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Industrial Design
Department of Technology: Industrial Design
Concentrations: Furniture Design, Product Design
Drafting and designing skills are valuable in many businesses and industries today. The Industrial Drafting and Design concentration in the Department of Technology is preparing its graduates to use those skills in professional settings, equipping them with problem solving techniques and a variety of methods for communicating their solutions. Students in this program have frequent opportunities to enter their creative ideas in national design competitions. Students who complete a BS in Industrial Technology with a concentration in Industrial Drafting and Design usually pursue one of three careers: working for an architect; working as a designer for a manufacturer or a design firm; and working with CAD or as a CAD manager for a manufacturer
Personal traits
Creativity
Ability to work independently on drawing assignments
Ability to work in a team on brainstorming and problem-solving
Willingness to pay close attention to details
Willingness to apply widely accepted drafting principles and practices in order to communicate effectively
Willingness to work both at the drafting table with pencil and instruments and also with computers
Willingness to observe ethical use of computer software products
Related Skills
Become a better and well-informed consumer
Computer skills/ Computer ethics/ CAD skills
Make technical presentations
Read and to understand blueprints
Read and to understand product design specifications (PDS)
Use drawing instruments
Problem-solving techniques
Communication skills (verbal, written, drawings, models)
Understand manufacturing techniques
Entry-level careers
Draftsman
CAD operator in industry
Work with or for architects
Work with or for product designers
Related Careers
The following careers usually depend a great deal on student's minor
Furniture design
Own their own business
Mapping - city planning
Interior design
Theater set design
One graduate is using CAD to design paint jobs for NASCAR racers.
Job Searching/Career Planning
Job Junction-Manufacturing Jobs
Industrial Distribution magazine and resources
WWW Computer Architecture Page
Professional Organizations/Associations
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Industrial Technology
