ECAD 1025 - How to Make Almost Anything

Institution:

Century College - Minnesota

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Description:

This course is an introduction to "personal digital fabrication" using the Century College Fab Lab modeled after the Fab Lab at MIT. It is designed for "garage inventors", entrepreneurs, artists, or individuals with new business ideas needing to create prototypes. Students will use laser cutters, 3-D printers, vinyl cutters, ShopBot CNC routers, and desktop milling machines to fabricate and test their design projects. The Lab is designed to allow students to explore their interests in a variety of fields including graphic design, art, business, computer-assisted design (CAD), physical and natural science, mathematics, and engineering. Recommendation(s): ECAD 1070 or ECAD 2053; ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate simple percentages with the use of a calculator.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.century.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 770-3200

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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