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Subject List for 14093
Higher Diploma Scheme in Fashion & Textile Studies
Award in Coloration and Finishing
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Analysis of Textile Wet Processing (ITC 3106)
Coloration of Textile Products (ITC 3102)
Colour Control of Textile Products (ITC 3107)
Fibre & Yarn Studies (ITC 2005)
Finishing of Textile Products (ITC 3103)
Knitted Fabric Studies (ITC 2004)
Principles of Coloration (ITC 2103)
Principles of Finishing (ITC 2102)
Testing for Textile Wet Processing (ITC 3101)
Textile Product Development (ITC3105)
Woven Fabric Studies (ITC 2003)
Award in Fashion and Clothing - Fashion Design Focus
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Advanced Fashion Design Process & Development (ITC 3201)
Advanced Pattern Design (ITC 3202)
CAD/CAM Application for Clothing (ITC 3209)
Design Management (ITC 3206)
Fashion Design Process & Development (ITC 2203)
Fashion Merchandising (ITC 2301)
Fashion Trend Analysis (ITC 3401)
Garment Manufacture (ITC 2205)
Garment Manufacture Practice (ITC 2206)
Pattern Design (ITC 2204)
Quality Assurance in Textile & Clothing Industry (ITC 3501)
Notes: Practical credits are required for graduation in this award.
Award in Fashion and Clothing – Knitwear Design Focus
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Advanced Fashion Design Process & Development (ITC 3201)
Fashion Design Process & Development (ITC 2203)
Fashion Knitwear Design (ITC 3205)
Fashion Merchandising (ITC 2301)
Knitted Fabric Studies (ITC 2004)
Knitted Garment Manufacture (ITC 3208)
Knitting Technology (ITC 3003)
Pattern Design (ITC 2204)
Practical Knitwear Pattern Design & Development (ITC 3207)
Principles of Finishing (ITC 2102)
Quality Assurance in Textile & Clothing Industry (ITC 3501)
Notes: Practical credits are required for graduation in this award.
Award in Fashion and Clothing – Fashion Production Focus
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Clothing Production Management I (ITC 2202)
Clothing Production Management II (ITC 3204)
Decision Techniques in Textile & Clothing Industry (ITC 3506)
Fashion Merchandising (ITC 2301)
Garment Manufacture (ITC 2205)
Garment Processing Technology (ITC 3203)
Information Systems for Textile & Clothing Industry (ITC 3502)
Pattern Design (ITC 2204)
Quality Assurance in Textile & Clothing Industry (ITC 3501)
Textile & Fashion Marketing (ITC 2302)
Work Study in Fashion & Clothing Industry (ISE 245)
Notes: Practical credits are required for graduation in this award.
Award in Fashion and Textile Merchandising
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Accounting Concepts for Decision Making I (Fashion & Textiles) (AF 2116)
Apparel Textiles (ITC 3006)
Clothing Production Management I (ITC 2202)
Fashion Buying (ITC 3405)
Fashion Consumer Motivation & Behavior (ITC 2402)
Fashion Merchandising (ITC 2301)
Information Systems for Textile & Clothing Industry (ITC 3502)
Pattern Design (ITC 2204)
Product Quality & Evaluation (ITC 3009)
Quality Assurance in Textiles & Clothing Industry (ITC 3501)
Textile & Fashion Marketing (ITC 2302)
Notes: Practical credits are required for graduation in this award.
Award in Fashion Retailing
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Distribution & Logistic for Fashion Retail Business (ITC 2403)
Fashion Buying (ITC 3405)
Fashion Consumer Motivation & Behaviour (ITC 2402)
Fashion Promotion (ITC 3404)
Fashion Retail Information System (ITC 3406)
Fashion Retail Management (ITC 3402)
Fashion Trend Analysis (ITC 3401)
Fashion Visual Merchandising (ITC 3407)
Global Fashion Retail Industry (ITC 3403)
Principles of Fashion Retailing (ITC 2401)
Textile & Fashion Marketing (ITC 2302)
Award in Textile Processing - Product Studies Focus
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
CAD Applications for Textiles (ITC 3008)
Colour Control of Textile Products (ITC 3107)
Fibre & Yarn Studies (ITC 2005)
Knitted Fabric Studies (ITC 2004)
Practical Fabric Design & Manufacture (ITC 3017)
Principles of Coloration (ITC 2103)
Principles of Finishing (ITC 2102)
Product Quality & Evaluation (ITC 3009)
Quality Assurance in Textiles & Clothing Industry (ITC 3501)
Textile Product Development (ITC 3105)
Woven Fabric Studies (ITC 2003)
Award in Textile Processing - Quality and Evaluation Focus
Mandatory Subjects
Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry (ITC 2511)
Introduction to Coloration & Finishing (ITC 2101)
Introduction to Fashion & Apparel (ITC 2201)
Introduction to Fibre & Yarn (ITC 2001)
Introduction to Textile Fabric (ITC 2002)
Language Subject
Workplace English for ITC Students (ELC 3102)
Award Core Subjects
Colour Control of Textile Products (ITC 3107)
Fibre & Yarn Studies (ITC 2005)
Knitted Fabric Studies (ITC 2004)
Physical Textile Testing (ITC 3001)
Principles of Coloration (ITC 2103)
Principles of Finishing (ITC 2102)
Product Quality & Evaluation (ITC 3009)
Quality Assurance in Textiles & Clothing Industry (ITC 3501)
Testing for Textile Wet Processing (ITC 3101)
Textile Testing Practice (ITC 3002)
Woven Fabric Studies (ITC 2003)
KEYWORD SYLLABUS
Code Subject
AF 2116 Accounting Concepts for Decision Making I
(Fashion & Textiles)
ITC 3201 Advanced Fashion Design Process & Development
ITC 3202 Advanced Pattern Design
ITC 3106 Analysis for Textile Wet Processing
ITC 3006 Apparel Textiles
ITC 2511 Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry
ITC 3008 CAD Applications for Textiles
ITC 3209 CAD/CAM for Clothing
ITC 2202 Clothing Production Management I
ITC 3204 Clothing Production Management II
ITC 3102 Coloration of Textile Products
ITC 3107 Colour Control of Textile Products
ITC 3506 Decision Techniques in Textiles & Clothing Industry
ITC 3206 Design Management
ITC 2403 Distribution & Logistic for Fashion Retail Business
ITC 3405 Fashion Buying
ITC 3210 Fashion Collection Project
ITC 2402 Fashion Consumer Motivation & Behaviour
ITC 2203 Fashion Design Process & Development
ITC 3205 Fashion Knitwear Design
ITC 2301 Fashion Merchandising
ITC 3404 Fashion Promotion
ITC 3406 Fashion Retail Information System
ITC 3402 Fashion Retail Management
ITC 3401 Fashion Trend Analysis
ITC 3407 Fashion Visual Merchandising
ITC 2005 Fibre & Yarn Studies
ITC 3103 Finishing of Textile Products
ITC 2205 Garment Manufacture
ITC 2206 Garment Manufacture Practice
ITC 3203 Garment Processing Technology
ITC 3403 Global Fashion Retail Industry
ITC 3502 Information Systems for Textile & Clothing Industry
ITC 3503 International Textile & Clothing Industry
ITC 2101 Introduction to Coloration & Finishing
ITC 2201 Introduction to Fashion & Apparel
ITC 2001 Introduction to Fibre & Yarn
ITC 2002 Introduction to Textile Fabric
ITC 2004 Knitted Fabric Studies
ITC 3208 Knitted Garment Manufacture
ITC 3003 Knitting Technology
ITC 2204 Pattern Design
ITC 3001 Physical Textile Testing
ITC 3017 Practical Fabric Design & Manufacture
ITC 3207 Practical Knitwear Pattern Design & Development
ITC 2103 Principles of Coloration
ITC 2401 Principles of Fashion Retailing
ITC 2102 Principles of Finishing
ITC 3009 Product Quality & Evaluation
ITC 3501 Quality Assurance in Textile & Clothing Industry
ITC 3101 Testing for Textile Wet Processing
ITC 2302 Textile & Fashion Marketing
ITC 3105 Textile Product Development
ITC 3002 Textile Testing Practice
ISE 245 Work Study in Fashion & Clothing Industry
ELC 3102 Workplace English for ITC Students
ITC 2003 Woven Fabric Studies
Code : AF 2116
Subject : Accounting Concepts for Decision Making I (Fashion and
Textiles)
Keywords Syllabus :
(A) Introduction to Accounting Information
Forms of business organizations. Accounting as an information system. Importance
of controls. Users of accounting information. The accounting cycle. The accounting
equation. Basic accounting rules and concepts. Double-entry systems and book
keeping for assets. Liabilities and equity.
