral *princ) ar usd to intgrat th
topics) d(onstrating to th studnts ho$ #arious tchni,us ar intr7rlatd
and ho$ thy ar applid in ral li& situations%
&ssessment %et$ods
in &li"nment 'it$
!ntended Learnin"
utcomes
Spci&ic assss(nt
(thods<tasks
=
$ighting
Intndd su!"ct larning outco(s to
! assssd
a ! c
1% Continuous
Assss(nt
>a!oratory
E*rciss
Tst
20=
20=

2% E*a(ination ?0=
Total 100=
>a!oratory *rciss ar dsignd to allo$ studnts to apply #arious $ork
study tchni,us in ordr to sol# si(ulatd industrial pro!l(s) and to allo$
th( to practic thir skills using #arious typs o& ,uip(nt%
Tsts and *a(inations ar dsignd to assss th studnts9 analytical skills in
rlation to indi#idual a!ility) spci&ically) in using #arious $ork study tchni,us
in i(pro#ing producti#ity and in co((unicating &&cti#ly $ith othrs in th
&ashion and clothing industry%
Student Stud#
E((ort )equired
Class contact@
>cturs 21 Ars%
Tutorials and >a!oratoris 16 Ars%
8thr studnt study &&ort@
Sl&7study and 3#ision 61 Ars%
Total studnt study &&ort 120 Ars%
)eadin" List and
)e(erences
1% Fri#alds) A and 2i!l) 4W 200B) Niebels Methods, Standards, and Work
Design) 12
th
dn) 0cCra$7Aill
2% Wilson) 0ark A and Dirdor&&) Erich C 2012) Th Aand!ook o& Work
Analysis@ 0thods) Syst(s) Applications and Scinc o& Work
0asur(nt in 8rgani'ations) 3outldg
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