Computer Aided Design (CAD)
UndergraduateTAS-ZAT1222024
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed, No prior study
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Apply design thinking methods and practices to progress a design idea in response to problems and requirements.
- Conduct and design engineering drawings using basic features of digital toolsets.
- Develop presentations using digital toolsets and digital literacies.
- Reflect on effectiveness of the CAD design process to generate a plan for self-development.
- Module 1: Design Thinking - Empathise
- Module 2: Design Thinking - Define
- Module 3: Design Thinking - Ideate
- Module 4: Design Thinking - Prototype
- Module 5: Design Thinking - Test
- Module 6: Feedback and Reflective Practice
- Module 7: Customer Objectives and Requirements
- Module 8: Ethics, Sustainability and Safety in Design
- Module 9: Presentations
- Module 10: Good Design
- Module 11: Technical Skills Audit
In this subject, you will be introduced to basic features of the design toolsets used in digital fabrication. Weekly online content will assist you in developing the underpinning technical skills required to become proficient in 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) modelling.
These skills include:
- File management
- 2D sketching
- 3D modelling
- Sheet metal part construction
- Using assemblies, constraints and joints
- Developing drawings and presentations. For your assessment tasks, you will use these skills to solve a user specific design problem.
To achieve this, you will follow the design thinking process to design a product that effectively meets the end users’ specific requirements, reflecting on how your solution meets their objectives. You will also explain the environmental impact of your design and identify ways in which the lifecycle of the product can be structured in order to meet sustainability objectives. You will then use the presentation facilities within the CAD software program to share your solution.
This subject also introduces learning through practice by exposing you to authentic learning experiences. These experiences are placed at the centre of learning and assessment, so you have the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to respond to industry, community and/or global needs. You will be introduced to a range of methods, tools, techniques and approaches to practice. This will enable you to understand the root cause of design problems and develop solutions through active inquiry. You will also consider a range of principles and perspectives in your design work such as values, ethics, empathy and leadership while operating in real world scenarios. Upon completion of your projects, you will use reflection and deliberative thinking as a means of developing knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations.
- Weekly Design Tasks (30%)
- CAD Presentation (30%)
- CAD Model (40%)
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Entry requirements
No entry requirements
Additional requirements
- Software requirements - Students will need a computer that is capable of running the latest version of Fusion 360. A free educational licence is available upon enrolment into this unit, however students are responsible for ensuring that they have a computer capable of running the program.
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly recorded content and fortnightly live support sessions.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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