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Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design |
School of Applied Technology |
Program AvailabilityNorth Fall 2012: Open |
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Program Code:
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Length: Eight semesters, beginning in September, plus one paid work term |
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Patrick Burke, PEng, PhD, program co-ordinator | 416.675.6622 ext. 4523 | patrick.burke@humber.ca
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The core of the Industrial Design degree program is learning and applying design strategies through a series of studio courses. In each semester, at least two design projects are undertaken, with many involving corporate clients to ensure real-world relevancy. Students learn how to generate innovative ideas, work them into preliminary sketches and designs, and bring them to life through the creation of computer-generated three-dimensional models and rapid prototypes.
Sketching skills are stressed throughout the program, along with a thorough foundation in 3D CAD, both dimension-driven and surface-driven. Other courses vital to the design process include Ergonomic Principles, Design for Manufacturing Production, and Design for Sustainability (Environmental Practices).
In addition to the hands-on component, the Industrial Design degree program includes courses in marketing, economics, and design management. This unique blend of courses gives the graduate a critical edge in both initial job placement and future career advancement.
Industry support includes work term opportunities, as well as support of design competitions.
Our Advisory Committee provides regular review and input of our curriculum ensuring our program is always on the cutting edge of industry developments.
“Industrial design is the art or practice of designing any object for manufacture.” (Collins English Dictionary)
Industrial Design degree graduates find employment in a variety of sectors, including product innovation and design consulting, consumer electronics, transportation/automotive, medical equipment, toys/games, furniture systems for office, hotel or home, displays and exhibits.
All industrial design students take studio drawing, perspective and computer drawing, rendering classes, and studio classes in which they develop their model-making skills. Our on campus facilities and machines at Humber include:
This program's computer facilities include a dedicated computer lab as well as other shared facilities. The lab has an array of peripheral devices including several laser printers, a slide scanner, and a flatbed scanner. The software that we incorporate into our curriculum includes 3D Modelling CAD, Alias, SolidWorks, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Corel Painter.
Partners include ABC Group, Autodesk (Alias), Bayer Material Science, Bombardier Recreational Products, Cosmoda, Ontario Science Centre, Research in Motion (RIM), Sertapak, Shape Products, Umbra and Magna International.
For information regarding faculty credentials for this program, visit humber.ca/faculty.
Students will complete a paid 14-week work term which is scheduled in the curriculum to occur after successful completion after semester six (from May to August).
Students are expected to find their own placement. The school provides support, such as working with business and industry to identify employment opportunities.
Note: For further information, refer to the Selection Procedures section in this publication.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Mature students (applicants 21 years of age or over) and/or transfer students (applicants with postsecondary education) should refer to the Mature and Transfer Student Admissions Regulations in this publication for admission criteria.
Advanced Standing
Three-year Industrial Design advanced diploma program graduates are eligible for advanced standing in the Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design degree program. Graduates may complete the degree with the equivalent of four semesters of full-time study plus a paid work term.
To be considered for admission, college graduates must possess the following:
Qualified graduates of this program may be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study at many postsecondary institutions. For detailed information, visit our website at humber.ca/transferguide.
Humber has been granted a consent by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a five-year term starting June 6, 2008. In conformity with the Minister’s criteria and requirements, Humber will submit an application for the renewal of the consent for this program 12 months prior to the expiration of the consent. Humber shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.
The 2012/2013 fee for two semesters is
- domestic $7,185.64
- international $12,800.
Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2012/2013 academic year.
Fees are subject to change.
For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.
$1,000 to $1,500 – books, materials, work term, travel, expenses, etc.; additional software (specified four months before needed). Humber uses Microsoft Office.
For information regarding fees for work terms, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance in this publication.
Humber awards degree scholarships automatically to graduating high school students based on academic achievement.
See the following chart for details. Some of the scholarships are renewable each year if you maintain an average of 80 per cent or more.
