Category: Academic Programs & Courses

GRT-790 INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent Study is available to graduate students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above. The student may receive approval to work in an area or on a project that is not otherwise offered or addressed in the regular curriculum. An Independent Study should include opportunities for individual student voice and provide a space for diverse perspectives. Students may receive credit toward graduation for no more than 6 credit hours. The student must submit to the chairperson of the department in which they wish to study, an Independent Study Proposal of 150 words (no less) of the student’s plan for study and her/his reason for choosing to study independently. Once the department chairperson provides approval and the instructor for the Independent Study is determined, the faculty member must write an Independent Study Syllabus with education goals, learning outcomes, meeting dates, course expectations, timelines, and due dates.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

MAE-610 ART OF REFLECTIVE TEACHING

This course will investigate reflective practices which make deep inquiries into personal theoretical teaching practices. Readings and explorations will guide students to examine existing beliefs though written reflection, visual thinking and metaphor.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MAE 601 MAE 701

CMD-619 FOOTWEAR DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

In this course, students will explore the process of designing a research-driven, culturally-appropriate, and professionally presented footwear collection. Students will gain insight into conducting trend- and self-led research to translate into marketable concepts for entrepreneurial or industry landscapes, understanding how color, material and finish can play an influential role within the design process of the product. The knowledge acquired in the course will be applied by students to construct a comprehensive design package that includes key elements such as mood and lifestyle boards, color schemes, material selection, illustrations, and technical drawings.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

DGR-635 DESIGN THINKING

Students learn to use Design Thinking as a cross-disciplinary method for problem solving. Design Thinking is characterized by a non-linear, creative, playful, and collaborative approach for generating and testing ideas through rapid ideation and prototyping. Students learn to challenge assumptions, take risks, and adopt unconventional perspectives in the process of problem solving. The class teaches students to take a human-centered approach, led by user empathy to (re)define problems, generate ideas, prototype, model, and test concepts and ideas for new products, services, processes, and strategies. Students do not need any formal design training to take this course, but will be required to visualize, map, enact, and document thinking and ideas in collaborative spaces.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

GRT-601 STUDIO I: EXTERIOR MESSAGING

This is the first in a two-course sequence that introduces advanced fundamentals of vehicle design through the analysis and development of both conventional and unconventional vehicles types. Special focus is on the research and conceptual/form development of an aesthetic message concept to be applied firstly in this course to vehicle exterior designs, and then further developed towards interior application in the following semester. Both courses are augmented by supporting studio courses teaching technical 2D and 3D skills. In both semesters, the main studio courses, GRT-601 and GRT-602 provide the core project brief around which primary lessons are introduced, then reinforced either directly or indirectly with assignments from the supporting studios. This course will result in a final exterior design executed as a technical digital 3D model data set capable of further engineering assessment and/or fabrication.

Credits: 3

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IXD-601 UX DESIGN STUDIO I,PROTOTYPING

Based on a foundation of web technologies, this class teaches students the concepts and use of programming languages to complement and extend their capabilities as designers. Students learn how to think like a computer and to structure code (functions and algorithms, not markup) to perform data manipulation tasks, to enable user interaction that incorporates devices and services, and to gain facility across multiple programming languages. As a result, students will better understand the strengths and limitations of digital systems and, therefore, how programming may enhance (or limit) their user experience design goals. With this foundation, students will gain a solid stepping stone towards entering the realms of mobile and web applications development, physical computing, and the exciting world of the Internet of Things, or the Internet of Everything.

Credits: 3

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MAE-615 MULTIMEDIA APPS FOR TEACHING ART

This course provides opportunities for in depth discussion and discovery of the changing nature of the 21st century art classroom. Balancing theory and practice, enrollees will be challenged to critically examine the development of the unique thinking processes embodies within the studio environment. Methods to engage and enrich artful decision-making through technological media are explored as teachers design creative and conceptually rich curricula for their classrooms. Enrollees will be expected to actively participate in on-line instruction, discussion boards, personal art creation and reflection, and some small group virtual conferences/critiques.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MAE 601 MAE 701

CMD-621 INTERMEDIATE FOOTWEAR DESIGN

In this course, students conduct an in-depth exploration of intermediate techniques in researching and constructing footwear. The curriculum covers patternmaking, cutting, sewing, and the creation of one shoe in several iterations of color and materials. The coursework focuses on transforming concepts from two-dimensional paper patterns into three-dimensional products, utilizing diverse materials that are integral to Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) design in footwear. Moreover, students gain insight into the operation and maintenance of industrial machinery essential to the shoemaking process.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: CMD-619

DGR-640 MINOR PROJECT

“On average, it takes a (design) graduate two years to get their first job, but 76% of Student Award winners walk into a job or placement within 3 months.”, The minor project is an opportunity for students to diversify their portfolios and broaden career opportunities with a project(s) taken from national and international student design competitions. By working on briefs set outside of the college, students can widen their scope for employment and evidence successful team-working on their resume and in portfolios. It enables students to assess their professional skills, redefine ideas and strategies for art, media and design and provide quickly visualized outcomes in response to creative briefs. Students are encouraged to take risks, but also work to their strengths. However, while there is a range of project briefs to choose from, students are cautioned not to venture into creative disciplines that are beyond their skillset. Students are required to work in teams of two or three, and interdisciplinary groups drawn from across programs and year groups* are strongly encouraged. *NOTE: The course is also offered as an elective.

Credits: 3

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GRT-602 STUDIO II: INTERIOR EXPERIENCE

The second of the two-course core studio sequences, this class continues the introduction of advanced fundamentals of vehicle design. Existing concept vehicle interiors are analyzed to help develop a unique interior design for the final exterior design created in Graduate Transportation Design I. Here, the aesthetic message concept generated last semester is now further developed into an experiential interior context which considers specific user research and is realized as both physical and psycho-sensorial formal executions. This course will result in final integrated exterior and interior designs executed as a technical digital 3D model data set capable of further engineering assessment and/or fabrication. The final combined interior and exterior 3D digital model will also be animated to demonstrate its conceptual intent.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: GRT 601