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DESGN-6270: ID Foundations: Mtrls & Mfg

Course Description

Materials and Manufacturing introduces students to the properties of materials and manufacturing processes and how both are expressed in designed objects. In this seminar class students are introduced to the manufacturing processes used for industrial materials, such as, plastic, sheet metal and die-cast metals along with the rules and parameters specific to each. Skills and knowledge covered in this course: cost analysis, product development, history of ID, materials, manufacturing, sustainability, design strategy, product life cycle, and ethics.

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Academic Level:

Graduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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Spring 2022

Section Name Meeting Info
DESGN-6270-1: ID Foundations: Mtrls & Mfg
Monica Martinez
  • Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 A

Spring 2021

Section Name Meeting Info
DESGN-6270-1: Foundations: Mtrls & Mfg
Monica Martinez
  • Mon 4:00-05:55PM

Spring 2020

Section Name Meeting Info
DESGN-6270-1: ID Foundations: Mtrls & Mfg
Monica Martinez
  • Fri 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - E3

Spring 2019

Section Name Meeting Info
DESGN-627-01: ID Foundations: Mtrls & Mfg
James Pierce
  • Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Grad Center - GC1