Degree Academic Average Scholarship
| 95%+ | $4,000 renewable |
| 90 - 94.9% | $3,500 renewable |
| 85 - 89.9% | $3,000 renewable |
| 80 - 84.9% | $2,000 renewable |
| 75 - 79.9% | $1,500 one time |
Tuition Bursaries
Humber offers tuition bursaries based on demondstrated financial need. Bursary information is available online at srs.humber.ca Make sure to apply early because bursaries funds may run out before the deadline dates. Deadline to apply: June 29, 2012 for programs starting September 2012.
Entrance Scholarships
Many of Humber's scholarships are based on grades and volunteer work experience. Scholarship details and application information can be found at humber.ca/admissions/scholarships.
OSAP
Find out if you qualify for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Visit osap.gov.on.ca.
On-campus Jobs
Earn while you learn! Students may apply to more than 900 on-campus jobs each school year. Competitive wages and flexible schedules are some of the perks of this program. Check out on-campus job listings at careers.humber.ca/workstudy.
View more of the great work of our Industrial Design students in the gallery below.
View more of the great work of our Industrial Design students in the gallery below.
Semester 1 | ||
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| BIND 100 | Industrial Design MethodIndustrial Design MethodCourse Code: BIND 100 Credits: 3 This course covers industrial design from its origins in ancient artifacts, tools, craftwork, furniture, and flatware to the machine ethic of the twentieth century art movements such as Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modernism and Post Modern that have influenced today?s products. Each period had its technological base, attendant theoretical base and methodology grounded in the social, political and commercial imperatives of its day. The major construct in the equation is creative thought expressed through utilitarian objects. The course focuses on contemporary stages in product development both creative and derived from the scientific method in which problem recognition and statement is followed by inquiry and idea generation, which renders several alternatives to be discussed, tested and evaluated. | 3 |
| BIND 101 | Technical Communication 1Technical Communication 1Course Code: BIND 101 Credits: 3 This is a course of increasingly advanced modules leading to mastery of fundamental geometric and scaled projected drawings representing existing objects in three dimensions. With a background in the history and derivation of mechanical drafting, drawings are plotted, projected and manipulated using drawing conventions that follow CSA, ISO standards of symbology and graphical communication. Concept and principles combine to develop skill and ensure compliance with recognized conventions representing objects drawn for production. | 3 |
| BIND 102 | Visual Communication 1Visual Communication 1Course Code: BIND 102 Credits: 3 This course enhances competencies in visualization, manipulation and presentation of ideas and concepts. Drawing elements and principles of central point projection (perspective) are explored in an historical and social context then applied to three dimensional spaces and objects in contemporary design. Viewer orientation in relation to the drawn subject is calculated and represented graphically to illustrate a product or interior space in a variety of disciplines. Emphasis is placed on the intrinsic communicative qualities of three-dimensional visualizations as a vital augmentation to linguistic and quantitative paradigms. | 3 |
| BIND 103 | Esthetic Principles and ElementsEsthetic Principles and ElementsCourse Code: BIND 103 Credits: 3 This is a course in creative thinking through self-awareness and psychological alignment, which fosters creative, original ideas centred on the discrete elements of design and the principles which are manipulated to create compositions that influence viewers in predictable ways. From a backdrop of nature’s structures, societal references on art and design from leading thinkers in creativity and the study of esthetic principles, abstract imagery is used to guide students into unique visual solutions with universal meaning. Colour studies lead to a physical understanding of the visible light spectrum and its relationship to direct and reflected light sources as applied in practical design applications. | 3 |
| BIND 104 | Scaled Constructions 1Scaled Constructions 1Course Code: BIND 104 Credits: 2 This is a foundation course regarding materials, tools, equipment and practices in constructing scaled models to illustrate the visual impact, size and ergonomic characteristics of products. In the context of design modeling employed by the design industry, material characteristics are aligned with appropriate processes and tools to accurately and safely fashion wood, plastic, and composite materials for the purposes required in communicating the aesthetic and functional characteristics of design. | 2 |
| BIND 105 | History of ArtHistory of ArtCourse Code: BIND 105 Credits: 3 This is an historical course of study and analysis of artistic endeavours that represent human values, conflicts and aspirations. Art and architecture are examined from early cultures to the end of the twentieth century to provide a broad awareness, understanding and appreciation for the aesthetic ideals of civilization. Subjects of analysis are compared and contrasted to morals, values and belief paradigms of the time in which they were created. In this framework, students are able to fully contextualize their own work as creators of tomorrow?s artifacts. | 3 |
