31 courses with the subject PROD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This class studies the chronological context of the development of the product design profession, relating it to the social, cultural and economic events that helped shape our modern day society. Studies are focuses on major industrial designers and innovations. This course has both a project and written analysis paper component.
This course introduces the development of rapid study models and mid-fidelity prototypes related to product design. Students, through a series of exercises, build study models of products to professional standards of accuracy and finish, with an emphasis on rapid development. Aspects of workshop practice and safety are emphasized.
This course is the basic introduction to the study of form and abstract visual relationships. It explores the issues concerning the organization of multiple elements of a 3-dimensional composition and form as it relates to the natural world. Its emphasis is on the abstract, rather than the literal, to remove stereotypical object identification.
This course introduces students to basic product design techniques. It combines lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and problem-solving exercises exploring product design as a creative process in the production of simple objects. Students develop a command of product development, skills in modeling and communication of their novel solutions.
Discusses ways of applying psychological and physiological principles to the design of interactive systems, products, processes, and systems to address human capabilities and limitations in ways that ensure safety, effectiveness, and ease of use.
This course is an integrated lecture/lab introducing principles and theories of product design, systematic design process, problem-solving, decision making and design as authorship. The course uses design research methods, and topical design issues to explore and experience design thinking.
This course uses principles of visual design in the organization of physical elements and analysis of form. Building on abstract relationships, natural inspiration, and the study of visual reference, students develop a sensitivity to form language, semantics, materials, and aesthetics of 3D objects of design. They learn to synthesize this abstract language into functional objects.
Introduces the creation and manipulation of three-dimensional digital models and the resultant two-dimensional drawings using computer techniques.
This is an applied computer class in which students pursue the development of design projects using current product design photo-realistic rendering softward for object design and three-dimensional modeling of products applicable to rapid prototyping.
In this course students are presented complex design issues in mass-produced objects. Students develop an understanding of the product development process focusing on the designers skills and technical knowledge to formulate appropriate design solutions. Students practice collaboration of ideas with engineers, marketing, users and shareholders.
This course will provide students with schemas and strategies for using visualization as a thinking tool, as well as persuasive techniques for communicating design intent. It will put into practice the essential techniques that product designers use to think and communicate visually.
To explore ideas around tangible interaction, this course will introduce the smart product development process and combine basic microcontroller programming with digital application development to conceptualize responsive products, environments, and/or materials. Students will design and prototype functional devices that operate using embedded technologies that enhance user experience.
This course will concentrate on digital techniques and methods of 3D representation and production. Using software to produce models for both representation and rapid prototyping, students will produce photorealistic renderings along with physical 3D printed models.
In this course students explore current trends in the product design profession today. Students will research and present insights into important design issues, trends, and criticism in contemporary product design. Through extensive readings and discussions, students develop an understanding of the relationship of product design to society and culture.
The course emphasizes the practical relationship between product design and the manufacturing industry and the technical considerations that influence the choice of material and process for small batch and mass production.
Introduces the creation and manipulation of three-dimensional digital models and the resultant two-dimensional drawings using computer techniques.
This course explores the various types of visual communication and presentation fundamentals applying the layout and composition type, color, images, and graphic assets used in product and visual presentation applications.
This course combines studio and lecture to introduce students to a variety of soft material structures and soft fabrication methods, and guides them towards purposeful use and innovative applications. Through hands-on prompted experimentation, materials research, materials presentations, instructive editing, and group critique, students will explore the unique role of soft goods in contemporary design.
This course provides students with a foundational understanding of empathic design, the aging process, knowledge of public health, technology, and ways of healing. Students will learn from a variety of experts in the field of design, nursing, and healthcare. By the end of the class, students will gain the skills and knowledge of how to incorporate cultural awareness, avoid implicit bias and ageism, understand health care and therapy methods, and use intergenerational collaborative design method to create age-friendly solutions. The classroom experience is designed as a seminar, with discussions, hands-on experiments, field trips, and Q & A sessions with invited guest speakers.
This course will focus on the art and design of building quality speakers. Students will be expected to design and build either a bluetooth speaker or a set of bookshelf speakers. Students will learn how to select drivers, crossovers as well as learn how to calculate the right size enclosure to get the optimum sound out of your speakers. Students will be expected to make a well-crafted and good sounding set of speakers as a final assignment.
This course asks its participants to reflect on food through the lens of design and addresses the impact it has on our daily lives while discovering new outcomes. We will be looking at many aspects such as: ingredients, materiality, the culture of eating, social and political impacts, community building, experiential and sensory qualities, industry, acts of cooking, packaging, and many others to create thought provoking projects.
Through a focused design project, students of various backgrounds and departments collaborate on complex design issues as they seek to create an appropriate and novel solution to the assigned design problem. Bringing both the PROD majors and PROD minors together, students work as teams through the product development cycle.
This course explores the physical, psychological, perceptual, and behavioral characteristics of humans. Through a series of lectures and projects, this information is applied to the field of product design to develop safe and effective products.
In this interdisciplinary course, we explore the past and present impacts of the Design industry on our current climate crisis, and we delve into the transformative potential of Speculative Design, Design Ethics, and Social Entrepreneurship to imagine possible, plausible, probable, and preferable climate futures aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the pursuit of the common good. Through immersive experiences, discussions and speculative world-building, students contemplate the virtues of designing and producing consumer goods for a more inclusive and just society. By understanding the ethical implications of design decisions, individuals gain the tools to drive positive change through social entrepreneurship, thereby fostering a more responsible world.
This course is a study into the experimentation and rapid three-dimensional visualization and manipulation of material, form, and function of designed objects no larger than the human body. Students will apply iterative hands-on design process to work through guided assignments to create self-directed project ideas for a variety of contexts. Students will deconstruct preconceived notions of everyday materials, objects, and functions—resolving ideas through technical problem-solving, analog and digital manufacturing, and various CAD software and digital tools.
This course covers diverse theories and methods for conducting product design research. Emphasis is given to understanding quantitative and qualitative research methods and the role the designer in synthesizing and applying research as a critical part of the design process. This course combines writing and short projects.
In Design for Manufacturing, students will have the opportunity to translate a conceptualized idea and design into a portfolio ready, high fidelity prototype. Using methods of contemporary production, each student will undergo the process of designing a product and developing presentable drawings that will be used to fabricate their parts for final assembly. Within this course, there will be an emphasis on computer aided systems that augment conceptual exploration and rapid manufacturing techniques. Vocabulary will be developed via an understanding of and engagement with tooling capabilities, CAD modeling, critical dialogue and investigating the relationship between design and fabrication.
In this first of two senior studios, students apply their skills to initiate research on an opportunity of their selection. Under supervision, students demonstrate control of applied design research and synthesis. This course focuses on the information gathering, study, and analysis that product designers do to inspire and inform themselves.
In this second of two studios, students apply their skills to develop a solution based on the research conducted in the previous studio. Under supervision, students will demonstrate control of the product design process in the producation of a novel and appropriate user-focused solution.
This course provides information about career planning and job seeking, including the development of cover letters, resumes, online and physical portfolios and the interview process. Practicing design professionals serve as guest speakers and conduct mock interviews to address topics relevant to the practice of product design.
This final studio is a culmination of the educational experience in the production of a senior exhibition highlighting the students' accomplishments. Under supervision, students work together to demonstrate control of all aspects of the design process and visual communication in the production of a graduation exhibition.
Source: Drexel University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
