UE L : Digital design and making: New approaches
AR-508 / 4 credits
Teacher: Parascho Stefana
Language: English
Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.
Remark: Inscription faite par la section
Summary
The UE focuses on the project-based exploration of digital design and construction processes. In particular, students will propose and physically implement robotic processes and analyse their relationship to design and construction through both technical knowledge transfer and critical reflection.
Content
Keywords
digital design, digital fabrication, robotics, robotic construction
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
none
Recommended courses
AR-503 is helpful, however it is not a requirement. Students with no prior knowledge of robotics or programming are very welcome.
Important concepts to start the course
General concepts of programming and robotics are helpful, but not a requirement. Students with no prior knowledge are welcome to join the course.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Describe a given digital fabrication process
- Propose their own digital design and fabrication process
- Discuss the relevance and impact of digital process
- Develop a digital fabrication process that they regard as meaningful
- Implement their own chosen digital construction process
Teaching methods
Tutorials / workshops
Discussions / Presentations
Expected student activities
Development of projects involving physical prototyping and demonstration of robotic processes
Critical discussions on the covered topics
In-class presentations of project development and background research
Assessment methods
Students will be evaluated through the development of projects (individual and gin groups). As part of the project assessment there will be technical assignments as well as short writing submissions and presentations during class.
In addition, participation in class will be considered, as well as a fnal paper synthethising the developed projects by proposing a research statement and describing the implementation throughout the projects.
The evaluation distribution is as follows:
- Project assignments: 60%
- Final paper: 20%
- Class participation: 20%
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | Yes |
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
- Subject examined: UE L : Digital design and making: New approaches
- Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 12 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 12 weeks
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
- Subject examined: UE L : Digital design and making: New approaches
- Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 12 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 12 weeks
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
- Subject examined: UE L : Digital design and making: New approaches
- Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 12 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 12 weeks