0 or 3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
This project-based course explains principles of product development, furniture construction, strength design, performance testing, and product sustainability (life cycle analysis and end-of-life options). The course familiarizes students with methods such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer Numerical Control (CNC) router operation, rapid prototyping, and basics of secondary wood products manufacturing, to build an actual product.
Learning Outcomes1Understand Computer Aided Design (CAD).
2Understand Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM).
3Understand CNC router operation.
4Understand rapid prototyping.
5Understand the basics of secondary wood products manufacturing.
6Understand the principles of sustainable product development.
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