(B) Understanding Financial Statements
Principal financial statements and their information contents. Concepts underlying
the preparation of these financial statements. Preparation of basic financial statements
e.g. trial balance, profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
Understanding of manufacturing accounts.
(C) Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
Objectives of financial statement analysis. Horizontal analysis versus longitudinal
analysis. Analysis of profitability. Liquidity and capital structure. Key concepts of
working capital management. Limitations of financial statement analysis.
(D) Introduction to Costing Principles
Cost classification and accumulation. Typical costing methods and their applications.
(E) Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis
CVP analysis as a decision making technique. The concepts of contribution. Break-
even point and margin of safety. Limitations of CVP analysis.
(F) Introduction to Budgetary Control
Budgetary control and the budgeting process.
Code : ITC 3201
Subject : Advanced Fashion Design Process & Development
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Analyze fabrication and textures to create feeling and enhancement for a specific look.
(B) Appreciation and awareness in the concept of construction and de-construction of
clothing in terms of design.
(C) Evaluate various modes of dressing e.g. the layered concept, the total look, ready to
wear and haute couture.
(D) Textiles appreciation - an appreciation of fabric structures and handling properties for
specific fashion design.
(E) Factors and constraints when designing a collection.
(F) Further pattern construction and adaptations in the preparation of a fashion collection.
Code : ITC 3202
Subject : Advanced Pattern Design
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) A detailed study of anthropometry of female and male figures.
(B) Techniques of pattern construction and development for women’s outer wear.
(C) Knowledge of pattern construction for various quality of fabrics and styles.
(D) Knowledge of design interpreting in pattern construction for various clothing types.
(E) Advanced pattern construction for men’s wear to facilitate garment manufacture.
(F) Pattern alteration and garment fitting for individual items of clothing.
(G) Construction of production pattern construction for mass manufacture.
Code : ITC 3106
Subject : Analysis for Textile Wet Processing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Qualitative Analysis of Textile Fibres
Identification of fibres by instrumental techniques such as infrared spectroscopy, X-
ray diffraction, pyrolysis gas chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry and
differential thermal analysis.
(B) Quantitative Analysis of Fibre Blends
Instrumental analysis of various fibre blends using infrared spectroscopy and X-ray
diffraction.
(C) Analysis of Fibre Damage
Examination of fibre damages of natural and man-made fibres with special emphasis
on cotton and wool.
(D) Analysis of Colorants, Auxiliaries and Finishes
Instrumental analysis of colorants, auxiliaries and chemical finishes using infrared
spectroscopy, gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography.
(E) Analysis of Water and Effluent
Determination of hardness of water, total suspended solids, turbidity, biochemical
oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand.
Code : ITC 3006
Subject : Apparel Textiles
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Overview of an Apparel Product
Introduction and classification of the basic components and materials used for various apparel products.
(B) Shell materials
Understanding the fibres used, structure and properties of various apparel materials in relation to end-uses:
such as shirting, suiting, sportswear, trousering and underwear etc. and their relationship to the
serviceability and care performance of end-products.
(C) Lining
Understanding the characteristcs, functional performance and applications of various lining fabrics,
including Acetate linings, Polyester and nylon linings, Silk linings, Cotton linings, Rayon linings and Wool
linings.
(D) Interlining
Structure, properties and applications of interlinings: woven, knitted, non-woven and
weft insertion.
Characteristics and performance of fusible interlining and sew-in-interlinings.
(E) Filling Materials
Characteristics and properties of various filling materials: cotton, down, wool and
man-made micro-filaments.
(F) Sewing Threads
Fibre content, structure, thread colour and numbering of sewing threads: Corespun thread, Spun thread,
monofilament and multifilament threads, and their characteristics and applications.
(G) Fastening for Garment Closure
Structures, materials, characteristics and applications of various kinds of fastening for garment closure, such
as zippers, buttons, snaps etc.
(H) Finishing Effects
Appreciation of the finishing effects on the aesthetic, care and performance of apparel products.
Code : ITC 2511
Subject : Business & Organization for Fashion & Textile Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Economics of Business
Business systems
The significance of textiles and clothing industry to the business economy
(B) Business Environment
The global scope of textiles and clothing business
Social responsibility and business ethics
(C) Business Structures
Types of business organization
Small business and franchising in the textiles and clothing industry
(D) Managing the Business Enterprise
The managerial process
Internal organization of textiles and clothing firms
(E) Organizing the Business Enterprise
Formal and informal organizations
Authority and responsibility
Designing organizations for textiles and clothing enterprises
(F) Production and Operations Management
Managing production and operations in textiles and clothing industry
Tools for improving quality of textiles and clothing products
(G) Human Resource Management
Motivation, leadership, and group behaviour
Managing human resource in textiles and clothing firms
(H) Marketing Management
The marketing process and marketing research
Product and price strategies
Distribution management
Promotional strategies
(I) Information Management
Computers and information systems
Application of information systems in textiles and clothing industry
(J) Accounting and Financial Management
The role of accounting in business
The role of finance in business
Code : ITC 3008
Subject : CAD Applications for Textiles
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Overview of CAD Design System
Design with scanning, sketching, copying, colouring, cutting & Pasting and repeat
features of all textile related products.
(B) Graphic file and Colour Library
Develop graphics using both bitmap and vector files, control and manage colour via
Pantone colour libraries, create seasonal colour cards and view automatically
generated colourways.
(C) Application of CAD in Textile Industry
1. Yarn Design: Design yarn with different degree of twist, S/Z twist, single yarn,
ply yarn and blend yarns, simulate yarn with different hairiness.
2. Woven Fabric: yarn dye design, striping and plain structure: automatic peg
plan and draft generation: customized twisted and hairy effect; weave
construction library, warp and weft design, simulation of colour and weave
effect.
3. Knitted Fabric: jacquard and intarsia design cabling, knitting machine
interface; knitted structure library.
4. Printed Fabric: touch up and production of mask films; automatic repeats and
half drop generation, colour separation.
Code : ITC 3209
Subject : CAD/CAM for Clothing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Fundamental Concepts of Apparel CAD/CAM System
Hardware configuration and software specification of an apparel CAD/CAM system.
Introduction of the concepts in Computer Graphics, including curve model, surface
model, colour representative system, texture mapping.
(B) Application Areas of Apparel CAD/CAM System
Fashion Design
CAD software as a tool for fashion design. Operation procedure of the fashion design
CAD system, including image scanning, drawing, touch up, colour separation.
Pattern Design
CAD software as a tool for pattern design. Operation procedure of the pattern design
CAD system, including pattern input, pattern generation, modification of pattern,
pattern grading and the output of pattern.
Marker Lay Planning
CAD software as a tool for marker lay planning. Operation procedure of the pattern
design CAD system, including manual marking, automatic marking, output of
markers, and marker report.
Automated Equipment
CAM hardware as manufacturing tool for different specialized jobs.
Digital Imaging
Taking photograph of samples and window display. Post-editing of digital images.
(C) Laboratory
Pattern Design System, including Marker Lay Planning
Code : ITC 2202
Subject : Clothing Production Management I
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) The Clothing Factory
Company policy of a clothing factory, structure and organization of a clothing factory.