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| PSYC 200 | Introduction to PsychologyIntroduction to PsychologyCourse Code: PSYC 200 Credits: 3 This course is designed to introduce students to the field of psychology. Psychology seeks to understand why people think, feel, and behave the way they do scientifically. To understand ourselves and others, however, we must consider all aspects of human functioning, such as the biological basis of our behaviour, the way we learn and remember, and how our personality develops, to name a few. Thus, this course will provide an overview of some of the major fields within psychology. In the process, students will be exposed to a discipline that is rich in theoretical diversity, research findings, and practical applications. They will be encouraged to critically evaluate common sense knowledge about how people function and to challenge their preconceptions. Students who have taken PSYC 400 Psychology cannot take this course. | 3 |
| PSYC 400 | PsychologyPsychologyCourse Code: PSYC 400 Credits: 3 | 3 |
Semester 2 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 150 | Industrial Design Studio 1Industrial Design Studio 1Course Code: BIND 150 Credits: 3 This course studies, analyzes, selects and applies esthetic, historic, professional, marketing, psychological and functional approaches used in designing products. Following a clear statement of purpose, and reflecting appropriate schools of artistic thought, designs are developed to meet esthetic and performance criteria. Through collaborative studio activities, students develop solutions to specific design problems. Presentations afford opportunities to compare designs and to analyze the different influences and theoretical frameworks that result in different design solutions. | 3 |
| BIND 151 | Technical Communication 2Technical Communication 2Course Code: BIND 151 Credits: 3 This course focuses on the graphical representation of three-dimensional objects in standard CSA and ISO conventions. Framed by industry standards of practice, multi-faceted objects with complex features are constructed and manipulated in section multi-views and axonometric projections to reveal shape and features in a clear and reproducible format. Parts lists, materials specifications, components listings, assembly drawings and dimensioning are mastered. Assignments are evaluated in the context of their impact, clarity, comprehensiveness, the application of scientific and engineering conventions and the recognition of their historic context. | 3 |
| BIND 152 | Visual Communication 2Visual Communication 2Course Code: BIND 152 Credits: 3 This course is founded in geometry and applies visual communications theory to the selection and development of techniques for illustrating surface, light source and environment in three-dimensional settings. As in professional design practice, the course demonstrates how to illustrate and present designs to decision makers employing media methods to show contour, surface material, basic reflections, depth and details. Media are applied to demonstrate techniques for emulating realism through highlighting unique characteristics in gradations of value and colour. | 3 |
| BIND 153 | History of TechnologyHistory of TechnologyCourse Code: BIND 153 Credits: 3 This course covers much of the foundation upon which the further study of industrial design will build. It investigates the evolution of applied technology during the past 500 years with particular attention to developments that are relevant to the industrial age and the development of contemporary commercial products and services. Studies demonstrate the impact of pivotal innovations on contemporary life and behaviour. Factors influencing technological breakthroughs (including available resources, social influences, economic conditions, scientific developments and design vision) are discussed. Classes, discussions and assignments develop the relationship between technological innovation and the evolution of design and society. | 3 |
| BIND 154 | Scaled Constructions 2Scaled Constructions 2Course Code: BIND 154 Credits: 3 This course focuses on the acquisition of model development skills for use in industrial design. It also explores the value of models in investigating, integrating, testing and explaining design ideas. Building on traditional practices (including stereo lithography and 3D printing), students source, specify, cut and form materials into shapes that can be assembled into design models. The models illustrate the esthetic characteristics including scale, proportion, and details and finish while demonstrating the functional aspects of product concepts. | 3 |
Semester 3 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 200 | Industrial Design Studio 2Industrial Design Studio 2Course Code: BIND 200 Credits: 3 This course introduces the issues of market demand, the application of mechanics to functional appliances and production implications as they impact on industrial design in contemporary social, technical and economic contexts. Collaborative and experimental activities are designed to meet the learning outcomes below. Projects allow students to explore current market trends, apply principles of physics, develop design alternatives for personal accessories, and walk a proposed new product through a manufacturing environment. Student work demonstrates sound methodologies, established schools of design thought, appropriate marketing considerations, relevant manufacturing concerns and a response to client wants or needs. This course includes an integrated project with BIND 201, BIND 204 and BIND 205. | 3 |
