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Rapid Design through Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Class Schedule

Warning: This schedule is subject to change without notice! Watch your e-mail for updates.

• Week 1: January 12 - 14
• Class
• Design Games
• Toy Dissection
• Assignments
• Project 1: Toy Concepts assigned


• Week 2: January 19 - 21
  • Class
    • Computer Lab
      • Lab 1: Making Web Pages
      • Linking to the class AFS volume
    • Project 1Toy Concept presentations
  • Assignments
  • Project 1: sketches and presentation due
  
  
• Week 3: January 26 - 28
• Class
• Tour of the Collaborative Machining Center
• Assignments
• Project 1 web pages due


• Week 4: February 2 - 4
• Class
• SolidWorks lab 1
• SolidWorks lab 2
• Assignments
• Project 2 assigned


• Week 5: February 9 - 11
• Class
• Design and build activity - Part 1
• Design and build activity - Part 2
• Assignments
  • Fixes to Project 1 toy concept web pages due
  • Project 2 Part B - groups formed and toys selected
  • Fill out self-critique of your presentation
  • Self critique of Project 1 toy concept presentation due


• Week 6: February 16 - 18
• Class
  • Design/Build postmortem
  • Brainstorming Meeting
• Assignments
  • Project 2 part A - rough CAD model due
  • Project 2 part B - Final CAD file for toy prototype due
  • How to have a meeting


• Week 7: February 23 - 25
• Class
• Project 2 part B - Manufacturing plan presentations
• Project 3 assigned; teams formed
• Assignments


• Week 8: March 2 - 4
• Class
• Very Preliminary Project 3 ideas presented in class
• Project 2 part B - Manufactured toys presented in class
• Assignments
• Completed toy (or valiant attempt) from Project 2 due


• March 8 - 12 Spring Break

• Week 9: March 16 - 18
• Class
• Prelimninary Project 3 idea presentation
• Egg drop
• Assignments
• Project 2 part B - Web report on toy manufacturing process due
• Week 10: March 23 - 25
• Class
• Design Exercise 1 presentations
• In class discussion of concepts for Project 3
• Assignments
• Proof of Concept for Project 3 due
• Revise/improve activity based on class feedback


• Week 11: March 30 - April 1
• Class
• Exercise 2
• Presentation of first functional prototypes for Project 3
• Assignments
  • Self critique of Design Exercise 1 presentation due
  • Register for Meeting of the Minds
  • Revise/improve activity based on tester feedback


• Saturday April 10: Moving 4th into Engineering
• Week 13: April 6 - April 8
• Class
• Project 3 progress reports
• Project 3 testing
• Assignments
  • First draft of Project 3 student activity sheet due


• Week 14: April 13
• Class
• Exercise 2
• Assignments
• April 16 -17 Spring Carnival
• Week 15: April 20 - April 22
• Class
• Project 3 presentations
• Second set of testers
• Assignments
• Fully functional Project 3 prototype due
  
• Week 16: April 27 - 29
• Class
• Assignments
• Project web site and complete documentation due
• Complete project due Thursday May 4
• Wednesday May 5
• Meeting of the Minds





             

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