Product design is a combination of industrial and computer technology that introduces students
to the world of design, engineering, and manufacturing through computer drafting and woodworking. Students
learn to follow the design process steps as they turn a conceptual idea into a fully functioning product.

 

Course Description
This product design course is designed to give students a wide overview of computer-aided drafting, modeling,
wood materials, and the different processes used to transform it. Throughout the course, we will focus on
classifying, the properties, and processes, of wood in different applications. This course demonstrates the
unchanging and new processes used on wood materials, as well as specific processes used on other related
materials. Special attention is given to safety while in the wood shop environment. Major activities include analysis
of materials, hands-on projects, computer drafting, and safety techniques used to process wood materials.

 

Course Goals
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Analyze properties of various materials
• Utilize diverse methods of designing products
• Explain the different processes used in the design process
• Demonstrate safe laboratory techniques in the activities
• Learn good measuring skills and the use of various measuring devices
• Explain specific skills used in the woodworking, computer-aided drafting, and design industries