| BIND 201 | Project Presentation 1Project Presentation 1Course Code: BIND 201 Credits: 3 Students study the reasons for clear visual representations, the processes used to construct lucid images and the practices to layout and effectively render a comprehensive project. Tactics for effectively conveying information to corporate decision-makers are studied with particular reference to prioritizing information and synthesizing images to aid in the navigation of data. This course outlines the standards for three-dimensional rendering and product information transfer for concurrent design courses. | 3 |
| BIND 202 | Computer-Aided Design Studio 1Computer-Aided Design Studio 1Course Code: BIND 202 Credits: 2 This course introduces and applies computer technology to the design and detailing of three-dimensional parts. Computer architecture and user software form the backdrop for understanding computer-aided design. Constructing, manipulating, transforming, revising, and dimensioning geometric shapes are mastered by students to enable them to scale and plot design plans. The operational context of computers in the design and development of products is part of the course of study. This course supports major studio work through the development of the CAD skills used to communicate product form and production specifications. | 2 |
| BIND 204 | Commercial GraphicsCommercial GraphicsCourse Code: BIND 204 Credits: 2 This course embraces a broad framework in which visual communication is examined and explored in a commercial context. A historical backdrop of commercial graphics is developed and discussed with respect to both its intent and context. Recognizable visual patterns and verbal messages found in contemporary commercial graphics are analyzed. Using case studies, students investigate various marketplace expectations and the commercial design elements and imagery intended to meet consumers? needs and wants that elicit buying behaviour. | 2 |
| BIND 205 | Manufacturing FundamentalsManufacturing FundamentalsCourse Code: BIND 205 Credits: 2 This course provides an industrial designer?s overview of the economic context and nature of product manufacture. It briefly examines the important technological developments historically, such as the development of transportation systems, the development of part interchangeability, and the coming of age of mass production as represented by the production and manufacture of the Ford Model T. Next, lean manufacturing is examined, focusing on the Toyota production system. It will be seen that volume of production has a profound effect upon the manufacturing processes employed. Finally, modern trends in manufacturing are reviewed, with emphasis on how these trends affect design. These manufacturing trends include CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM, automation, mass transportation using containers and supply chain management. Finally techniques of project management will be introduced and applied to the design project being carried out concurrently in BIND 200. | 2 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology | 3 |
| RSMT 200 | Quantitative Research MethodsQuantitative Research MethodsCourse Code: RSMT 200 Credits: 3 This course prepares students for research projects by introducing and exploring various quantitative techniques. Students will learn to interpret, analyze and present statistical and other quantitative data from a variety of sources. Topics include the role and characteristics of data in statistical studies; the principles of data collection, including sampling techniques and estimation; the statistical analysis of one and two-variable data; probability distributions; and the presentation of data using graphical tools. | 3 |
Semester 4 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 250 | Industrial Design Studio 3Industrial Design Studio 3Course Code: BIND 250 Credits: 3 This course focuses on the role of industrial design as a catalyst for change in improving the built environment. The view of consumers and society in general is compared and contrasted to the business agenda in the development of contemporary product concepts. Analysis and articulation of free market forces are summarized and applied to development plans, which formulate a strategy that includes economic considerations of business and the expectations, needs and aspirations of consumers. Throughout the course, representatives of the business and academic community address the class to underscore the course of study and evaluate solutions. | 3 |
| BIND 251 | Introduction to SystemsIntroduction to SystemsCourse Code: BIND 251 Credits: This course is a broad-based study of the interrelationship of transportation, communication, production, and distribution for sustaining social and economic development in contemporary civilization. The underlying infrastructures in support of society are identified and compared as they relate to the introduction of change such as technological innovation and design, scientific discovery, social trends and unexpected environmental variations. | |
