ART 383 Digital Design Fabrication and Prototyping

5 credits

This course provides a survey of the field of design fabrication and prototyping from the perspective of design, materials, and industry practices. Students will be guided through a lab environment using rapid prototyping devices and physical modeling techniques. Theoretical underpinnings will suggest how the “machine” is becoming more integrated into the design process.

This course meets the Humanities general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: Admission to the BAS in Applied Art - Illustration program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate familiarity with contemporary fabrication/prototyping techniques
Evaluate design work from a fabrication/prototyping perspective
Demonstrate a broad understanding of the tools, software, and equipment used in digital fabrication and prototyping
Implement methods of digital fabrication and physical prototyping into designs
Employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving
Produce a portfolio artifact or research paper that synthesizes techniques taught in this course

General Education Distribution Area Outcomes
Students who successfully complete courses in the Humanities distribution area will be able to:

Discuss and explain methods of creative expression, social interaction, and aesthetic considerations employed by individuals and societies
Employ methods of intellectual and creative inquiry central to the selected Humanities course of study, using the vocabulary, concepts, historical perspectives and materials common to the chosen area
Dependent on the Humanities area selected, interpret specific artifacts from art, film, history, language, literature, philosophy, religious thought, or narrative form and develop one’s own viewpoint or artifact using the techniques common to that area

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20