321L TextilesIILab

1. Whatisthecoursemodification?
APDM321TextilesII(3)(2Lec,13hrlab)iscurrentlybeingtaughtasa3
creditlecture/labclassthatfulfillsaDPrequirement.Thecoursemodification
wouldinvolveseparatingthelecturefromthelabandgivingthelabcoursea
separatecoursenumber,APDM321L.APDM321Lwillbea1creditlabcourse
andbeacorequisitecoursetoAPDM321.ApprovaloftheDYrequirementis
beingrequestedforAPDM321L.APDM321willthenbea3creditlecture
coursethatfulfillstheDPrequirement.
2. Whyisthiscoursebeingrequestedormodified?
Theglobalworldoftextilesisbecomingsocomplexandtechnologydriven thatit
isdifficulttoadequately coverenoughmaterial inacombinedlecture/lab course.
SeparatingAPDM321intotwocourses, onelecturecourseand onelabcourse,
willallowthestudentsmoretimeinlecturetobeintroducedtodifferenttextiles
andmoretimeinthelaboratorytogethandsonexperienceworkingwithindustry
equipmentandperformingtextileteststhatarebeingusedinthetextileindustry.
3. Howwillthecontentbeorganized?
Thelectureclasswillbeorganizedthesameasbeforebutwiththeaddedweekly
lecturetherewillbemoretimetogointogreaterdetail aboutdifferenttextile
properties.Thelaboratory coursewillstresslaboratoryresearchmethodology.
Seeattachedsyllabus. Lectureandlaboratorymustbetakenconcurrently.
APDM320istheprerequisitethatmustbetakenpriortoAPDM321.APDM
321fulfillsoneupperdivision theDPrequirement. APDM321Lwillfulfillthe
DYrequirement.
4. WhatothercoursesatUHMcloselyparalleltheproposedcourseandinwhat
waywillthelattermakeadistinctcontribution?
APDM320,TextilesI,istheonly othercourseatUHMthatcoverstheareaof
textilescienceanditsapplications.TextilesI,however,doesnotincludea
laboratorysection. APDM321Lwillallowstudentshandsonopportunity
workingwithindustryequipmentperformingtestswhicharetakingplaceinthe
textilesindustry. Studentswilllearntoidentifyfibersandfabricsandtheir
physicalpropertiesandwilllearntoresolveconsumerproblemsrelatingtotextile
use. Thisnewlevelofknowledgeisneededbystudentsinadvancedapparel
constructionanddesign,andbystudentsinadvancedapparelproduct
merchandisingcourses.
5. Whereorhowdoestheproposedcoursefitintothecurrentandfuture
curriculum?
SeeattachedchartsofAPDMcurriculum.
6. Whyisthenumberofcreditsandleveljustified?Explaintheprerequisites
andtheabsencethereof.
APDM321willincludethree50minutelecturesperweekfor threecredits.
APDM321Lwillincludetwo90minutelaboratoryclassesperweekfor one
credit.APDMmajorstatusisrequiredtoenrollinbothAPDM321andAPDM
321L.ThePrerequisiteforboththelectureandlabcoursesisAPDM320,
TextilesI. Studentswillneedtohaveabasicknowledgeoftheterminologyand
conceptswithinthefieldofappareldesignandmerchandising.Theyneedto
understandtheprocessthatbeginswiththetextilefiberbecausefibersandfabrics
influencedesignandproduction,sourcing,andmerchandisingofthefinished
product.APDM321andAPDM321Larecorequisitessotheymustbetaken
duringthesamesemester. APDM321willfulfill oneupperdivisionwriting
intensiverequirementaswellastheDPrequirement. Approvalisbeingrequested
forAPDM321LtomeettheDYrequirement.
7. Howwillthecourseassiststudentstoachievethecriticalskillsand
competenciesexpectedofCTAHRgraduates?
AfterfinishingAPDM321andAPDM321L,studentsshouldbeabletodevelop
analytical/problemsolvingskills(level#3):
Identifytextilefibersanddefineaproblem
Identify problemsintheconsumerdriventextile/apparel/retailcomplex &
identify possiblesolutions
Evaluatepossiblesolutionsthrough groupdiscussionandpresentations
Selectasolutiontoaproblem by completingafinalproject
UseAATCC(AmericanAssociationofTextileChemistsandColorists)and
ASTM(American Societyfor TestingandMaterials)scientificmethodsof quality
investigationtoexaminetextile/apparel products
8. Howwillstudentsbeevaluated?
APDM321willbeevaluatedthrough3exams,5onlinequizzes,dailypop
quizzes,andoneoralpresentation.APDM321Lwillbeevaluatedthrough20
laboratoryreports,20laboratorypreparationquizzes,afinalreportcompilingall
ofthecorrectedlabreportswithindepthdiscussion,andattendance.
9. Whataretheminimumqualificationsforteachingthiscourse?Isaqualified
instructornowavailable?
Theinstructormusthavecompleteduniversitytextilecourses.CurrentlyAbby
Cristi andShuHwaLinhavetaughtAPDM221:TextileFundamentals.Shu
HwaLinandAndyReillyhavebothtaughtAPDM320:TextilesI. Allthreeof
theseinstructorscanbeassignedtoteachAPDM321andAPDM321L.Abby
CristireceivedherMastersdegreeinTextileandApparelSciences. ShuHwaLin
receivedherMastersdegreeinConsumerAffairsandherDoctoraldegreein
TextilesandConsumerSciences. AndyReillyreceivedhisMastersdegreein
TextileandConsumerSciencesandhisDoctoraldegreeinClothingandTextiles.
Aqualifiedgraduatestudent,preferablywithatextileandapparel backgroundand
experienceworkinginalaboratorysetting,willhelpadministerAPDM321L.
10. Howwillthecoursebefinanced,assumingnofurthercutbacks?
InstructionalfundscurrentlyusedtosupportAPDM320and321willhelp
financeAPDM321andAPDM321L.
11. Hasthecoursebeenofferedbefore? Isthereademandforit?
CurrentlyAPDM321isbeingoffered.APDM321isgoingtobeseparatedinto
twocourses,alectureclassandalabclass,toprovidemoreindepthinformation
andindustrytextiletestingexperience.
12. Isthecoursecrosslistedwithanotherdepartment?
Thiscourseisnotcrosslistedwithanotherdepartment