(B) Cutting Room
Principal processes in the cutting room, the development of optimum cut plan, materials
and labour economics, materials utilization in cutting surveillance and control,
documentation to provide management information in the cutting room, scheduling for
cutting room.
(C) Sewing Room
Methods of manufacture: make-through, divisional and sub-divisional methods;
appreciation the characteristics of the operation of various sewing room production
systems in current use - make-through system, straight-line system, progressive line
system (synchro system), progressive bundle unit, flexible flow system, modular
manufacturing system, unit synchro production system (USPS), Juki unit synchro
system (JUSS) and other newly developed systems.
Appreciation of the characteristics of various methods and equipment used in materials
handling between workstations in the sewing room.
Evaluation of the various sewing room production systems and materials handling
methods in terms of product type, product and style variation, delivery policy, length of
production run, costs, space, flow control, supervision, output rate, flexibility, etc.
Documentation to provide management information in the sewing room.
(D) Facilities Layout
Objectives and principles of plant layout, considerations and procedures in setting up a
clothing factory layout, preparation of information for plant layout with integration of
workflow, application of work study techniques.
(E) Production Planning and Control
Information required for production planning and control, production scheduling,
workfloor control techniques, line balancing, work in progress control, computer
application for production planning and control.
(F) Finishing Department
Principal operations of the finishing department in a clothing factory, scheduling for
finishing department, documentation to provide management information in the
finishing department.
(G) Payment System
Payment methods in the clothing industry, determination of pay rate in payment-by-
result system.
Code : ITC 3204
Subject : Clothing Production Management II
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Production System Design
The design of production system for a clothing factory with the consideration of
product type, material type, style variation, output rate, length of production run,
delivery policy, level of work in progress, supervision and control, flexibility,
machinery and equipment employed, labour availability, constructional limitation of
the building, etc.
(B) Human Resources Management
Productivity evaluation, measuring of workers productivity, measuring of worker
performance, productivity and quality achievement, ergonomics of human factors.
(C) Material Management
Purchasing and inventory control, supplier evaluation, warehouse planning, material
utilization surveillance and control in clothing production.
(D) Costing and Cost Analysis and Control
Cost elements in clothing production, costing method, production budget planning,
cost analysis, manufacturing cost control.
(E) Plant Location
Plant location selection criteria, comparative location specific advantages of various
clothing production centres.
(F) Machinery and Equipment Economics
Machinery purchasing and selection criteria, maintenance policy planning, design of
preventive maintenance system, preventive maintenance procedure and method, costs
of maintenance.
(G) Production Strategies
Production strategies open to clothing manufacturers including outward processing,
evaluation of various sources and selection of suitable production system and method
for a specified production and marketing environment.
(H) New Development in Clothing Production
Appreciation and evaluation of the latest developments in clothing production.
Code : ITC 3102
Subject : Coloration of Textile Products
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Machinery and Utilities
Economic and technical advantages of coloring textile materials at different stages of
manufacturing.
Industrial coloration of textile materials in different physical forms and the machinery
employed.
Utilities in dyehouse such as water, steam, electricity and compressed air.
(B) Dyeing of Textile Products
Methods of dyeing and printing materials of cellulosic, wool, silk, synthetics and their
blends.
Dyeing of speciality products such as denim, sewing threads, narrow fabrics and
carpets.
Colour fastness vs end-use requirements; improvement of colour fastness.
(C) Process Control
Factors affecting dyeing; colour reproducibility, process and machine parameters.
Hazard control; environmental and ecological considerations.
Automation and process control in the dyehouse.
(D) Trends & Development
Trends and development in coloration technology, machinery, dyes and auxilaries.
Code : ITC 3107
Subject : Colour Control of Textile Products
Keyword Syllabus :
Perceptual Aspect of Colour
Spectral characteristics of light, object and visual system. Defective colour vision; colour vision tests.
Synthesis of Colour
Additive and subtractive colour mixing.
(C) Colour Specification Systems
Munsell System:
Notation and renotation, features and application.
C.I.E. System:
Grassmann’s laws and corollaries, recommended standards, colour descriptions and
their computations.
(D) Colour Difference and Tolerance
Colour difference equations and their evaluation;
Colour tolerance, colour passing, colour sorting and fastness rating;
Metamerism and its evaluation.
(E) Instrumental Match Prediction
Kubelka-Munk function and its characteristics;
Instrumental match prediction and correction;
Metameric and non-metameric matches;
Limitations of instrumental match prediction;
(F) Introduction to Colour Measuring Instruments
Reflection spectrophotometers and tristimulus colorimeters.
(G) Miscellaneous Topics on Colours
Measurements of whiteness, yellowness;
Colour rendering;
Colour constancy;
Chromatic adaptation;
Dye strength evaluations.
(H) Laboratory Practice
Colour perception;
Characterize the nature of colour vision among observers and under the influence of
light sources;
Instrumental and visual measurement of colour differences;
Evaluation of dye strength, whiteness and yellowness;
Instrumental dye recipe prediction; recipe correction;
Colour sorting exercises.
Code : ITC 3506
Subject : Decision Techniques in Textile & Clothing Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Quantitative Analysis Approach
Definition of quantitative analysis. The quantitative analysis approach to solve
problems in textile mills and clothing organizations.
(B) Forecasting Demand
Forecasting methods for textile mills and clothing organizations. Accuracy of
forecasting methods.
(C) Inventory Theory
Formulation of a mathematical model describing the behavior of the inventory system.
Derivation of an optimal inventory policy with respect to the model.
Consideration of quantity discounts and the use of safety stock in textile mills and
garment factories.
(D) Linear Programming
Introduction to Graphical and Simplex method. Formulation of linear programming
problems. Solving product mix problems for textile mills and clothing factories by the
use of Simplex method.
(E) Transportation Problem
Setting up a transportation problem and developing an initial solution. Finding the
least cost solution for textile mills and clothing factories. Solving the unbalanced and
degenerated problems.
(F) Network Mode
The framework of Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and the
Critical Path Method (CPM). Drawing PERT Network and finding the Critical Path.
Monitoring and controlling project costs and time for textile mills and clothing
organizations. Computing the maximum amount of material that can flow through a
network.
Code : ITC 3206
Subject : Design Management
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) The role of designer and design manager in the organizational structure.
(B) Product line development and create a successful apparel line.
(C) The finding, interpretation and application of anthropometric data.
(D) Ergonomic principles governing the design and shape of clothes.
(E) The selection and evaluation of materials and processes relevant to the production of
selected styles and quantities.
(F) An appreciation of the aesthetic values of design which the designer aims to maintain
in production.
(G) Modifications of design to enhance economy in material and manufacturing process.
(H) Ability to design within the limitations of the company’s resources and capability.
(I) The effects of quality standards on the work of the designer.
(J) The preparation and interpretation of specifications.
(K) The constraints on the designer to meet various market level price and requirements.
(L) Product analysis and evaluation in relation to product life cycle and product
positioning.
(M) Consumers consumption pattern and buying behaviour in retail market analysis.
Code : ITC 2403
Subject : Distribution & Logistic for Fashion Retail Business
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Fashion distribution channels
- Trade channels - structure
- Channel members - roles, responsibilities
- Channel behavior - buyer-seller relationships
(B) Logistics in fashion distribution
- Transportation/product deliveries/shipping
- Warehousing
- Merchandise packaging and handling
- Inventory control
Code : ITC 3405
Subject : Fashion Buying
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) The roles and responsibilities of fashion buyers.
(B) Functions of different fashion buying institutions.
(C) Fashion buying preparation.
- Seasonal sales plan
- Seasonal buy plan
- Merchandise assortment plan
(D) Vendor sourcing.
- Fashion market review
- Vendor showroom appointments
- Vendor negotiation
- Buyer / vendor relationship
(E) Merchandise ordering system and process.
- Testing of new merchandise and the replenishment process
- Ordering and re-ordering process and strategies
- Product development and sourcing
- Pricing of merchandise
- Buying mathematics
- Sales promotions
(F) The importance of fashion.
