CCOG for MUC 105 Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- MUC 105
- Course Title:
- Enclosures II: Design & Culture
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Introduces principles and frameworks for production of enclosures for custom MIDI controllers and interfaces. Explores design of objects that provide a desirable user experience and resonate with history and culture. Prerequisites: MUC 104. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Define and implement foundational, contemporary, conventional, and experimental principles of design, producing a physical object.
- Identify examples of effective design from various periods of history.
Course Activities and Design
1. Lecture
2. Demonstration
3. Hands-on learning
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Evaluation of physical object produced, applying design criteria and frameworks taught.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- UX design
- internal mounting
- prototyping
- artistic critique process