This course is designed to offer art education, ,current concepts in art education curriculum and,curriculum theory through readings, reflective,thinking, discussion, and interactions with peers.,The course assignments will enable them to make,sound professional decisions in curriculum,planning, design and instruction.
Credits: 3
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The course is an advanced digital visualizations,course that will prepare students to be able to,apply color, materials and finish concepts to a,range of products and by doing so visualize their,final concepts and produce compelling,presentations at a professionally competent level,that visually articulate the design intent.
Credits: 3
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The Written Thesis is a self-directed,,academically rigorous and fully referenced,8,000-10,000 word document providing a critical,appraisal of primary and secondary research,sources, and theoretical discussion and debate on,the over-arching context of the Final Project. It,runs concurrently with the Final Project 1 course,in semester 1.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DGR 613 DGR 620
This course builds upon the skills learned in,Digital Modeling and Rendering I; students are,introduced to more complex surfaces, shapes and,building techniques. Skills such as modeling to a,package, dimensional accuracy and maintaining,surface continuity are stressed. Students prepare,a comprehensive presentation at the end of,semester which includes critical self-assessment,and reflection of their developmental strengths,and needs.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: GRT 531
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
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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
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
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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
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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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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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