12/21/2024 5:11:16 PM	FASH 115 Course Outline as of Spring 2012	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FASH 115	Title:  COPYING READY-TO-WEAR
Full Title:  Copying Ready-to-Wear
Last Reviewed:10/3/2011

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	.50	Lecture Scheduled	.33		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	5.78
Minimum	.50	Lab Scheduled	.50		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	8.75
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	.83			Contact Total	14.53
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  11.55

Total Student Learning Hours: 26.08

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  39 - Total 2 Times
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

Students with basic sewing skills will gain experience in creating a pattern from an existing ready-to-wear garment without taking the garment apart. The method used is pin tracing. Students will copy a garment in class.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of FASH 70A

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students with basic sewing skills will gain experience in creating a pattern from an existing ready-to-wear garment without taking the garment apart. The method used is pin tracing. Students will copy a garment in class.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of FASH 70A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1.  Appraise garment complexity and the ease of copying a pattern.

2.  Determine grain line and align traceable material with the grain.

3.  Make fitting adjustments as necessary to the copied pattern.

4.  Create a pattern from an existing ready-to-wear garment.

5.  Prepare the necessary facings, belts, collars, lapel, and any other needed pattern pieces.

6.  Construct a grainboard.

7.  Repeating student will copy more complex garments.

Topics and Scope

I.   Garment Analysis and Evaluation

    A. Structure and design

    B. Simplicity versus complexity of design

    C. Degree of difficulty to copy

    D. Garment quality

    E. True grainlines of original garment

II.  Fabric Analysis

    A. Bulk

    B. Weight

    C. Texture

    D. Ease of handling

    E. Methods to secure original to copy without damaging fabric

III. Fabric Grain

    A. Grainline recognition

    B. Aligning with grain

IV.  Garment Copying Techniques

    A. Garment body

    B. Sleeve

    C. Gathers

    D. Pleats

    E. Tucks

    F. Darts

    G. Pants

    H. Bias copying

    I. Garment components

       1. Facing

       2. Belts

       3. Collars

       4. Cuffs

V.   Grainboards

    A. Defined

    B. Evaluating a grainboard

    C. How to make a grainboard

VI. Repeating Students: Copying More Complex Garments

Assignments:

1.  Construct a grainboard or copying surface

2.  Copy a pattern of at least one garment

3.  Repeating students will copy a pattern from a more complex garment

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 40 - 60%
Successful pattern completion
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Grainboard construction; pattern copying
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 40%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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