Syllabus-Schedule

BADM395-Syllabus

Course Grading

LEARNING – 33%

Class Participation                            100 points

  • Being Prepared for class, finishing assigned readings : 10
  • Participating actively; engaging with content : 20
  • Making and printing objects in a timely manner :30
  • Collaborating with others in the class : 15
  • Attending class each week: 15
  • Asking questions of presented content and to guest speakers : 10

MAKING – 33%

Semester Project                                                                    75 points

Once a Semester Activity(Guidelines and Assignments)          25 points

SHARING – 33%

Twitter Activity                 30 points

Weekly Posts                  70 points

Course Total:                300 points


Course policies

  1. Two weekly reflections can be missed across the semester.
  2. Two delayed submissions allowed, upto 24 hours, without penalty.
  3. 20% penalty for all delays for upto 24 hours. Additional 10% each day. Submissions not accepted after seven days from due date.
  4. One class absence permitted, ideally with prior notice. Other absence only allowed with valid reason(medical/travel/interviews etc). If no valid excuse, 10% penalty for each class absence.

Week 1 – Jan 25th

Overview/Introductions/Skills Inventory

Guest Speaker: John Hornick and Arielle Rausin

Post Session Blog Assignment (Due by the next sunday at midnight)


Week2 – Feb 1st

Digital Making /Learning By Making (and Sharing) /Guest Speaker

Required Readings

Optional Readings

In class Activity

  • Learning from what others have made and shared.
  • 3D printing 101 – Download and print from thingiverse

Post Session Blog Assignment (Due by the next sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on what you learned in the class. Review the readings above and integrate them into your reflection. Describe the activities you did in class and post pictures of things you made.
  •  Choose four everyday objects that you might use from a sharing site like Thingiverse, Shapeways . Add to the write from point 1 above, describe and link to those products, explain why you picked them, and what would you change about them to make them suitable(or more suitable) for your use.

 

Week3 – Feb 8th

Design Thinking Workshop by Design For America- UIUC

Required Readings

Post Session Blog Assignment (Due by the next sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from the session using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Integrate the readings into your reflection.

Week4 – Feb 15th

3D Modeling with Fusion 360 : Guest workshop,  with facilitator from Autodesk

Required Software

Required Readings

Post Session Blog Assignment (Due by the next sunday at midnight)

  • Review the resources above for creating four objects in fusion. Pick one and follow the tutorial to design and save in the #DigitalMaking2016 workspace created in Fusion360 by the deadline and put it for print in the next class. You can make improvements in the next class as well.
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week and share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources
  • No reflection post this week. Combined reflection post next week.

Week5 – Feb 22nd

Fusion workshop with Mentors from Art and Design

Required Software

Required Readings/Videos

In Class Activity

  • New model tutorial in Fusion 360. Model must be saved in #digitalmaking workspace
  • Work on last weeks activity model/make/print something that you created/customized in Fusion 360
  • Finalize project details and individual once-a-semester activity

Post Session Assignment (Due by the next Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from the last two sessions on Fusion, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of your model and a print(if ready) in the post.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

 


Week6 and Week 7- Feb 29th / Mar 7th

Learning to make with arduinos, laser/vinyl cutters, digital fabrics at CU FabLab

In Class Activity

  • The class will be split into three groups, and each group will work on different stations each week. The typical format will be about 90 minutes of training and 90 minutes of making
  • The FabLab will be open during the week for open hours, and you can continue your projects.
  • In each session, you are expected to make something, either as a pair/group or individually.

Post Session Assignment (Due by the Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from each session, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of what you made, if relevant.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

Week8 – March 14

Workshop with Mitch Altman to make the Trippy synchoronized LED . You will learn soldering as well.

Post Session Assignment (Due by the Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from each session, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of what you made, if relevant.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

 

Week 9 – March 28

Build a Printer Event with Ultimaker Representatives

 

In Class Activity as a team.

  • Build a Printer from a Kit.

Post Session Assignment (Due by the Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from the last session, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of your model and a print in the post, if relevant.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

Week 10 – April 4

Learning to make with arduinos, laser/vinyl cutters, digital fabrics at CU FabLab

In Class Activity

  • The class will be split into three groups, and each group will work on different stations each week. The typical format will be about 90 minutes of training and 90 minutes of making
  • The FabLab will be open during the week for open hours, and you can continue your projects.
  • In each session, you are expected to make something, either as a pair/group or individually.

Post Session Assignment (Due by the Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from each session, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of what you made, if relevant.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

Week 11 – April 11

Scan to Print with 3D Sense Scanner

Learning Objectives

  • Learn how to scan
  • Learn how to clean up a scan in Meshmixer
  • Meshmixer workshop with Arielle Rausin
  • Refine the scan – export a cad model- set it to print.

Required Readings

Required Software

  • Meshmixer

In Class Activity

  • Start with a scan and output a printable object.

Post Session Assignment (Due by the Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from the last two sessions on Scanning, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of your model and a print in the post.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

Week 12: April 18


Learning Objectives

  • Reverse engineer from the scan to a CAD model
  • Refine the scan – cad model- set it to print.

Required Readings

In Class Activity

Post Session Assignment (Due by the next Sunday at midnight)

  • Reflect on the learning from the last two sessions on Scanning, using the following prompts and share your learning: What/ So What /Now what . Include screenshots of your model and a print(if ready) in the post.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.

Week 13 : April 25

In Class Activity

  • Final finishing touches to Project.
  • Individual Project Review and feedback

Post Session Assignment

  • No submissions due. Prepare presentations for next week.

Final Week -May 2nd

Portfolio Presentation

In Class Activity

  • Create 10 minute presentation of your learning in the course and present the things you have made and share with the class. Project teams will present together.
  • Teams participating in CU-Make should present their creations as a team, along with explanations/visuals of the process. Feel free to showcase all your other projects as well.
  • Students working on individual projects should showcase what they are doing, even if not complete.

Post Session Assignment (Due by the Sunday at midnight)

  • Submit final post on the blog, documenting your learning across the semester. More details soon.
  • Share your posts on twitter, comment on others posts you find interesting, engage with maker communities
  • Find resources that are useful to build on your learning from the week, share them on twitter, with the hashtag #digitalmaking and #resources.