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RD Design,
Research and Development
RD-100
Introduction to Industrial Technology 1 cr.
Definition, history, and future of the industrial technology field and the present and emerging concentration areas. Business and industry links to options within industrial technology and the necessary preparation to meet graduates' future professional demands.
RD-205
Design for Industry 3 cr.
Industrial research and development experiences focusing on problems related to product development, innovation and problem solving, manual, semi-automatic and automatic production processes. Development and application of various systems for selection of materials and processing will be studied.
RD-320 Prototype Development and Model Making 3 cr.
Introduction to model making and prototype development/construction. Competencies are developed in converting design, research and development and other creative ideas into three-dimensional objects using traditional and non-traditional machining and forming techniques. Three-dimensional design problems form the core of this course.
Prerequisites: MFGT-110 or MFGT-150.
RD-420
Research and Development 2 cr.
Research and development procedures applied to specific industrial material and processing problems.
RD-421
Research and Development Laboratory 1 cr.
This lab is taken in conjunction with RD-420 to allow students in technical majors to fulfill the requirements of the major research and design project.
Corequisite: RD-420.
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Reviewed: July 2008 |