Digital Fabrication Technology - Art

This certificate as created to help students develop professional skills in computer and software driven fabrication. This program takes a multi-material approach to fabricating all kinds of parts, installations, and sculptures. There is an emphasis is on learning software skills that aid in the automation of manufacturing along with the hand skills required for finishing projects and creating works of art.  

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Digital Fabrication Technology is a rapidly growing industry in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California. Laney College has the ideal facilities, equipment, and faculty currently in place to teach a successful program in Digital Fabrication Technology, where no other program in the state exists. The program will fulfill the needs of custom job shops,sign fabricators, industrial artists, parts manufacturers, and furniture shops by training students how to design objects entirely using software aligned to current and future industry trends. Students will then be able to manufacture prototypes and finished projects using modern computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment, and will be able to iterate on their project until project needs are met or exceeded.

Item 1.            Program Goals and Objectives

 

Digital Fabrication Technology is a rapidly growing industry in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California. Laney College has the ideal facilities, equipment, and faculty currently in place to teach a successful program in Digital Fabrication Technology, where no other program in the state exists. The program will fulfill the needs of custom job shops,sign fabricators, industrial artists, parts manufacturers, and furniture shops by training students how to design objects entirely using software aligned to current and future industry trends. Students will then be able to manufacture prototypes and finished projects using modern computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment, and will be able to iterate on their project until project needs are met or exceeded.

 

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Safety -Demonstrate proper safety protocols of all tools and equipment in the classroom.
• Skills - Students will be able to use modern industrial computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment to produce projects and apply improvements within the prototyping process.
• Materials and Practices - Students will identify, analyze, evaluate and apply the correct materials to the appropriate production parameters creating efficient work flows for projects with optimal material use.

 

Item 2.            Catalog Description

 

Laney College's Art focused Digital Fabrication Technology Program prepares graduates for modern Digital Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing careers in furniture, cabinet,industrial art, custom installation and parts manufacturing shops. These multi-disciplinary courses emphasize and expand on the fundamentals of computer-assisted design (CAD) and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM)techniques. Students will learn intermediate and advanced skills in iterative,design oriented thinking by employing rapid prototyping philosophy framed within a creative problem-solving mindset. Graduates will leave with the ability to: conceptualize a project, 3D model it in its entirety, create the project using computer numerically controlled (CNC) and advanced manufacturing equipment, rapidly analyze and improve a project through iteration, and finish a project using modern and hand techniques.

 

Item 3.            Program Requirements

 

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Laney GE	Sequence
Core Courses (26-27 units):	CARP 224A		Digital Fabrication I	2		Yr 1, Fall
	ART 047		3D Visual Design	3		Yr 1, Fall
	ART 176		Beginning Sculpture	3		Yr 1, Fall
	ARCH 125		Digital Tools for Architecture	3		Yr 1, Fall
			or
	ENGIN 022		Engineering Graphics	3		Yr 1, Fall
			or
	WDTEC 030		CAD/CAM Techniques in the Cabinet-making Industry	4		Yr 1, Fall
	CARP 224B		Digital Fabrication II	2		Yr 1, Spring
	ART 071	Continuing Sculpture		2		Yr 1, Spring
	ART 080	Beginning Ceramics		3		Yr 2, Fall
	WDTEC 010	Intro to Wood Technology		3		Yr 2, Fall
	WELD 205	Introduction to Welding		3		Yr 2, Spring
	ART 466C	Occupational Work Experience		2		Yr 2, Spring
Major Requirements				26-27
Total Units				26-27

 

 

Item 4.            Master Planning

 

The Laney College FabLab strives to lead the region in the education and workforce preparation of modern digital fabrication tools used in the Digital Fabrication Technology and Advanced Manufacturing industry. Every student should feel empowered, included, and encouraged to create almost anything, regardless of background or skill set.

 

The FabLab creates pathways to the CTE trades at Laney College by aligning techniques, training, and curriculum along many programs within CTE. The FabLab also partners with high schools in the region, many ofwhich currently have their own FabLabs or are building new ones, and ensures that students who are inspired by Digital Fabrication Technology at their schools pursue their interests here at Laney College.

