This course is intended to develop knowledge and capability related to two fundamental building blocks of our technological world. Students will study structural and mechanical systems, underlying scientific principles, applications, and techniques and skills used in the design and development of these systems. Emphasis on knowledge of how these systems impact on society, and skills to solve new problems with structural and mechanical systems. A study of the systems used to encode, transmit, receive, decode, and store information. The study will include significant world communication endeavors, resources, and impacts of contemporary communication practices on this and other cultures.
Major emphasis is on the mass print and mass electronic systems.
A study of the structure, function, and impacts of producing artifacts, systems, and environments. Includes world manufacturing endeavors, resources, and the social and economic impacts of manufacturing on a global scale. This course is intended to promote the competencies, skills, and sensibilities needed for the successful development and realization of contemporary commercial products. Emphasis on documentation of design work, appreciation of stylistic traditions, and development of aesthetic sensibilities in design and realization. A course exploring and comparing technological development from early civilization to the present and beyond.