| BIND 252 | Computer-Aided Design Studio 2Computer-Aided Design Studio 2Course Code: BIND 252 Credits: 2 This course covers the study and application of computer-aided design to foster communication of design and production parameters to manufacturing. Learning conventions of construction and assembly sequences assist in defining design scale, dimension, functional configuration and efficiency. By manipulating the design through several phases of development, mastery of part design is accomplished in a manufacturing framework. | 2 |
| BIND 253 | Project Presentation 2Project Presentation 2Course Code: BIND 253 Credits: 3 This course helps students acquire knowledge and skills in communicating complex design information in a diverse format. Image generation and manipulation through traditional and digital methods are synthesized with written work to convey a complete design concept. Assignments in the course are constructed to facilitate the transference of information through computer manipulation, as well as through public showings and presentations. | 3 |
| BIND 254 | Design for Production 1Design for Production 1Course Code: BIND 254 Credits: 3 This course studies the uses of metal alloys in production environments. A background and context in the history of metal, its impact on civilization and its current uses gives the framework for the role metals play in contemporary product technology. The comparative advantages and disadvantages of a variety of metal alloys used in products is revealed in conjunction with manufacturing processes and environmental concerns that relate to optimal product design solutions. | 3 |
| BIND 255 | Ergonomic PrinciplesErgonomic PrinciplesCourse Code: BIND 255 Credits: 2 This course covers ergonomic principles and parameters employed by industrial designers. Beginning with the pioneering work done by the US Air Force and the advancements made by Dreyfuss and associates later, topics include: anthropometry, physical measurement, size variations in individuals and groups, averaging range for percentiles, reach and strain, physical pivot points and leverage, grasp and hand articulation, seating, posture, nerves and circulation, sight parameters, thresholds of hearing vibration, temperature, and atmosphere. A study of human factors issues introduces students to a broad range of physical and psychological applications. | 2 |
| RSMT 201 | Qualitative Research MethodsQualitative Research MethodsCourse Code: RSMT 201 Credits: 3 The purpose of this course is to equip students with a knowledge and understanding of key concepts and methodologies associated with qualitative data analysis and research design in the social sciences. The course will begin by defining what constitutes qualitative research and what distinguishes it from quantitative research. Students will learn how qualitative research studies are designed, why a particular research methodology is chosen and how that methodology is then carried out. Several research designs within qualitative research methodologies will be presented. Students will be introduced to methods such as ethnography, participant observation, interviewing and focus groups. In addition to covering ethical protocol in research, the course will investigate the interpretation of results, the writing up of findings and effective communication of data. In providing students with some background in how research is conducted and presented, the course will offer students the skills to think critically about research results that are presented to them in their coursework and in the media. Students will understand how qualitative research can provide important insights into problems or needs within a community or client populations, patterns of service delivery, consumer satisfaction and public opinion. | 3 |
Semester 5 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 302 | Computer-Aided Design Studio 3Computer-Aided Design Studio 3Course Code: BIND 302 Credits: 2 This is a course in both the study and application of computer-aided design to illustrate assemblies of parts and complex surface character in product applications. A background in lofting history in ship building and twentieth century automotive body design is explored through to current product esthetic in a CAD medium. An introduction to the underlying suggestive character of the surface is demonstrated to create designs with appeal to specific consumer markets. Manufacturing and fabricating considerations for downstream production technologies form the working guidelines for computed solutions. | 2 |
| BIND 303 | Multimedia ApplicationMultimedia ApplicationCourse Code: BIND 303 Credits: 2 This course examines the interplay between media, message, intent, and feedback for design appraisal and promotion. Computer technology drives the software that provides the application for practice and learning. Mastery of the skills required to create, transform, and manipulate imagery to achieve specified goals of design in communicating visual messages for a multimedia presentation, including web page design, are applied in current media promotional contexts. | 2 |
| BIND 304 | Design for ProductionDesign for ProductionCourse Code: BIND 304 Credits: 3 This course studies the contemporary use of polymers and resins in both a cultural and production setting. A background and context in the history of plastic through cellulosics, phenolics, and early petro-chemical polymerization to today?s engineering performance resins sets the stage for contemporary exploration of this versatile family of materials. The comparative characteristics of each polymer is examined, evaluated, and then applied to product concepts. Product assemblies are understood through a variety of processes used in the forming, shaping and moulding of plastics for product design with a view toward economic viability and sustainable development. | 3 |
