Subject Description Form
Subject Code
ISE245
Subject Title
Work Study in Fashion and Clothing Industry
Credit Value
3
Level
2
Pre-requisite/Corequisite/Exclusion
ITC2201 Introduction to Fashion and Apparel
Objectives
This subject provides the students with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus
1.
basic skills for analyzing and improving working methods, procedures,
and systems in the context of workstations and departments, taking into
account ergonomic considerations;
2.
basic understanding of work measurement techniques and the importance
of quantifying work in the fashion and clothing industry, as well as the
skills in the use and compilation of work measurement data.
Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to
a.
examine existing work situations and conduct work improvement
programs in the fashion and clothing company as a means of identifying
low productivity;
b.
apply appropriate recording techniques to improve existing, or to design
new work methods and procedures;
c.
select the appropriate measurement techniques (i.e., through time study
and PMTS) and apply it in measuring the standard time of works
involved.
1.
Work Study and Productivity
Nature and purpose of work study in improving productivity; Importance
of human factors; Relationship between productivity and living standards;
Role of work study practitioners in the fashion and clothing industry
2.
Method Study
Basic systematic steps of a method study and their definitions; Principal
methods of recording; Questioning technique; Principles of motion
economy; Motion economy considerations in designing work stations
3.
Work Measurement
Basic procedures in work measurement and their definitions, including
the main techniques used; Concept of performance and rating, conduct of
time study, and standard time establishment and application; Purpose of
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allowances with specific examples in the fashion and clothing industry
(e.g., personal, fatigue, machine delay, contingency allowances, etc.)
Teaching/Learning
Methodology
Assessment Methods
in Alignment with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
A mixture of lectures, tutorial, and laboratory exercises are employed to deliver
the various topics in this subject. Some of these are covered in a problem-based
format in order to enhance the learning objectives. Others are covered by
directed study in order to enhance the students’ ability of “learning to learn.”
Some case studies, largely based on real experience, are used to integrate the
topics, demonstrating to the students how various techniques are inter-related
and how they are applied in real life situations.
Specific assessment
methods/tasks
%
Intended subject learning outcomes to
weighting be assessed
1. Continuous
Assessment
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Laboratory
Exercises
20%
Test
20%
2. Examination
60%
Total
100%
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Laboratory exercises are designed to allow students to apply various work
study techniques in order to solve simulated industrial problems, and to allow
them to practice their skills using various types of equipment.
Tests and examinations are designed to assess the students’ analytical skills in
relation to individual ability, specifically, in using various work study
techniques in improving productivity and in communicating effectively with
others in the fashion and clothing industry.
Student Study
Effort Required
Class contact:
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Lectures
21 Hrs.
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Tutorials and Laboratories
18 Hrs.
Other student study effort:
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Self-study and Revision
Total student study effort
Reading List and
References
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81 Hrs.
120 Hrs.
1.
Freivalds, A and Niebel, BW 2009, Niebel’s Methods, Standards, and
Work Design, 12th edn, McGraw-Hill
2.
Wilson, Mark A and Dierdorff, Erich C 2012, The Handbook of Work
Analysis: Methods, Systems, Applications and Science of Work
Measurement in Organizations, Routledge
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