BME 3150 - Digital Design and Fabrication

This 2-credit course follows a curated design project introducing the applied engineering and practical hands-on skills required to design, develop, and manufacture a “thing.” It provides an applied introduction to design thinking, digital design, and fabrication, exploring topics in computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacture (CAM), computer-aided electronics (CAE), numerically controlled (NC) machining, laser cutting, 3D printing, molding and casting, PCB manufacture, embedded programming, and network communications. Students will learn how to envision, prototype, and document a project with hands-on experience with modern digital design and fabrication tools and software. The course emphasizes a process of “good” design practices and workflows to provide students with a solid foundation of skills and experiences that can be applied beyond the tools and software introduced in the course. The course aims to develop technological, communication, collaboration, and project management skills.