ID 4430 - Industrial Design Thesis and Project Studio I

A two-semester course that requires: 1) A major design project; 2) design of a professional portfolio; 3) design of a resume, cover letter and business cards, sample sheets and sample CD; 4) professional final presentation of major project in Power Point, Director or Flash; 5) preparation of all the project materials for the Senior Engineering and Design presentation. Major project requires following the entire Industrial Design Process: research, idea generation and development, sketches, sketch model, dimensional drawings, exploded view, bill of materials, final rendering and a pristine model. Application of ergonomics, user interface, engineering and manufacturing principles. This course, along with ID 447 creates the foundation to collect and create materials for a professional portfolio, and support materials. This course, along with ID 447, is approved as a writing-intensive course, which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ID 3470 and ID 2030 and IME 2500.

Credits: 3 hours
Lab Hours: (0 to 6)