VAFW145 Conceptual Furniture
Department of Arts and Communication: Woodworking
- I. Course Number and Title
- VAFW145 Conceptual Furniture
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 4050
- IV. Prerequisites
- VAFW100 (C or better) or VAFA102 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Safe shop practices are emphasized. Students work five (5) hours outside of class each week in the woodshop area under the supervision of a lab assistant or at home.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course focuses on designing and planning furniture. Students will explore design possibilities through hand-drawings, model-making, and digital software. Various construction methods will be addressed. The student, through studio experience, will utilize these concepts to design and create a digital 3-D rendering of furniture leading to a realized experimental piece.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- design conceptually-based experimental furniture forms;
- build models and furniture forms;
- create structurally sound pieces that show basic functional requirements for furniture;
- apply 3-D concepts to digital 3-D furniture construction plans; and
- appropriately use 2-D and 3-D computer graphics software.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- demonstrate and explore concepts through basic construction techniques
- conceptualize and plan solutions to design problems
- demonstrate digital modelling
- design and build scale models of idea-based furniture.
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
- Course learning goals are assessed with group critiques of all projects, based upon successful design, execution, and completion of assigned woodworking projects.
- At least two individual critiques with instructor are held to assess projects using the above criteria and to review students' overall progress.
- Instructor evaluation of tool and shop safety practices through observation and quizzes.
- Projects are assessed through critiques, oral presentations, and discussions.
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus. Instructor selected reference text. Slides, video, and/or digital technology are incorporated.
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Review/Approval Date - 2/05; Revised 6/09; Revised 4/2012; New Core 8/2015;Revised 5/20; Revised: 1/3/2022