| BIND 305 | MarketingMarketingCourse Code: BIND 305 Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of marketing as practiced in Canada today both domestically and internationally. Product, price, promotion, and distribution frameworks are examined both as separate and integrated subsets of the marketing mix. The resulting strategies are oriented toward satisfying customer wants and needs to achieve organizational objectives. Legal, social, cultural and other elements of the marketing environment are considered in cases requiring research of current materials and practical application of course studies. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology | 3 |
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| BIND 300 | Industrial Design Studio 4Industrial Design Studio 4Course Code: BIND 300 Credits: 3 Students examine, analyze and practice Canadian product development in a world context. The political infrastructure and economic climate frame a business-driven model put forward with concurrent educational modes with corporate sponsors helping to set design goals. Faculty ensures educational outcomes are met in a dynamic environment of education and business collaboration. | 3 |
| BIND 301 | Introduction to Vehicle DesignIntroduction to Vehicle DesignCourse Code: BIND 301 Credits: 3 This course uses the fundamental principles of design in the development of transportation products including the automobile. From a background in the origins of transportation modes from the cart to car through the early industrial age, to today?s complex interlaced transportation structure from public transit to limited-access highways, students are engaged in a journey of inquiry and discovery to design vehicles to suit a variety of environments. Body architecture, anatomical packaging, safety features, drive line, and suspension layout are explored with a specific design proposal in mind. Ergonomic principles are practiced in seating, accommodation, driver sight lines, ingress/egress and vehicle controls with safety, manufacturability and sustainability as essential considerations. | 3 |
Semester 6 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 352 | Portfolio Development 1Portfolio Development 1Course Code: BIND 352 Credits: 2 This is a course in synthesizing course work into presentation and media methods to develop an individualized junior year portfolio in preparation for paid work placement. Institutional and student strengths are identified and amplified to formulate and bring together a complete presentation portfolio that is focused on the individual?s design abilities and career goals, while reflecting current market trends in the design employment market. | 2 |
| BIND 353 | Environmental PracticesEnvironmental PracticesCourse Code: BIND 353 Credits: 2 This course covers the methods of inquiry, discovery, statement and evaluation of the environmental impact of products and contemporary life styles. In the context of industrial development, a history of environmental issues and pioneering thinkers is considered regarding environmental concerns. While practicing sound ecological assessment processes ? from product conception, development, production, distribution, use, re-use and recycle stages ? new products/services are developed and evaluated. | 2 |
| BIND 354 | Professional PracticesProfessional PracticesCourse Code: BIND 354 Credits: 2 This course examines professional practices and practical studio conduct for industrial designers. The derivation and definition of professions is the framework in which contemporary and evolving roles and conventions are applied. The Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario rules of professional practice and code of ethics are explored to expand and illuminate students? concepts of professional. A comparative analysis of the characteristics of industrial design organizations such as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) provides an international context and facilitates the promotion of professional development and the concept of lifelong learning. Guest speakers and international correspondence may be used to expand students? viewpoint of this profession. Included in this course are design contracts and a framework of legal concerns for designers. | 2 |
| BIND 355 | Interdisciplinary PracticesInterdisciplinary PracticesCourse Code: BIND 355 Credits: 2 This is a course relating the parameters of the architecture, graphic design, marketing, interior design and engineering disciplines and their relationship to industrial design. The discipline subsets of mechanical, structural, industrial and product engineering, interior and exhibit design, are drawn together to synthesize a design continuum of product development from conception to application. These disciplines, as well as the legal and business requirements as they relate to product development, are examined. Members of these professions often work collaboratively in an innovation design team. This course emphasizes the importance of collaborative, concurrent design strategies. Experts in all fields help form the framework for student achievement. | 2 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology | 3 |
