New engineering elective available to students of all majors
In the spring of 2022, the engineering department will be offering a new elective class designed for non-engineering majors: Introduction to the Maker Hub (Class Code: ENGR 285). Please inform your students of this great opportunity.
The course will be heavily cohort-based with students working together to help each other, along with faculty and staff in the Maker Hub. The course is scheduled for Monday/Wednesday/Friday at noon in the Maker Hub computer lab (3 credits). The only prerequisite is a desire to make things.
Course Information:
This course is designed to introduce students to the software and equipment available in the Maker Hub. Topics include 3D Modeling (used in 3D Printing, waterjet machines), Vector Graphics (used by our laser cutting and vinyl cutting machines), introductory electronics (soldering and simple circuits with actuators and sensors), and basic programming and embedded control systems (implemented with Arduino).
The course will consist of several small projects using common pieces of equipment, along with the freedom to engage with a wider set of equipment (welding, metalworking, woodworking, etc.) based on student interest. Students will each design and fabricate their own unique final project.
Questions? Contact Gary Spivey (gspivey@georgefox.edu).