MAKER1100 Hurtig Prototype Design Emneplan

Computer Aided Design (CAD) is a form of digital prototyping used for product design, and the term Rapid Prototyping (RP) is a process for rapidly manufacturing parts with machines that gets information from CAD models. By using digital technologies engineers, designers and artists can go from an idea to a prototype in a more efficient way.

These technologies have greatly improved productivity such that makers can explore and push the limits of product complexity. They have allowed makers to fabricate parts more accurately without the need to engage the services of skilled model-makers, and to design parts within ever shorter development cycles.

Students in this hands-on course will be introduced to rapid prototyping technologies available at the Makerspace, including laser cutting and 3D printing. Through practical assignments you will learn how to design and fabricate physical artifacts and understand the impact of rapid prototyping technologies on society.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

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Knowledge

Upon successful completion of this course the student has knowledge of:

• 3D printing and laser cutting

• Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, file formats and slicing software

• Post-processing techniques for 3D printed parts

• The societal impacts of rapid prototyping and the maker culture

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Skills

Upon successful completion of this course the student has the ability to:

• Operate a 3D printer (FDM) and a laser cutter

• Create CAD models for 3D printing and laser cutting in Fusion360

• Create 2D designs for laser cutting in Inkscape

• Post-process 3D printed parts

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General competences

Upon successful completion of this course the student:

• Can create products using a 3D printer and laser cutter

• Knows how the underlying technology works: CAD tools, slicing algorithms and file formats.

• Knows how rapid prototyping technologies are impacting our society

Arbeids- og undervisningsformene omfatter omvendt klasseromsundervisning med seminarer og utstrakt bruk av digitale ressurser i den teoretiske kunnskapsutviklingen. I tillegg benyttes demonstrasjonsforelesninger, selvstudier, oppgaveskriving og ferdighetstrening under veiledning på skolens produksjonslaboratorier. Ferdighetstreningen er fremtredende i emnet og foregår parallelt for fordypning i fast- eller avtakbar protetikk. Gjennom obligatorisk portfoliopresentasjon og likemannsvurdering av medstudenters prestasjoner, kan studentene lære av hverandre, slik at arbeidene kan forbedres før eksamensinnlevering.

Studenten skal gjennom emnet utarbeide en prosessbok (arbeidskrav) som i tekst og bilder dokumenterer egen fremstilling og kvalitetsvurdering av alle typer arbeider og produksjonsteknikker gjennomgått i emnet. Studenten får individuell veiledning i forhold til faglig utvikling, og tilbakemelding på innleverte oppgaver. Arbeidskravet har til hensikt å bidra til kunnskapsutvikling, samt fungere som faglig støtte under praksisstudiene i tredje studieår.

1. A final written group (max. 2-3 members) report on the overall process design and operation, (max. 3000 words); counting 50% of the grade.
2. A final individual report (max. 2000 words) on the rigorous design of a selected element of the overall process; counting 50% of the grade.

In the event of failed or valid absence of exam, the postponed exam will be given as either an oral or written examination.

Part one and part two can be appealed.

All aids permitted.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used in connection with the final assessment. 

1.One internal examiner.

2.One internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly.