Emphasis will be placed on new materials, hardware and equipment utilized in the cabinet industry. This course will provide students with the opportunity to fabricate finished scale product models. A variety of machine tools, processes and materials will be used to complete the fabrication process. Advanced operations of AutoCAD will be used to produce drawings that are consistent with industry standards. This course is a continuation of ITS 3450, extending industrial designing to corporate image, product packaging and display.
Special emphasis is given to human factors in product design.
This course is the conclusion of the industrial design courses sequence in which the student develops a professional design portfolio appropriate for job interviewing. In a studio environment, students will gain experience in advanced idea generation and visualization for industrial design. Strong emphasis will be on skill development, as well as creative ways of employing new techniques to a variety of applications. An advanced-level, supervised field experience in an area related to the technical and industrial administration major. The field experience is conducted by an affiliated organization in collaboration with the industrial and technical studies faculty and the student.