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| BIND 350 | Industrial Design Studio 5Industrial Design Studio 5Course Code: BIND 350 Credits: 3 This is a concurrent educational course involving students, faculty, business goals, and learning outcomes in the strategic development of innovative products. International corporate product development plans, which form the framework for developing skill and knowledge in business practices, product marketing, new manufacturing processes and technology, are all evaluated. Team-created designs are developed and promoted with industry advisors in this practitioner environment. A memorandum of understanding with industry for the protection of intellectual property is part of this course. | 3 |
| BIND 351 | Vehicle Design Studio 1Vehicle Design Studio 1Course Code: BIND 351 Credits: 3 Students study and analyze methods that apply to the design of vehicles. Through a statement of purpose based on an established school of esthetic thought, designs are created and developed to meet a variety of performance envelopes. This course focuses on a collaborative studio setting of individual contributions that lead to team and independent designs in which solutions are compared/contrasted, analyzed and evaluated against current and past industry practice in visual approach and concept development. The breadth of study may include design concepts for vehicles such as downhill racing bicycles, intercity and urban travel conveyances, motorcycles, snowmobiles, watercraft, automobiles and light trucks, and all-terrain vehicles. | 3 |
| BIND 550 | Paid Work Term SummerPaid Work Term SummerCourse Code: BIND 550 Credits: Students must complete a 14-week, paid work experience in the summer months (May to August) following semester six. Students are responsible for finding a suitable placement. The school provides a range of services, including work preparation workshops, to help students develop effective job search skills. The school also works with business and industry to identify employment opportunities for students. |
Semester 7 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 402 | Senior Level Thesis Project 1Senior Level Thesis Project 1Course Code: BIND 402 Credits: 3 This course encompasses a student- initiated inquiry of contemporary design practice. This adult learning project, comprising the full curriculum of the program and the students? life experiences, encourages self-reflection and analysis of strategies for success in a holistic idiom where new discovery and professional discipline culminate in design statements of unique yet universal appeal. Business and external academic sponsors support students with exclusive manufacturing, marketing and distribution information to enable them in the development of a creative and realistic design solution. Confidentiality agreements and other correspondence with business are part of this course, where business and academic professionals collaborate with students and faculty. | 3 |
| BIND 403 | Case Studies in DesignCase Studies in DesignCourse Code: BIND 403 Credits: 3 This course is a detailed history of notable design projects. The range of activities to be considered cover areas such as management structure, design strategy, economic constraints or opportunities, market timing, distribution, supplier relations, advertising and promotion, political climate and government regulations. Exposure to an array of variables enables designers to contextualize their contribution to the well-being of society and enhanced economic growth. | 3 |
| BIND 454 | Design Research AnalysisDesign Research AnalysisCourse Code: BIND 454 Credits: 3 This course covers the methods of research as applied to design. In a fast-developing profession that is innovation-centred, industrial designers require practice in diverse research methods. Research is a tool, which is used to inform design. Specific research techniques are presented in the context of design methodology. Research methods introduced and applied to a research topic include reviews of the literature, survey techniques (both qualitative and quantitative techniques), patent searches, safety standards and manufacturing standards, ethnographic examination and sustainability, among others. Several case studies are examined using specific research techniques culminating in a final project linked with BIND 402 Senior Level Thesis Project 1. | 3 |
| LASE 000 | Liberal Arts Breadth ElectiveLiberal Arts Breadth ElectiveCourse Code: LASE 000 Credits: 3 Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing Anthropology | 3 |
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| BIND 400 | Industrial Design Practice 1Industrial Design Practice 1Course Code: BIND 400 Credits: 3 This is a collaborative educational course encompassing a broad liberal arts and applied technology base. Historical perspectives are drawn together with comparative examples of today to foster original thinking in a joint educational experience enhanced with business and industry leaders in the classroom or boardroom. A memorandum of understanding between students, faculty and business protects confidentiality and intellectual property in this innovation-driven learning experience. | 3 |