(G) End of season merchandise strategies.
(H) Small store applications of fashion buying.
(I) Case studies of buying pattern and strategies of fashion retailers.
Code : ITC 3210
Subject : Fashion Collection Project
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Researching and sourcing of ideas.
(B) Consolidation of ideas in graphic form and illustrations.
(C) Analysis and selection of fabric for end usage.
(D) Patterns development.
(E) Making-up and finishing processes.
(F) Selection and/or making of accessories.
(G) Final graphic and garment presentation for selection leading to the ITC Annual Gala
Fashion Show.
Code : ITC 2402
Subject : Fashion Consumer Motivation & Behaviour
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Fashion Concepts, Theories and Consumer Behaviour
(B) Cultural Influences on Consumer Behaviour
(C) Self and Fashion Choice
(D) Consumer Perception and Fashion Consumption
(E) Fashion Branding
Code : ITC 2203
Subject : Fashion Design Process & Development
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Knowledge of fashion trends and designers who set them
(B) Fabrication: e.g. structures, textures and colours affecting the designing of garments.
(C) The structure of the female and male figure for interpreting and enhancing the various
forms of clothing to emphasize balance, silhouette and details in fashion design.
(D) Factors and constraints affecting and influencing the use of fabrics, colours and
textures in the designing of clothes for various lines and markets.
(E) Knowledge, awareness and application of design adaptation.
(F) An appreciation and evaluation of past and contemporary fashion designers/trends.
(G) The appreciation and induction of using computer-aided-design for fashion design,
illustration, adaptation and colour and print application.
Code : ITC 3205
Subject : Fashion Knitwear Design
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) An introduction of the fundamental knowledge of specialist knitting techniques,
machinery and finishing is provided.
(B) The importance of understanding to make the best use of colour, yarn types, stitch
techniques and silhouettes for knitwear design.
(C) Individual experimentation how to create special stitch effect for knitwear design.
Practical work on hand knitting machine.
(D) Awareness of the latest development of materials, new technological frontiers and
recent fashion trends, students are encouraged to explore materials and new
technology for the application of knitwear design.
(E) Factors and constraints affecting and influencing the use of yarn, colours and textures
in the designing of knitwear for various markets and countries.
(F) The appreciation and induction of using computer-aided design for knitwear design,
illustration and presentation.
Code : ITC 2301
Subject : Fashion Merchandising
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Introduction to Merchandising
Merchandising in the fashion and textile industry of Hong Kong. Scope of
merchandising function. The merchandisers’ role in today’s fashion business.
(B) Merchandising Role
Importance of design and product development in merchandising. Objectives of
merchandising. Relationships between design, marketing and production functions.
Responsibility for fashion idea generation. Internal and external sources of design
and product concepts. Responsibility for business and production analysis. What does
management expect of merchandising?
(C) Merchandising Organization
Structure of the merchandising functions. Managing merchandising relation with
other departments. Types of merchandising organization in fashion and textile
business. Careers in merchandising: positions and descriptions.
(D) The Merchandising and Management Process
Market analysis: feedback from customer, costing information, fabric and finished
stock inventory. Analysis of fashion trend and movements. Product line decision:
seasonal style development and product mix. Fashion diffusion cycle. Sourcing
decision: single sourcing and multiple sourcing. Pricing and costing objectives and
policies. Buying process: supply analysis and evaluation, negotiation, order
placement, import/export documentation and finance. Merchandising planning and
control: merchandising plans, merchandising calendar, sales analysis and profitability
control.
(E) Fashion Merchandise Distribution
The role of distribution management in fashion merchandising. Distribution
intermediaries. Scope of distribution activities: order processing, labeling, protective
packing, pre-shipment inspection, and traffic. Technology in fashion merchandise
distribution.
Code : ITC 3404
Subject : Fashion Promotion
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) The principles and components of Fashion Advertising.
(B) Analysis of Fashion Advertising
- Analysing the various types of fashion advertisements
- Evaluation and critique of fashion retailers’ advertising strategies
(C) Media used in Fashion Promotion
- Magazine – Newspaper – Television and Radio
- Fashion shows – Direct Advertising – Outdoor and Transit
(D) Fashion image: packaging and updating.
(E) Case studies of fashion advertising and promotional strategies of fashion retailers.
(F) Project: Students to put together a complete advertisement, promotion & publicity
package for a fashion retailer.
Code : ITC 3406
Subject : Fashion Retail Information System
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Basic principles and concepts of information systems.
(B) Data and information in retailing.
Internal information of retail operations. External information of retail research.
(C) Information technologies in fashion retail business.
Data communication. Electronic data interchange.
(D) Applications of information systems in the retail industry.
On-line sales reporting. Inventory analysis. Stock assortment analysis. Seasonal
buying plan. Profit and loss status. Vendor profitability.
(E) The age of digital economy. Digital value chain and digital value network.
(F) The application of digital economy in retailing. Strategies for the E-shopping age.
Code : ITC 3402
Subject : Fashion Retail Management
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Overview of Fashion Retail Management
The management process of fashion retailing in the scope of planning, organising,
leading and controlling.
(B) Store Location and Selection
- criteria for store selection
- location strategy
(C) Sales Floor Management
- Scheduling the sales staff
- Fixturing the sales floor
- Merchandising the sales floor
- Sales and inventory control
- The art of selling fashion
- Customer services
- Store maintenance
- Store security
(D) Human Resources Management
- Recruitment, training and evaluation processes
- Staff remuneration
- Staff motivation and development
- Building employee morale
(E) Retail Financial Management
- Profit planning and expenses control
- Sales forecasting and budgeting
- Break-even analysis
- Performance analysis
(F) Retail Ownership
Characteristics of independent, chain, franchise, leased or joint venture stores.
(G) Small store application of fashion retail management
(H) Case studies of local fashion retailers’ management strategies
Code : ITC 3401
Subject : Fashion Trend Analysis
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) The fundamentals of fashion trend evolutions.
(B) Techniques of fashion trend forecasting..
(C) The key components of fashion trends: theme, color; fabric and silhouettes.
(D) Fashion trend terminology.
(E) Fashion trend implications on product development.
(F) Case studies on fashion trends.
(G) Project: students to analyze and forecast fashion trends.
Code : ITC 3407
Subject : Fashion Visual Merchandising
Keyword Syllabus :
Core concepts
Mannequins/Fashion styling
Design Principles Form direction, lines, balance, emphasis, scale,
Golden square, symmetry, /asymmetry, repetition,
Landscape/Portrait, architectural backgrounds
Colour
Signs
Sound, Movement, Smell
Lighting
Development of stores/International themes
Stores Outside
Stores Inside
Final project: students to design conceive and execute Fashion Visual merchandising concept
Store Fixtures and Plannograms
Stockroom layout
Trade shows
Flower arranging
Budgeting
Props.
Variety store/Chain store visual merchandising
Modernism/Postmodernism
Code : ITC 2005
Subject : Fibre & Yarn Studies
Keyword Syllabus :
FIBRE
(A) Regenerated Man-made Fibres
Manufacture, properties, and end uses of regenerated man-made fibres: modified
viscose rayon (e.g. Modal, Polynosic, Cupro, Tencel, etc.); aliginate; and regenerated
protein fibres (e.g. casein)
(B) Special Synthetic Man-made Fibres
Manufacture, properties and end uses of synthetic polymers: polyethylene,
polypropylene; chlorofibres, fluorofibres, and other polyolefine fibres; aramid fibres,
aromatic and alicyclic polyamides; polyurethane fibres and elastomeric fibres.
(C) Other Man-made Fibres
Source, properties and applications of other man-made fibres: carbon fibres, glass
fibres, metallic fibres and other inorganic fibres.
(D) Modern Development in Man-made Fibres
Types, manufacture, properties and end uses of bicomponent and bicontinuent fibres.
Recent progress in man-made fibres, e.g. silicon-carbide fibres of special cross
sections, microfibres, hollow fibres, asbestos replacement, etc.
