Digital Fabrication and Design – Diploma
Program Details
Diploma in Digital Fabrication and Design
Overview
Program Summary
The Digital Fabrication and Design program prepares students for advancement and employment in digital technology and advanced manufacturing sectors. Students learn to apply efficient computer-aided design workflows, 3D scanning methods and processes, subtractive and additive manufacturing techniques, along with project planning and evaluation skills.
Through collaboration, ideation and iteration, making, prototyping and testing, students apply technology to solve complex problems. Students learn and explore through design challenges, field trips, industry collaborations and a capstone project.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply efficient computer-aided design workflows
- Apply 3D-scanning methods and processes for reverse engineering, quality control and metrology
- Apply subtractive and additive manufacturing techniques and efficient workflows for rapid prototyping
- Use current and emerging technologies and recognized best practices
- Apply project planning and evaluation skills
- Operate shop tools and digital fabrication equipment
- Explain terms, concepts and processes of digital fabrication
- Communicate effectively and efficiently in various formats to a variety of stakeholders, consistent with industry expectations
- Apply emerging problem-solving skills
- Demonstrate developing collaborative skills
- Demonstrate developing critical and creative thinking skills
- Conduct themselves in a professional and ethical manner in academic and work-related environments
Program Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
In addition to meeting the general admission requirements to Selkirk College, as outlined in Policy 8611: Admission, applicants to the Digital Fabrication and Design Program must meet the following requirements to be considered fully qualified:
- Math 11 (Foundations or Pre-Calculus) with a minimum of 73% or higher
- English 12 with minimum of 67% or higher
- Completed applicant information questionnaire
- Note: Recommended but not mandatory: Physics 11 with a minimum of 67% or higher
Additional Requirements
No additional requirements in this program.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Before an applicant's file is considered to be complete, the following must have been received by the Admissions office:
a) Completed application form.
b) Official transcripts of high school grades (an interim statement of grades is acceptable if applicant is currently a student). Photocopied transcripts are not acceptable unless notarized or submitted directly from the school to Selkirk College.
c) Official transcripts of all post-secondary education grades. Photocopied transcripts are not acceptable unless notarized or submitted directly from the school to Selkirk College.
d) Applicant information questionnaire.
2. Students wishing to enroll in the Digital Fabrication and Design Program on a part-time basis, may do so providing the same entry requirements as full-time students as stated in Part 1.A have been met. Part-time students are only accepted if space is available after all full-time students are scheduled.
Graduation and Promotion
A. PROMOTION
1. Admission to a given semester requires completion of all required courses with a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 and no more than one (1) failure grade in the previous semester courses. Promotion from the first year to the second year also requires a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0 and no more than one failing grade in first year courses. Any student with more than one (1) failure must have the School Chair's approval to progress to the next semester. Students receiving a final grade of "F" in a prerequisite course will not be allowed to register in a subsequent course requiring that prerequisite
2. To be qualified for admission into a course which stipulates a prerequisite, a minimum grade of "C" must be achieved in the prerequisite course, unless otherwise specified.
3. Normally, two failed attempts in a required course is cause for withdrawal from the program. A third attempt in the same course may be made with the permission of the School Chair.
B. GRADUATION
In order to qualify for the Selkirk College Digital Fabrication and Design Diploma, a student must complete all of the following courses with a minimum Final Grade of "P" in each course and an overall GPA of 2.00 or better.
Program Courses
Term 1
Required Courses
| DFAB101 | Introduction to Digital Fabrication and Design | 1.00 | 15 |
| DFAB103 | Design for Digital Fabrication 2D | 4.00 | 90 |
| DFAB104 | Design for Digital Fabrication 3D | 5.00 | 105 |
| DFAB111 | Introduction to Desktop 3D Printing | 2.00 | 45 |
| DFAB112 | Traditional Fabrication Principles | 3.00 | 63 |
Term 2
Required Courses
| DFAB105 | Design for Additive Manufacturing | 4.00 | 90 |
| DFAB106 | Additive Manufacturing I | 1.50 | 30 |
| DFAB107 | Design for Subtractive Manufacturing | 5.00 | 105 |
| DFAB108 | Subtractive Manufacturing 1 | 3.00 | 75 |
| DFAB113 | Traditional Fabrication Practices | 2.00 | 42 |
Term 3
Required Courses
| DFAB201 | 3D Scanning and Reverse Engineering | 3.00 | 75 |
| DFAB202 | Subtractive Manufacturing 2 | 4.00 | 90 |
| DFAB203 | Additive Manufacturing II | 4.00 | 90 |
| DFAB204 | Computer Aided Design and Rapid Prototyping | 4.00 | 90 |
Term 4
Required Courses
| DFAB205 | Entrepreneurship | 1.00 | 15 |
| DFAB206 | Molding and Casting for Advanced Manufacturing | 3.00 | 75 |
| DFAB207 | Advanced CNC Technologies | 3.00 | 75 |
| DFAB208 | Sustainability and Adaptive Design | 3.00 | 75 |
| DFAB209 | Capstone | 5.00 | 75 |
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