Description of Assignment
Client Projects:
Students rank available client projects according to their preference.
Clients are assigned to students by the teacher to meet as many student preferences as possible.
Students must compose a professional email to initiate contact with the client and request a meeting to discuss the details of the project.
Students are responsible for ensuring that they acquire all necessary information from their client as early as possible.
Students work through and document (written and visuals) all the stages of the design process to create a real product that meets the needs of the client.
Every feature of the design must be defendable by the student.
The design must be aesthetic.
The design must be presented to the client for confirmation of happiness prior to manufacturing.
Length of the projects may vary. Each appropriately difficult project should take approximately one month.
Capstone Project:
Students select a project of their own to create.
The project is recommended to be reverse engineered to ensure realism.
Projects with fewer components (less than 20) must consist of complex geometries.
Simpler components must consist of more parts (greater than 50 unique parts).
Students are expected to create a CAD model and drawing package.
Students are expected to create renders (image or video or both) of their product.
Students will present their work at the end of the project, including all the stages, what was involved, how they designed the product, any research that was done.