Modification of common man-made fibres, e.g. viscose rayon, polyester and nylon,
approach to natural fibres.
YARN
(A) Preparatory Process
Principle and objectives of blowing room and other preparatory process in spun yarn
manufacture. Modern opening and cleaning line. Improved machinery features.
Wool scouring. Removal of vegetable impurities.
(B) Carding
Principle and objectives of carding. Roller-and-clearer cards and revolving flats
cards. Recent development of carding machines, attachments and chute feed.
(C) Intermediate Processes
Objectives of the intermediates processes. Draw frame and gill boxes. Examples of
various types of drafting systems. Principles of preparing materials for combing.
Study of combing actions. Principles of twisting and winding on speed frame.
(D) Spinning
Objectives of spinning processes. Principles of various types of spinning processes,
e.g. ring spinning, mule spinning, open-end spinning (rotor and friction spinning),
self-twist spinning, spin-fold and front-fold spinning, air-jet spinning, etc.
(E) Doubling and Twisting
Principles of twist insertion in ply yarn production. Properties of folded and cabled
yarn. Principles of fancy yarn manufacture.
(F) Texturing
Objectives of texturing. Methods of production, e.g. false-twist and air-jet texturing.
Code : ITC 3103
Subject : Finishing of Textile Products
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Textile Product and Finishing
The aesthetic, comfort and performance characteristics required by various textile
products and their relationship with textile finishing.
(B) Finishing of Textile Products
The “what, where, when, who and how” of finishing treatments required by some
common/special textile products, e.g.
Wrinkle free shirts & trousers
Easy care cotton trousers
Peach skin garments
Wool trousers
Nylon windbreakers
Stone wash & enzyme wash of denim garments
Corduroy trousers
Machine washable wool sweaters
Lyocell trousers
Sand-washed silk
Natural colored garments, etc.
Code : ITC 2205
Subject : Garment Manufacture
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Sewing Machinery
Types of sewing machines and their applications; types of feed mechanisms and their
applications.
(B) Needle and Thread
Needle types, sewing thread types and sizing; relationship between sewing thread and
needle in sewing process.
(C) Sewing Problems and Remedy
Problems, causes and remedy in sewing process, e.g. puckering, irregular stitching,
seam slippage, needle damage, etc.
(D) Pressing and Fusing Techniques
Introduction and techniques of pressing and fusing; problems, causes and remedies in
pressing and fusing.
(E) Machinery Maintenance and Repair
Basic principles in sewing machinery maintenance and repair.
(F) Work Aids and Attachment
The use of work aids and attachment in the sewing process; the advantages and
limitations in using work aids and attachment.
(G) Garment Engineering
The principles of garment engineering techniques.
(H) Quality Standards
Factors relating to the quality of garment manufacture. Relationship between
assembly techniques and quality of garment.
Code : ITC 2206
Subject : Garment Manufacture Practice
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Practise on the basic concepts and their application in the use of special sewing
machines, attachments, fusing equipment and pressing machines in garment making-
up.
(B) Develop the problem-solving skills of the students through the use of task-oriented
methods in garment manufacturing.
Code : ITC 3203
Subject : Garment Processing Technology
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Thread and Non-thread Type Joining Methods Manufacture
Methods and physical-mechanical characteristics in garment manufacture.
Comparison of these methods.
(B) Recent Development of Fusing Technology
Development of fusing technology with respect to quality of fusing and construction
of fusing press. High technology fusing, its merits and demerits.
(C) Recent Development of Cutting and Sewing Technology
Recent development of computer cutting systems. Quality of cutting with respect to
fabric types, and machine parameters.
Recent development of semi-automatic or automatic sewing units for different types
of products, such as shirt, jeans, trousers and jacket.
(D) Prediction of Problems in Garment Processing
Fabric Objective Measurement (FOM) technology and its application in garment
processing. Predict problems encountered during garment processing, and
recommend solutions.
Code : ITC 3403
Subject : Global Fashion Retail Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) The nature and scope of global fashion retailing.
(B) Survey the fashion capitals of the world :
- Europe : Paris, Milan, London
- North America : New York
- Asia : Tokyo
(C) International fashion retail business environment.
- Cultural and social environment
- Political and legal environment
- Economic and financial environment
(D) Trends in international retailing.
(E) Case studies of leading international & Hong Kong fashion retailers.
(F) Project: Students to complete & present portfolios on Fashion Capitals.
Code : ITC 3502
Subject : Information Systems for Textile & Clothing Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Fundamental Concepts
Data; information; systems; information systems; components and structure of an
information system: hardware, software, database, operations procedures and
personnel; data communication and office automation.
(B) Introduction to System Life Cycle
Approaches to system development; system analysis and design methods; coding and
testing; implementation; evaluation and audit.
(C) Information Systems
Features and characteristics of different forms of information system: Transaction
Processing Systems, Management Information Systems (MIS), Decision Support
Systems (DSS), Executive Information Systems (EIS), Expert Systems, and Work
Group Support Systems. Contributions and applications of different forms of
information system in the textile and clothing industry.
(D) Impacts of Information Systems and Future Trends
Effects on corporate strategy; effects on customer relations; effects on competitors;
effects on products and effects on suppliers. General trends in information systems
technology and future information systems applications.
Code : ITC 3503
Subject : International Textile & Clothing Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Introduction
International setting that influences textile and clothing production and trade.
Development path of world textile and clothing industry. Present trend of world
textile and clothing production, trade and consumption. Entry mode in international
business.
(B) Textile and Clothing Production
International shift of textile and clothing production; global sourcing; country-based
research. Structure of major textile and clothing industries.
(C) International Trade in Textile and Clothing
Global trade environment. International trade theories. International trade policies
and regulations; quota system. Major textile and clothing markets; market analysis.
Regional trade blocs.
(D) Contemporary issues in the international environment of textile and clothing industry.
Code : ITC 2101
Subject : Introduction to Coloration & Finishing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Preparation of Textiles
Water used for the dyeing and finishing industry.
Objectives of preparatory processes prior to coloration
Preparation of textile materials in form of yarn, woven goods and knitted goods.
Preparatory processes specific to particular file types
Effect of preparatory processes on textile materials
(B) Coloration of Textiles
General principle and technical terms used in dyeing.
An introduction to the dyeing of cellulosic, protein, synthetics and blends.
Machinery used in dyeing textile materials in various physical forms.
Qualities of dyeing and fastness requirements.
Principle and styles of textile printing.
Equipment used for textile printing.
Printing processes including fixation and washing-off.
(C) Finishing of Textiles
An introduction to finishing processes that impart:
1. dimension stability;
2. aesthetic, such as appearance and handle;
3. functional properties such as heat insulation, wash-and-wear, water and oil
repellent, flame retarding and insect proofing.
Effect of finishing processes on textile materials.
Equipment and additives used for textile finishing.
Introduction to the treatment of textiule wastewater.
Code : ITC 2201
Subject : Introduction to Fashion & Apparel
Keyword Syllabus :
1. Elementary Fashion Design:
1.1 The approach to the study of fashion trends in general.
1.2 The general knowledge the clothing behavior in particular.
1.3 An understanding of sociological and psychological facts which have
influenced the shape of fashion historically and which continue to mold the
contemporary fashion statements of our society.
1.4 Basic principles in fashion illustrations and the production of working-
drawings designed to convey structural information of garments.
2. Fundamental Pattern Preparation:
2.1 Introduce students to body structure, measurements and size specifications.
2.2 Basic principles of pattern drafting.
2.3 A foundation knowledge of using flat pattern methods and a combination of
simple draping for style adaptation.
2.4 Essential pattern quality.
3. Essential Garment Construction:
3.1 Introduction to Terminology and Technology
3.2 Sewing Machine & Ancillary Equipment
3.2.1 The basic elements and control of a lockstitch sewing machine, and its
attachments.
