17 courses with the subject IDES, 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.
IDES 503Business Planning and Practices3
45.0 hours 500 level graduate course Based on the principles of human-center design, this course introduces students in the arts and media to the principles of business - idea development, marketing, finances, and presentation skills - and develops competencies in strategic thinking problem solving, goal setting, time management, presentation skills, business writing, and financial literacy. Over the course of the semester students research, develop and prototype their ideas forming them into viable ventures. The course also introduces students to the various organizational structures used in business - small and large, start-up and established. The course culminates with public presentations and judging with the best proposals being eligible for a venture grant or participation in a summer incubator program. This course is not repeatable for credit.
45.0 hours 500 level graduate course The goal of this course is to provide tools for students to convert their abstract ideas into understandable, visual media for fluent communication. This course provides students with not only the philosophical understanding of how and why visual communication is important in the design process, but also exposes students to modern visualizing tools and techniques in both physical and digital methods. In the course, students will practice visualization skills including quick drawing for individual and group ideation, hand and digital sketching, and two-dimensional and three-dimensional rendering. The course will help students build an advanced skill set that enables them to become fluent visual thinkers and communicators using effective visualization techniques. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course helps to develop the modern skills and methods required to realize successful design projects. Put into practice, these ‘tools’ enable and support a design process that is increasingly shared with other disciplines, facilitates collective learning, and produces actionable strategies for change. Special emphasis is placed on participant field research, system mapping, the development of design-orientated scenarios, and the ability to communicate design thinking and concepts in a clear and compelling way. Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course This design studio offers the opportunity to launch individual or group design projects that are not connected to the ongoing industry partnerships. Projects are framed through critical issues, connected to the ongoing industry partnerships, and take into consideration personal interests of the individual student. The primary goal of this course is to increasingly strengthen the student’s ability to engage and advance critical issues through demonstrating and testing design concepts that can lead to products, systems and/or services. Students will be able to gauge their personal strengths and weaknesses, and orient/position themselves for the subsequent summer internship. Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course As a complement to the Design Studio II course (GRID 605), this course builds on the introduction to the design process, its tools and methods, to further develop the skills and methods in GRID 604 in the previous semester. The course further develops field research methods and principles (e.g. Universal Design, Human Factors) and refines mapping, modeling and presentation techniques. This course also supports students’ portfolio development and self-promotion in order to secure an appropriate internship for the summer. Prerequisites IDES*604 Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
45.0 hours 600 level graduate course The goal of this course is to address complexity of interaction between human beings and designed systems, environments or objects. This includes a wide range of practical applications - from designing or iPhone apps and interactive installations to designing of "smart clothes" and neural interfaces. In the first part of the course students will be introduced to basic concepts and vocabulary of the fields of cognitive science and psychology relating to interaction design. The main topics covered in the course will be cognitive science research findings related to information input and processing theory, perception and cognition, information appliances and interface design. In the second part of the course students will apply their knowledge of cognitive science concepts and human-centered design theory to specific projects assigned to them in collaboration with the main design studio and their personal interest. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course The major multidisciplinary studio where human-centered design process, development, and production are emphasized through the integration of critical issues that inform product design and in collaboration with one of the program’s strategic industry partners. Issues discussed and explored through making are: human experience and lifestyles; cultural and political issues; ergonomics; poetics; semantics; interactivity; imagery and form. The design process will consider above issues in the formulation of a design program; conceptual abstract studies; physical and material investigations; simulated and physical representation; and the application of manufacturing processes. Mechanical and digital fabrication and prototyping tools are used to create physical models and outputs in a range of fidelities and formats. In this studio, first year graduate students will be introduced to the program’s design culture and second year graduate students will have the opportunity to further improve their abilities to apply the design process while acting in a leadership role. Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
45.0 hours 600 level graduate course A writing-intensive course introducing the student to the nature of materials used in industrial products and the various processes by which they are formed. Films, lectures, and field trips familiarize students with wood, metal, and plastic materials as well as processes such as injection molding, laser cutting, and stereolithography. Emphasis is placed on the study of material characteristics and the appropriate use of forming methods. Introduction to technical information, specification writing, and professional communications. Meets with IDES*232. In order to receive graduate credit, graduate students are expected to exceed undergraduate course expectations by applying the skills and competencies outlined in the syllabus to graduate level concepts that will typically relate to their major program of study. In this regard, graduate students taking this graduate elective are required to meet with the instructor prior to the start of class to determine and outline the nature of the requirements to be met. Open to graduate students in the College of Art, Media, and Design only. This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
45.0 hours 600 level graduate course This graduate seminar provides students with frameworks and methodologies for designing products, services, and systems that comply with the principles of social, ecological, and economic sustainability. Readings, discussions, and lectures by faculty and sustainability experts help students develop a holistic systems view and understanding of ecological impacts as a factor for design decisions. Students will research and study the work of a number of sustainability experts to help position and inform their own developing design practice. Particular focus is put on design for manufacturing innovation, especially in regards to digital and distributed manufacturing technologies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course requires permission by the offering program office. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course requires permission by the offering program office.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course Building on the design methods classes offered during the first year, the laboratory offers a series of tutorials in order to round out students’ particular skill sets. This course will further support professional networking through development of student’s portfolio websites and other outreach projects. Prerequisites IDES*606 Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course The advanced multidisciplinary studio where human-centered design process, development, and production are emphasized through the integration of critical issues that inform product design and in collaboration with one of the program’s strategic industry partners. As an advanced studio, this course builds upon concepts and techniques introduced in GRID 610 Prototyping Studio and other 1st year graduate level courses. Issues discussed and refined through making are: human experience and lifestyles; cultural and political issues; ergonomics; poetics; semantics; interactivity; imagery and form. The design process will consider above issues in the formulation of a design program; conceptual abstract studies; physical and material investigations; simulated and physical representation; and the application of manufacturing processes. Mechanical and digital fabrication and prototyping tools are used to create physical models and outputs in a range of fidelities and formats. In this studio students will have the opportunity to further advance and refine their design capabilities while acting in a leadership role on the project teams. Prerequisites IDES*610 Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
45.0 hours 600 level graduate course This graduate seminar addresses the individual professional interests of each degree candidate as they relate to the student’s thesis project. Informed by a range of design research methods and sensemaking actions, students will establish an argument, strategy, and timeline for the development and completion of a thesis project while identifying the broader socioeconomic context where they intervene as designers. The product of this course is the declaration of the thesis project topic with supporting research, the thesis action plan, and the composition of the thesis committee. Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
180.0 hours 600 level graduate course A tutorial providing the opportunity for individual candidates to shape and present the outcome of their programs of study in a manner that directly reflects their career objectives. Projects may be carried out independently, under industry sponsorship, or as part of a research project, based on a plan produced and approved through the thesis director. Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course A tutorial providing the opportunity for individual candidates to develop and present their thesis in a manner that directly reflects their career objectives. The thesis project and document must exhibit an in-depth exploration of an approved topic, which addresses an area of importance to the Industrial Design field and contributes to the body of knowledge pertaining to that area. It may be carried out under industry sponsorship, as a part of a research project, or be independently based. Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 600 level graduate course A supervised practicum in a cooperating business, consultancy or design firm. The internship represents full-time employment equivalency under the new mentorship of a professional; it provides practical on-site experience, in which the intern is integrated into the professional staff, assuming professional-level responsibilities and experience. A University professor also observes, advises, and assesses the student during the course of the internship. This course requires permission by the offering program office.
