Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- design and create an assessment output that demonstrates creative problem- solving and effective communication techniques
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- creative engagement with key ideas and debates in e-textiles and wearable technologies and their professional contexts and challenges.
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically analyse existing e-textile solutions, integrating a transdisciplinary approach to research, applying a holistic design system approach to co-create new protypes/products for an identified end user or participating stakeholder.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate an appraising approach to exploring, evaluating, developing and validating your choices in electronics, textiles and e-textiles, formulating a strong rationale and critical reflection in the development of your design.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices to design and evaluate an assessment output evidencing techniques and research methods
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 252 |
| Teaching | 48 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
L, van Veldhoven (ed.) (2016). Advances in smart medical textiles: treatments and health monitoring, . Woodhead [ebook].
S. Wang, K. Yang & Y. Yuanyuan,- Chapter In, Pfannstiel, Mario A. (ed.) Human-Centered Service Design for Healthcare Transformation: Development, Innovation, Change (2023). Inclusive smart textile design for healthy ageing: discovering the health and well-being needs of people aged 60+ in the UK.. Springer Nature [ebook chapter].
T. Hardjono, D.L. Shrier & S. Pentland (2019). Trusted data: a new framework for identity and data sharing, . MIT Press [ebook].
Watkins, S.M. & Dunne, L.E., (2016). Functioning clothing design: from sportswear to swimsuits. [ebook].
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment:
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |