Final Year Student’s Project

At the beginning of the final year, a student is allowed to select topics in textile design which shall be approved and carried out under supervision of a lecturer. The student will be required to prepare a project report. There should be an attempt to improve existing techniques and designs. Students carry out independent research in either textile arts, textile design, fashion design or interior design in which students demonstrate knowledge gained throughout the year of study. Work can be based on any aspect of textile design, fashion design, interior design, discovery of dyes from plants, pigment ink, coating agents, development of software and construction of simple textile equipment. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Ceramic Option: Throwing wheels (manual and electric), Firing Kilns (Electric, Gas, Wood), Test Kilns, Clay Mixers, Pug mills, Ball Mill, Jar Mill, Blunger, Weighing Scales, Jiggering and Jollying Machines, Glaze Sprayer and Booth, Dryers, Modelling Stands, Extruders, Brick Making Machine, Slab rollers, Shelves, Heat-transfer machine, 3D Printers, computer sets and other essential equipment. Glass Option: Blowpipes, Torches, Glass Rolling Machine, Working Tables and Stools, Glass Melting Furnaces, Annealing Furnaces, Jacks, Paddles, Shears, Moulds, Marvers, Benches, Crimps, Safety glasses, Punty, Blocks, Gas cylinders, propane gas regulator, computer sets and other essential equipment. 1. Textile Option: Equipment required include Design Tables, Stools, Sewing Machines and Accessories, Looms and Accessories, Large Printing and drafting tables, pattern making tools, Dress Forms, Cupboards, Computer Assisted Design (CAD) tools, computer sets and other essential equipment, digital embroidery machine, 2. Graphic Option: Computer sets, Graphic design applications, Graphics tablet and stylus, Digital Camera, Direct Image Printers, Large format printer, Lithographic printing machine, 3D Printer, monitor calibrators, External hard drives, drawing materials, Donkeys, Working table, Stools and other essential equipment. 3. Metal/Jewellery Option: Jewellery Pliers & Side Cutters, Anvil & Bench Peg, Jewellers Saw Frame & Blades, Jewellers Cutters, Soldering Block, Gas Torch, Tweezers, Triblet, Rawhide Mallet, Files & Sanding Sheets, moulds, core and sand, Furnaces, Polishing Papers, Crucibles, Furnaces, Bandsaw, Rammers, Bellows, Gaggers, shovel, computer sets and other essential equipment. 4. Fashion Option: Sewing machines, sewing accessories, pattern design tools, pattern making tools, dress making dummies, pair of scissors, draping tools, pressing board, pressing iron, drafting tables, fabrics, computer-assisted design tools, computer sets and other equipment. Staffing Academic Staff This should be in the ratio of one academic staff to eight students, where a department has up to six areas of specialization each area should have at least two lecturers at the senior category. This number should be increased where there are postgraduate programmes. In order to prevent the practice of indigenous arts and crafts from becoming extinct; traditional craftsmen should be invited to the university for short periods as Artist-in-Residence. It is expected that his will enable them to transfer their skills to younger generation. Library Each Faculty/School should be provided with fully equipped library and information technology centre with computers and Internet connectivity and quick reference books, periodicals, journals and audio-visual materials. Such library and information resources will be additional to the University central library facilities Classroom, Laboratories, Workshops, and Offices 1. Spaces For the good administration of the Industrial, designs adequate facilities should be provided for each section of the department. Space recommendations Space Use Minimum (m²) 1. Professors Office Academic 24 2. Head of Department Administration 24 3. Senior Lecturer Academic 20 4. Lecturer Academic 16 5. Assistant Lecturer Academic 12 6. Senior Technical Staff Technical 12 7. Senior Administrative Staff Administration 12 8. Junior Technical Staff Technical 10 9. Junior Administrative Staff Administration 10 10. Studio Space Students 30 11. Lecture Space Students 75 12. Seminar Space Students 30 13. Laboratory Space Students 30 14. Library Students 35 15. Social Space Students 40 16. Storage Space Students 30 2. Studio/Workshop/laboratory spacing and facilities (i) Ceramic studio/workshop/Laboratory: Hand building workshop, slip casting workshop, press casting workshop, throwing workshop, plaster workshop, Electric kilns room, Kiln shed, Glaze laboratory, spraying booth, Screen printing room, 3D printing room, Fabrication workshop, Lecture Room, gallery. (ii) Textile & Fashion studio/workshop/Laboratory: Screen printing room, dyeing workshop, sewing room, embroidery and knitting studio, Fashion studio, wood workshop, weaving studio, , Lecture Room, gallery (iii) Jewellery/Metal studio/workshop/Laboratory: Enamelling laboratory, casting workshop, hammering and machining workshop, welding, brazing, cutting and grinding workshop, chemical room for etching, anodising and patterning, finishing workshop, , Lecture Room, gallery (iv) Glass studio/ workshop/Laboratory: Hot glass workshop, Cold process workshop, Electric Furnaces room, Gas Furnace Shed, Materials characterization laboratory, Free blowing workshop, surface design workshop, Chemical laboratory, , Lecture Room, gallery (v) Graphic studio/workshop/Laboratory: Printmaking studio, photography / darkroom studio, printing studio, Editing studio, Lithography workshop, Digital media workshops, TV production studio, Computer room, , Lecture Room, gallery