Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design
Details
All modern economies need industries that are innovative in product design and efficient in the manufacture of these products. In turn, these industries need people who are knowledgeable about product design and manufacturing processes. This free online course will give learners a detailed understanding of manufacturing and product design by covering topics such as what design is, how to use models in product design, bringing ideas from concept to prototype to production, using the product design specification, manufacturing processes such as casting, forming, cutting and joining, surface engineering and optical materials engineering. There are also a number of case studies to review. This course is ideal for employees or professionals who want to learn more about product design and manufacturing processes, and for learners who would like a career in the areas of manufacturing or product design.
CERTIFICATIONTo qualify for your official ALISON Diploma, Certificate or PDF you must study and complete all modules and score 80% or more in each of the course assessments. A link to your Diploma certificate will then appear under the My Certificates heading of your My Account page.
LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will teach you conceptual design. You will gain a good knowledge of how to conduct product design specifications and learn of four types of manufacturing processes. This course will help you to understand surface engineering.
Outline
Module 2: Models of the Design Process
Module 3: Conceptual Design
Module 4: Case Study in Design and Innovation
Module 5: Product Design Specification
Module 6: Product Design
Product Design Assessment
Module 7: Introduction to Manfacturing Processes
Module 8: Manufacturing Processes
Module 9: Manufacturing Process - Casting
Module 10: Manufacturing Process - Forming
Module 11: Manufacturing Process - Cutting
Module 12: Manufacturing Process - Joining
Module 13: Surface Engineering
Module 14: Optical Materials Engineering
Manufacturing Assessment
End of Course Assessment
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