 

The FabLab directly contributes to the college mission of an inclusive and diverse learning environment by actively welcoming and empowering students from under represented groups within Digital Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing. We do this by working with a wide range of departments and student groups who normally don't utilize manufacturing techniques within CTE.

 

Item 5.            Enrollment and Completer Projections

The enrollment data for the courses included in the Digital Fabrication Technology – ART CA is shown in the table below.  These are the numbers of grades (other than“W”) earned.  Only regular semesters(fall and spring) are taken into account. 

 

The data shows a robust growth in the number of students at Laney College who are in majors that require rigorous training in lower-division computer science courses. 

 

Enrollment Data – Number of Letter Grades (other than W) Earned

 

Course	F18 & S19	F19 & S20	F20 & S21
ARCH 104A-- Beginning Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)	35	32	45
ARCH 125—Digital Tools for Architecture	23	19	17
ART 047—3D Visual Design	0	11	33
ART 071—Continuing Sculpture	7	0	0
ART 080—Beginning Ceramics	73	68	15
ART 176—Beginning Sculpture	26	0	0
ART 466C—Occupational Work Experience	Effective F21
CARP 224A-- Digital Fabrication I	Effective S21		14
CARP 224B-- Digital Fabrication II	Effective S21		8
ENGIN 22-- Engineering Graphics	22	39	37
WELD 205—Introduction to Welding	110	88	35
WDTEC 10--Wood Technology I	33	69	53
WDTEC 20-- Wood Technology II	32	19	33
WDTEC 30--CAD/CAM Techniques in the Cabinet-making Industry	18	19	11

 

 

Item 6.            Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs

 

a)     There are no active inventory records that need to be changed in connection with the approval of the proposed program.  

b)     This program does not replace any existing program on the college’s inventory. 

c)     A similar program does not exist in the Laney Art Department.

 

Item 7.            Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area

 

Laney is the only college in the district that offers Digital Fabrication Technology curriculum. CCSF has a CA in Maker Studies.

 

 

 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Laney GE	Sequence
Core Courses (26-27 units):	CARP 224A		Digital Fabrication I	2		Yr 1, Fall
	ART 047		3D Visual Design	3		Yr 1, Fall
	ART 176		Beginning Sculpture	3		Yr 1, Fall
	ARCH 125		Digital Tools for Architecture	3		Yr 1, Fall
			or
	ENGIN 022		Engineering Graphics	3		Yr 1, Fall
			or
	WDTEC 030		CAD/CAM Techniques in the Cabinet-making Industry	4		Yr 1, Fall
	CARP 224B		Digital Fabrication II	2		Yr 1, Spring
	ART 071	Continuing Sculpture		2		Yr 1, Spring
	ART 080	Beginning Ceramics		3		Yr 2, Fall
	WDTEC 010	Intro to Wood Technology		3		Yr 2, Fall
	WELD 205	Introduction to Welding		3		Yr 2, Spring
	ART 466C	Occupational Work Experience		2		Yr 2, Spring
Major Requirements				26-27
Total Units				26-27

The Laney College FabLab strives to lead the region in the education and workforce preparation of modern digital fabrication tools used in the Digital Fabrication Technology and Advanced Manufacturing industry. Every student should feel empowered, included, and encouraged to create almost anything, regardless of background or skill set. The FabLab creates pathways to the CTE trades at Laney College by aligning techniques, training, and curriculum along many programs within CTE. The FabLab also partners with high schools in the region, many of which currently have their own FabLabs or are building new ones, and ensures that students who are inspired by Digital Fabrication Technology at their schools pursue their interests here at Laney College. The FabLab directly contributes to the college mission of an inclusive and diverse learning environment by actively welcoming and empowering students from under represented groups within Digital Fabrication and Advanced Manufacturing. We do this by working with a wide range of departments and student groups who normally don't utilize manufacturing techniques within CTE.

Laney is the only college in the district that offers Digital Fabrication Technology curriculum. CCSF has a CA in Maker Studies.