Industrial Design Techniques

Code	570.C0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Arts
Number of credits	91 2/3
Approximate duration in months	36 months
Status	Program approved in 2000.

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Techniques de design industriel

Program Objectives

At the end of the program, the student will be more specific in measurement within the framework of a process of resolution of problems, able to include/understand the constraints inherent in the accomplishment of a project; able to gather the relevant data (market surveys, materials, manufactoring processes); able to take part in the development of the concept and the product and in the modification of existing products; able to carry out drawings for presentations; to work out models, prototypes and assemblies; able to develop and produce technical drawings and estimates in design (drawings of sets, subsets, details).

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
2010	2670

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
0108	To analyze the job description
0109	To analyze an industrially manufactured product
010A	To collect information for the purpose of developing a product
010B	To define design criteria
010C	To develop a product concept
010D	To use rendering tools
010E	To make technical drawings
010F	To produce mock-ups
010G	To undertake the technical development of a product
010H	To use industrial manufacturing technologies
010J	To advise a client on the formal and aesthetic dimensions of a product
010K	To study the relationship between the user and the product from an ergonimic perspective
010L	To enhance a product's use potential
010M	To analyze the structure of an object
010N	To improve the ways in which a product functions
010P	To offer professional services
010Q	To ensure that a product is technically feasible
010R	To advise the client with respect to the economic aspects of a product
010S	To produce technical documentation for the production phase
010T	To carry out technical and functional validation

Number of hours alloted to specific training: 2010 hours

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

• Sec. IV CST – Secondary IV Mathematics: Cultural, Social and Technical Option (563414)
• Sec. IV ST or AST – Secondary IV Science and Technology (555444) or Applied Science and Technology (557416)

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Industrial Design Techniques

Industrial designers design, develop and draw products in collaboration with engineers and marketing specialists. They gather data on materials, manufacturing processes and market research. They create 3D models as well as prototypes and manage projects. It is a creative profession that requires a highly developed aesthetic sense as well as drawing and teamwork skills. A career as an industrial designer requires good organizational skills, a tolerance for uncertainty and a versatile, resourceful and curious personality.