High Volume Manufacturing for Product Design

Course aim

To develop to an advanced level, students' understanding of the manufacturing techniques with a focus on closed molding and polymer materials.

Course content

The students will develop knowledge on a range of contemporary materials and manufacturing processes and how these are applied in the design of products manufactured in high volumes. An understanding of the economic and ecological implications of mass manufacturing will be developed. This will include knowledge of the economic, ecological, and health issues related to manufacturing technologies. The students will use the design skills to produce simple products that demonstrate an integration of materials and processes into design development and implementation including economic and ecological criteria. In addition students will conduct research into the properties and form possibilities of a variety of high volume manufacturing technologies and materials.

Textbook(s)

This course requires additional materials to be purchased by students at their own cost, information regarding the required materials can be found in your course outline

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GRAP 2029	Advanced Computer Modelling for Product Design

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Site visit	2 hours x 2 sessions
Studio	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	1 hour x 9 sessions
Site Visit	2 hours x 2 sessions
Studio	3 hours x 9 sessions
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Lecture (online)	1 hour x 13 sessions
Site Visit	2 hours x 2 sessions
Studio (online)	2 hours x 13 sessions

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Presentation, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.