3.2.2 Tools, equipment and machinery used in the apparel industry.
3.3 Stitch and Seaming Technology:
3.3.1 Stitch and seaming technology with reference of different weight and fabric
structures.
3.3.2 Handling techniques for seaming of fabric of various structure and
characteristics.
3.4 Trims and Accessories for Clothing Manufacturing - their classification and
specifications:
3.4.1 Fastenings
3.4.2 Structural additives
3.4.3 Selection criteria and applications.
3.5 Basic principles employed in garment constructions. The applications of seam
and stitch to garment constructions in form of garment parts.
Code : ITC 2001
Subject : Introduction to Fibre & Yarn
Keyword Syllabus :
FIBRE
(A) Introduction
Classification by origin, desirable properties, and end uses of fibres.
(B) Natural Fibres
Production, properties and end uses of natural fibres: vegetable (seed and bast fibres);
animal (wool, hair fibres, and silk).
(C) Man-made Fibres
Basic principles of the manufacture of regenerated and synthetic-polymer fibres, with
reference to wet, evaporative, and melt spinning.
Manufacture, properties, and end uses of man-made fibres: regenerated viscose rayon;
cellulose esters (acetate and triacetate); synthetic polymers (polyamide fibres,
polyester fibres, acrylic and modacrylic fibres).
YARN
(A) Classification, definition, properties, characteristics and end uses of yarn types and
their products.
(B) Yarn numbering systems. Yarn twist.
(C) Basic principles and features of staple yarn processing sequence: e.g. cotton (carded,
combed), wool (woollen and worsted).
(D) Basic principles of texturing by various methods.
(E) Concept of blended yarn production
Code : ITC 2002
Subject : Introduction to Textile Fabric
Keyword Syllabus :
KNITTING
(A) The Application of Knitted Goods
The classification of knitted goods. The common textile fibres used and the general
fabric properties. Introduction to the local knitting industry.
(B) Basic Knitted Fabric Structures
Notations for warp and weft knit structures. The construction of single knit, double
knit and warp knit fabrics. Influence of tuck and miss loops on weft knit fabrics.
Introduction of fabric geometry for simple weft knit fabrics. The concept of fabric
dimensional stability.
(C) Loop Formation Principles on Knitting Machines
Loop formation on latch needle knitting machines include the circular single and
double jersey machines, V-bed machine, and raschel warp knitting machine. Loop
formation on bearded needle knitting machines including the fully fashioned machine
and tricot warp knitting machine.
(D) Introduction to Simple Knitting Machines
Needles and cams in simple V-bed machines, circular sinker top machines, interlock
machines and fully fashioned knitting machines.
(E) Machine Demonstration
Circular sinker top machine, double knit machine, V-bed machine, raschel machine,
tricot machine and fully fashioned machine. Methods of adjusting loop length, yarn
tension and fabric tension.
WEAVING
(A) Preparatory Process
Types of package associated with warp and weft preparation. Sectional and direct
warping; warp sizing, drawing-in and tying-in operation.
(B) Weaving Process
Classification of weaving looms; basic loom motions; control of warp and weft
densities; production rate.
(C) Fabric Structure and Analysis
Use of point paper to indicate weaves; basic weaves, plain, twill, sateen, satin and
their simple derivations; identification of warp from weft and face from back of
woven cloth. Analysis of fabric weave, crimp, densities and unit mass.
Introduction to common types of woven fabrics and their characteristics. Quality of
woven fabric.
(D) Machine Demonstration
Weaving, warp and weft preparation processes.
Code : ITC 2004
Subject : Knitted Fabric Studies
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Non Jacquard Piece Goods
Review of the yarns for the non jacquard fabrics and the relationship between yarn
type and fabric application. The basic requirement for the production of: plating,
terry, inlaid, fleecy, piques, fochette and colour striping. The fabric properties and
production costing.
(B) Circular Jacquard Single Jersey Fabrics
Machines and yarns for the production of accordion fabrics, jacquard terry, fishnet,
pelerine, drop stitch and tuck lace fabrics. The calculations for machine patterning,
fabric weight and costing.
(C) Circular Jacquard Double Jersey Fabrics
Machines and yarns for the production of multi colour pattern fabrics with various
backing. The effect on fabric property between the use of fibre blend, yarn blend and
feeder blend techniques. The calculations for machine patterning, fabric weight and
costing.
(D) Warp Knit Fabrics
Warp knit fabrics classification and applications. Yarn requirement and machine
types. Basic calculations for patterning, yarn weight and production costing. Study
of lace fabrics for apparel and upholstery. Warp knit fabrics for industrial purposes.
(E) Fabric Design and Analysis
Selection of yarn and machinery for the production of knitted fabrics for specific uses,
such as swimwear, aerobic dance suit fabric, track suit fabrics, diving jacket. Fabric
analysis for reproduction purposes. Fabrics include: multi colour jacquard single and
double jersey, blisters, links, eyelets and single colour fabrics with texture effect.
Two to three guide bar tricot fabrics; multi guide bar lace fabrics. Analysis of causes
of fabric fault formation and method of remedy.
(F) Fabric Faults Analysis
Investigation of the cause and remedy of various types of knitted fabrics.
(G) Quality Control on Knitting Machines
Operation and application of quality control instruments on all types of machines
knitting. Yarn furnishing devices and tension control, fabric tension control.
(H) Knitting Workshop Practice
Practice machine setting for proper fabric quality knitting. Use of quality control
instruments. Design and knitting of jacquard fabrics on circular single and double
jersey machines. Knitting of Raschel fabrics with fully threaded guide bars and part
set guide bars. Design and knitting of two guide bar fabrics with weft insertion.
Code : ITC 3208
Subject : Knitted Garment Manufacture
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Cut and Sewn Knitted Garment
Types of stitch and seam used. Special handling techniques, work aids and machinery needed. Making–up
sequences and quality aspects of cut and sewn knitted garment.
(B) Fully Fashioned Garment
Special types of seams and machinery used for the production of fully fashioned garments. Making up
techniques and sequences of basic styles. Quality aspects of fully fashioned garments.
Code : ITC 3003
Subject : Knitting Technology
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Modern Developments in Circular Piece Goods Knitting Machines
Principles of electronic needle selection. Application of CAD/CAM in pattern
preparation and machine control. The electronic stripers for single and double jersey
machines. Modern developments on knitting cams, sinkers, fabric spreader, needle
and fabric detector.
(B) Computer Aided Design System for Jacquard Knitting Patterns
Introduction of CAD hardware and software. Methods of pattern input by keyboard,
digitizer, and scanner. Pattern modification such as repeat, mirror, enlarge, rotate,
colour change, and pattern combination. Pattern design for various types of jacquard
knitting machines.
(C) V-bed Knitting Machine Control and Programming
Study on the control elements on mechanical v-bed knitting machines. Basic stitches
for V-bed machines. Needle bed racking and needle set out. Pattern repeat and the
operation of economizer. Formation of rib borders and draw thread insertion.
(D) Hosiery Knitting
Classification of hosiery products. Hosiery machine specifications. Primary parts of
a simple sock and the production method on single and double cylinder machines.
Basic stitches and jacquard mechanism on circular hosiery knitting machines. Heel
and toe formation and toe closing. Stocking and panty hose manufacture.
(E) Fabric Geometry and Analysis on Complex Knitted Structure
Study of fabric geometry for weft knitted fabrics. Practical application of fabric
geometry for fabric and garment production. The concept of STARFISH for cotton
knits. Analysis on fabrics with transfer stitches, racked stitches, blister and multi
guide bar warp knitted fabrics.
(F) Knitting Workshop Practice
Design and knitting of more complicated structures on warp and weft knitting
machines. Fault finding and remedy on machines. Using of CAD systems for
specific jacquard patterns. Sweater panel production on v-bed knitting machines.
Code : ITC 2204
Subject : Pattern Design
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Morphological structure of the human figure to facilitate garment fitting.
(B) Pattern construction of women’s light clothing and adaptation to obtain complex style
variations.
