11PRD - Product Design (MCert)

11PRD

Year 11 Product Design                                                                 MCert

Course Statement:

In this course, students will develop design thinking skills using CAD to manufacture full-scale products using CNC manufacturing. Students will learn about materials and production processes, research and test ideas using manufacturing and modeling skills and will have access to workshop tools, machinery, and fabrication techniques. Students will be expected to seek individual innovative solutions to real-world design problems.

Topics Covered:

• Use of industrial modeling techniques using CAD software ‘Onshape.’
• Product development to explore and construct a functional prototype to test and refine ideas
• Presentation of a product outcome using a range of manual and automation techniques, such as CNC metal/wood cutting and 3D printing.

Leads to:

12PRD: NCEA Level 2 Product Design