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FIW 204
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Title: | Furniture & Object Design |
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Course Description: | Focuses on finding one’s own design voice through various design explorations. Students will analyze the context of a design problem, process the information gleaned from the analysis, creatively find possible solutions, and realize at least one solution in a working prototype. By the end of the course, students will have started developing their personal design style. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 12/5/13 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Develop a personal design process.
2. Formulate a design process from problem to prototype.
3. Navigate working within a design group.
4. Communicate with suppliers for outsourcing specialized tasks.
5. Diagnose the root of a design problem.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Explore design issues of today
II. Develop communication and problem solving in a design group
III. Apply “Design Thinking”
IV. Design for production
V. Learn how to give constructive design feedback to peers
VI. Research types of material (i.e. wood, metal, resins, concrete)
VII. Investigate outsourcing various aspects of a design
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