(C) Principles of pattern construction for men’s wear.
(D) Techniques of pattern alteration in garment fitting.
(E) Principles of grading and system of sizing distribution.
(F) Techniques of pattern engineering to conform to aesthetic, functional and
manufacturing requirements.
(G) Overview of the requirements of production pattern for mass manufacture with the
need for notation and accuracy.
Code : ITC 3001
Subject : Physical Textile Testing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Introduction
The concept of testing and sampling.
(B) Fibre Evaluation
Identification of fibres by microscopic testing, staining, solubility and burning test.
Test on fibres such as determination of fibre length, fineness and tensile strength.
(C) Yarn Evaluation
Assessment on important characteristics of yarns such as linear density, yarn twist and twist factor,
irregularity; and physical response like tensile strength, extension and friction to mechanical actions.
(D) Fabric Evaluation
Stand methods for dimensional measurement of fabrics. Mechanical response to the outside environment
such as tensile strength, bursting strength and tearing strength etc.
Code : ITC 3017
Subject : Practical Fabric Design & Manufacture
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Woven Fabric
Learning of basic skills of weaving on looms with either tappet, dobby or jacquard
shedding mechanism.
Design and manufacture of fabric with use of weaves and different yarn types.
Appreciation of design elements such as colour, texture, rhythm, shape, concept and
repetition.
(B) Knitted Fabric
(1) Fabric Design System with Design Workstation
Understanding the Colour Control Code (CCC) and Option Line in Design
workstation. Familiar with basic CAD commands and pattern repeat on the
knitting system. Convert the CAD design to CAM output with automatic
system
(2) Fabric Manufacturing System
Understanding the basic components of computerized knitting machine, the
stitch presser, sinker and loop length control of computerized knitting machine.
Making a simple jacquard purl fabric by means of electronic needle, a lace
pattern and fancy design with needle transfer technique, a cable pattern by
using both needle transfer and racking technique.
Code : ITC 3207
Subject : Practical Knitwear Pattern Design & Development
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Practice in design and technical skills of knitted fabrics by using a variety of knitting
machines.
(B) Making-up of garments with production sequences and techniques, students are
required to produce outfits for a specific market and season. General production
methods will be used to produce outfits:
Cut and sewn
Design and knitting fabric from circular or flat bed knitting machines.
Fully-fashioned
Fabric pieces are shaped at the selvedges by using the widening and narrowing
techniques.
Cut stitch shaped
The fabric pieces must be designed and produced by CAD/CAM system.
Integral garments
Demonstration will be given on how the knitted products can be produced with little
or no seam.
(C) Knitted fabrics, handling techniques, garment washing and quality requirement will
be introduced during knitwear making-up processes. This includes wet and dry
finishing processes, laying up, cutting and finally the making up processes, to avoid
fabric distortions.
(D) Practice on linking machines, cup seaming, rib attachments, plating equipment in
knitwear garment making-up.
Code : ITC 2103
Subject : Principles of Coloration
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) General Dyeing Principles
General effects of temperature, pH, electrolytes, substrates, liquor-to-good ratio and
addition sequence on dyeing; after treatments to improve colour fastness; auxiliaries
used for dyeing; dyebath formulation and design of dyeing cycles.
(B) Dyeing of Cellulosic Fibres
Application of direct dyes, vat dyes, sulphur dyes, reactive dyes, azoic dyes and
others on cellulosic fibres with reference to principles of application, dyeing
properties, chemistry and dyeing methods.
(C) Dyeing of Protein Fibres
Application of acid dyes, chrome dyes, metal-complex dyes, reactive dyes on protein
fibres with reference to principles of application, dyeing properties, chemistry and
dyeing methods.
(D) Dyeing of Man-made Fibres
Dyeing of acetates and synthetic fibres including acrylic, polyamide and polyester
fibres using popular dye-classes. Their principles and methods of application.
(E) Dyeing Machinery
Machinery for dyeing of fibres, yarns, piecegoods, make-up articles and speciality
products; set up of continuous dyeing ranges.
(F) Laboratory
Laboratory dyeing techniques; practical dyeing with selected dyes on cellulosic,
protein and man-made fibres; operation of dyeing equipment; dye characterisation
tests for evaluating dyeing properties.
Code : ITC 2401
Subject : Principles of Fashion Retailing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Nature of Fashion Retailing
(B) Historical development of the fashion retailing industry
(C) Classifying the fashion retailers
(D) Organization of a fashion retail firm
(E) Overview of buying functions and the roles and responsibilities of fashion buyers
(F) Overview of storeline functions
Functions of retail management & operations; visual merchandising, sales promotion
and customer services.
(G) The changing environment of fashion retailing
(H) Fashion retail terminology and its application
Code : ITC 2102
Subject : Principles of Finishing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Principles and Control of Pretreatments of Textiles
General purposes and sequences of various pretreatments for natural, synthetic and
natural/synthetic blended textiles.
Singeing of various textile fabrics: functions, machines, processes and control.
Desizing of various textile fabrics: functions, working principles, chemicals employed,
machines, processes and control.
Scouring of various textile fibres of different forms: functions, working principles,
chemicals employed, machines, processes and control.
Bleaching of various textile fibres: functions, working principles, chemicals employed,
machines, processes and control.
Mercerisation of cotton: functions, working principles, chemicals employed,
machines, processes, and control.
Fluorescent whitening treatments of various textile fibres.
(B) Principles of Physical (or Mechanical) Finishings
General purposes of various common physical (or mechanical) finishings that can
modify or improve the appearance and/or structure of textiles.
The general functions, working principles, machines and processes of the following
physical (or mechanical) finishings:
Drying of textiles. Calendering, Emerizing, Creping, Raising and Shearing of textile
fabrics. Straightening and Stentering of textile fabrics. Compressive Preshrinking of
fabrics and Milling of wool. Heat Setting of synthetic fibres and their blended fabrics.
(C) Principles of Chemical Finishings
General purposes of various common chemical finishings that can modify or improve
the performance and/or structure of textiles.
The general functions, working principles, chemical employed, machines and
processes of the following chemical finishings:
Stiffening and softening finishings of textiles. Crease-resist finish and durable press
finish of cotton. Anti-felting finishing of wool. Flame retardancy finishing of textiles.
Water and oil repellency finishing of textiles. Soil release finishing of textiles.
(D) Water Supply and Purification
Sources of water and purification of raw water for textile wet processes.
(E) Laboratory Practice
Desizing of fabrics. Scouring of fabrics. Bleaching of fabrics. Combined processes
of desizing/scouring/bleaching of fabrics. Effects of acids and alkalis on textiles.
Cold and hot mercerisation of cotton. Heat setting of synthetic fibres and their
blended fabrics. Milling of wool fabrics.
Code : ITC 3009
Subject : Product Quality & Evaluation
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Quality Requirements
Quality requirements for specific textile products regarding the aspects of apparel and
home furnishing products etc.
(B) Product Standardization
International and national standards set by government agencies, public authorities
and commercial bodies.
(C) Care Labeling
Care label and its specifications
(D) Subjective and Objective Measurement
Subjective and objective measurement techniques for evaluating textile products
including fabric handle, seam appearance, Kawabata Evaluation System (KES-F) and
Fabric Assurance by Simple Testing (FAST).
(E) Product Evaluation
Concepts for inspecting and testing textile products: analysis of performance and
specification. Evaluation on the performance of textile materials are concerned.
(F) Apparel Defects
Investigation of apparel defects and faults caused by textile processing.
Code : ITC 3501
Subject : Quality Assurance in Textile & Clothing Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Quality Assurance
Definitions and terminology; importance of quality assurance; justification of quality
assurance; need for quality assurance in the textile and clothing industry; customer
satisfaction.
(B) Standards and Specifications
The specifications and standards for materials, accessories, products, manufacturing
process, tests and services.
(C) Monitoring Quality
Quality assurance in pre-production; production; and post-production stages of textile
and clothing industry. Inspection, process control and acceptance sampling; use of
quality record.