| BIND 401 | Vehicle Design Studio 2Vehicle Design Studio 2Course Code: BIND 401 Credits: 3 This course is a collaborative educational experience incorporating a broad liberal arts and technological base with historical perspectives assembled with comparative contemporary examples to foster original thinking in a joint experience enhanced by business and industry leaders in the classroom or boardroom. Design concepts are guided through development in a business paradigm embracing real world opportunities and challenges of automotive and vehicle design. A memorandum of understanding between students, faculty and business enables learning to take place in an open intellectual environment. | 3 |
Semester 8 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 404 | Economics of Industrial DesignEconomics of Industrial DesignCourse Code: BIND 404 Credits: 3 This course covers the influences that global economics has on design activity. A summary of the major shifts in development starting with the advance of financial institutions through to recent events will trace the consumer society by contrasting the political and economic climate region by region. Important thinkers like Smith, Marx, Keynes and Hayek are examined. National design initiatives such as JIDPO in Japan, the Design Council in England, the KIDP in Korea, and the Design Exchange in Canada cap off the course in the context of the European Union, NAFTA and WTO. | 3 |
| BIND 452 | Senior Level Thesis Project 2Senior Level Thesis Project 2Course Code: BIND 452 Credits: 6 This course is a student initiated and driven adult learning project. Faculty, students and industry co-operate in an inquiry of contemporary design knowledge and practice. This course is the completion phase of BIND 402 Senior Level Thesis Project I, forming a two-term in-depth application of the full program curriculum, which encourages self-assessment and a development of success strategies in an holistic career-based application of professionalism applied to a product or system that reflects personal intent, business requirements, and environmental imperatives. Confidentiality agreements, regular meetings and other correspondence with business are part of this course. | 6 |
| BIND 453 | Portfolio Development 2Portfolio Development 2Course Code: BIND 453 Credits: 3 This is a senior course in creating, analyzing, synthesizing and applying strategies for presenting and evaluating a design portfolio. Economic, social, political and aesthetic considerations are harmonized to form a cohesive picture of knowledge, talent, and ability in a complex and developing career market in which graduates differentiate themselves through a comprehensive design portfolio of concise copy, statistical summary, aesthetic layout and design intent in a multimedia format. | 3 |
| BIND 455 | Design ManagementDesign ManagementCourse Code: BIND 455 Credits: 3 This is a course outlining the concepts and practice of effective management in the context of design. Through a business model, design is defined by its unique relationship within the corporate structure, consisting of contact with and influence from marketing, engineering, production, customers and senior management. Consensus building strategies, negotiating, and team leadership sessions are combined to focus the organization?s innovation and corporate growth. Corporate leaders participate in the learning experience as facilitators. Contact with business decision-makers is part of this course of study. | 3 |
Choose one of the following: | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| BIND 450 | Industrial Design Practice 2Industrial Design Practice 2Course Code: BIND 450 Credits: 3 This course is a collaborative educational experience conducted with business and industry encompassing design innovation drawn through consensus and co-operation to strike a balance between the economic agenda of business, ecological imperatives, and the learning requirements of students. Within a broadly framed structure of liberal arts and technology, designs are generated to enhance the human experience. Analysis of intent and result guide the process in the development of holistically responsible product concepts and prototypes uniquely suited to their audiences. A memorandum of understanding between the institution and the student protects confidentiality and intellectual property in this advanced course of study. | 3 |
| BIND 451 | Vehicle Design Studio 3Vehicle Design Studio 3Course Code: BIND 451 Credits: 3 This course is a focused educational collaboration conducted with business and industry encompassing design innovation drawn through consensus and cooperation to strike a balance between the economic imperative of business in maintaining market share, ecological considerations and the complex learning requirements of students. Within a broadly framed structure of liberal arts and technology, designs are generated to enhance the human experience. Analysis of original intent and the resulting process for development guides the thinking in the development of holistically responsible product concepts and prototype models uniquely suited to their respective audiences. A memorandum of understanding between the students, faculty and business enables learning to take place in an open intellectual environment in this advanced course of study. | 3 |
Humber has been granted a consent by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a five-year term starting June 6, 2008. In conformity with the Minister’s criteria and requirements, Humber will submit an application for the renewal of the consent for this program 12 months prior to the expiration of the consent. Humber shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.
