Product Design and Development
Career Studies Certificate
Purpose: This Product Design and Development
Career Studies Certificate is designed to prepare students with the
knowledge, skills, and foundational concepts necessary to design, engineer,
and produce a product utilizing wood as a primary design medium and
incorporating CAD/CAM/CNC technology. These skills include critical
thinking, project planning, managing creativity and design, form and
function, product management through customer-focused innovation. Completion
of this certificate will prepare the student for work in various positions
in the design and manufacturing sectors.
Occupational Objectives: The Career Studies
Certificate in Product Design and Development is designed to provide
students the necessary skills to be gainfully employed in this field.
This certificate is primarily targeted to dual enrollment students, but
other students may enroll.
Admission Requirements: Admission to the
Product Design and Development Career Studies Certificate Program is based
upon the general admission requirements to the College. If a student
meets the general admission requirements, a counselor will discuss the
student’s academic strengths and weaknesses. Placement recommendation
for MTH 2 and Basic Arithmetic or equivalent is required.
Program Requirements: To receive a Product
Design and Development Career Studies Certificate, students must complete 13
credits as listed below:
|
Lecture Hours |
Lab Hours |
Course Credit |
||
|
IND 161 |
Product Design and Development I |
1 |
12 |
5 |
|
IND 162 |
Product Design and Development II |
1 |
12 |
5 |
|
DFT 233 |
Computer Aided Drafting III* |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Total Minimum Credits |
4 |
27 |
13 |