(D) Quality Cost Analysis
Classification of quality cost, prevention, appraisal and failure cost; quality cost
reporting system; use of quality cost information; analysis of quality cost.
(E) Quality Tools
Use of quality tools, including flow chart, check sheet, histogram, Pareto diagram,
cause and effect diagram, stratification, scatter diagram and control chart etc. in the
textile and clothing industry.
(F) The Organisation of Quality Assurance
Quality systems; motivation for quality control circle; total quality concept.
Code : ITC 3101
Subject : Testing for Textile Wet Processing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Evaluation of Colour Fastness of Dyed Textiles
General principles of colour fastness testing and grey scales.
Colour fastness to light, rubbing, perspiration, washing and laundering.
(B) Qualitative Testing of Textile Fibres and Blends
Identification of fibres by staining, density gradient and burning test.
Systematic testing of textile fibres and blends by solubility test.
(C) Testing of Colorants
Systematic identification of the application classes of colorants on cellulosic, protein
and synthetic fibres by wet-chemical methods.
(D) Testing of Surface Active Agents
Testing of surface active agents by spot tests and two-phase titration methods.
(E) Identification of Sizing Agents
Identification of sizing agents on fabrics by qualitative spot tests and determination of
size content.
(F) Testing of Textile Finishes
Systematic testing of resin finishes on textiles.
Determination of free formaldehyde on fabrics by simple quantitative tests.
Code : ITC 2302
Subject : Textile & Fashion Marketing
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Understanding Textile and Fashion Marketing
The marketing concept. An appreciation of the marketing concept for textile and
fashion products. An overview of the micro and macro marketing environment in the
textile and fashion industry.
(B) Textile and Fashion Marketing Information System
The significance and role of the marketing information system in the textile and
fashion industry. Data sources and data collection methods. Analyzing and planning
market demand in the textile and fashion sectors. Marketing research in the domestic
and overseas markets.
(C) Buying Behaviour in the Textile and Fashion Market
Importance of understanding buying behaviour in the consumer and industrial markets.
Identification of consumer needs and desires. Buying motivation and influences.
(D) Market Segmentation in the Textile and Fashion Market
Segmentation: rationale, bases and strategy. Concepts of target marketing and
positioning.
Their application in textile and fashion market.
(E) Managing the Marketing Mix in the Textile and Fashion Market
The significance and role of marketing mix variables in creating marketing position
within segments. The function of individual marketing mix variable in marketing
textile and fashion products, and their interdependent relationship.
(F) Marketing Planning and Organisation in the Textile and Fashion Industry
Marketing planning and strategy formulation. Marketing audits and SWOT analysis.
Implementation and organizational issues with particular reference to the textile and
fashion industry.
(G) Marketing Aspects of Textile and Fashion Products
Effect of strong exporting and international orientation in an industrial context.
Characteristics of textile and fashion markets and suppliers in Hong Kong. The
organization for marketing. The role of middlemen and merchandisers.
(H) Impact of Marketing on Textile and Clothing Manufacturing
Quick Response, on-line information systems, textile-fashion inter-organizational
management.
(I) Export Marketing
Stages in internationalization and their impact on textile and fashion companies in
Hong Kong. Patterns and trends in world textile trade. Direct and indirect market
entry strategies. Risks in export decision relating to marketing concentration and
diversification.
Code : ITC 3105
Subject : Textile Product Development
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Properties of Textile Products
Properties of textile fibres, yarns and fabrics in relation to end-use requirements;
characteristic properties of textile materials that affect the appearance, durability,
comfortability and performance properties of textile products.
(B) Product Specifications
Specifications of textile products; labels; care labels and labelling rules.
(C) Product Development
Historical and current development on specific product types including their
manufacturing processes and requirements. Examples are:
Sewing threads and embroidery threads.
Narrow fabrics including laces, tapes, bands.
Linings and inter-linings.
Elastomeric fabrics.
Corduroys, velvets, terries and plushes.
Hoisery.
Garment-washed and garment-dyed articles.
Denims and chambrays.
Peachskins, suedes and imitation leathers.
Sandwashed silk items.
Ecological textile products.
(D) New development and trends
Automation of textile processes - robotization, information systems, CAD/CAM and
automation in process control; new development and trends in materials, processes
and textile products; contemporary issues affecting product development; new
products in market.
Code : ITC 3002
Subject : Textile Testing Practice
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Fibre Testing
Fibre Identification, including microscopic examination, burning, staining and
melting point determination.
Practice in various testing methods for fibre testing, e.g. cotton maturity, fibre length,
fibre fineness, fibre single and bundle strength etc.
(B) Yarn Testing
Measurement of yarn number, friction, unevenness,
skein strength, single strand strength, shrinkage,
torsion and numbers of twists.
(C) Fabric Testing
Evaluation of the durability of fabrics, including tensile strength, tearing strength, bursting strength, seams
strength and seam slippage.
Testing of aesthetic performance of fabrics, including fabric drape, pilling and
snagging etc.
Comfort, including fabric stiffness, stretch and elastic properties, thermal insulation,
and air permeability etc.
Care performance of fabrics, including dimension stability, colour fastness evaluation
to laundering, crocking, perspiration and light, appearance retention, skewness
measurement.
Functional characteristics of fabrics, including water repellence, water resistance,
flammability evaluation of textile fabrics.
(D) Testing of Trimming
Evaluation of sewing thread, bonding strength of laminated materials etc.
(E) Fabric Objective Measurement Evaluation of Fabrics
Kawabata Evaluation System and the FAST system.
Code : ISE 245
Subject : Work Study in Fashion & Clothing Industry
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Work Study and Productivity
The nature and purpose of work study in improving productivity, the importance of
human factors in work study, the relationship between productivity and living
standards, the role of work study practitioner in the clothing industry.
(B) Method Study
Basic systematic steps of method study and their meaning, the principal methods of
recording used in the method study, questioning techniques used in method study,
principles of motion economy, motion economy considerations in designing a work
station.
(C) Work Measurement
Basic procedures in work measurement and their meaning, main techniques in work
measurement. Concept of performance and rating, conducting of Time Study,
standard time establishing and application. The purpose of allowances with specific
examples used in the clothing industry: personal, fatigue, machine delay, training,
contingency allowances, etc.
Code : ELC 3102
Subject : Workplace English for ITC Students
Keyword Syllabus : :
This syllabus is indicative. The balance of the components, and the weighting accorded to
each, will be based on the specific needs of the students.
(A) Spoken communication in the workplace
Providing practice in the oral skills required in interactions with clients including
conversations over the telephone and presentations in face-to-face situations, as well
as in the pronunciation of textiles-related vocabulary, e.g. words describing patterns,
colours, clothing and expressions related to fashion and textile technology and
manufacturing.
(B) Written communication in the workplace
Selecting and using relevant content, appropriate style and format, and structure and layout in
correspondence and reports.
(C) Language Appropriacy
Introducing notions of context-sensitive language use in both spoken and written English.
(D) Language development
Improving and extending relevant features of students’ grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Code : ITC 2003
Subject : Woven Fabric Studies
Keyword Syllabus :
(A) Special Classes of Elementary Weaves and Fabrics
Elementary weaves and their bases, fancy twills and diamond designs, simple spot
figure designs, cellular structures, crepe fabrics, special rib and cord structures, stripe
and check weave combination, colour and weave effect, jacquard figured fabrics.
(B) Specialised Fabrics
Backed cloths, double cloths, treble cloths, extra warp and extra weft figuring, figured
muslim and damask fabrics, gauze and leno fabrics, warp pile and weft pile fabrics,
carpets, narrow fabrics.
(C) Woven Cloth Construction
Determination of yarn diameter, cover factor and cloth setting values. Characteristics
of some common fabrics of the three basic weaves.
(D) Fabric Faults
Common faults in woven fabrics, and the grading systems.
(E) Laboratory Practice
Structural analysis and production of some of the fabrics covered in the module.
