Syllabus

Week
Focus
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
1
Technology and Society
Engineer of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Train in US vs England
Nye and Matthewman Readings
 
Texts
Reynolds, “The Engineer in 19th c. America”
Reynolds, “The Engineer in 20th c. America”
Schivelbusch, “The American Railroad (vs. UK)”
Nye, “Excerpts from Technology Matters”
Matthewman, “Intro to Technology and Social Theory”
2
Basic 3D Printing Information
Raise of Additive Manufacturing
Basics of 3D Printing
Future Applications
 
Texts
Lipson, H., & Kurman, M. (2013). Fabricated: the new world of 3D printing. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley and Sons Inc..
Mellor, S., Hao, L., & Zhang, D. (2012). Additive Manufacturing: A Framework for Implementation. Exeter, UK. Available at: www. medifas.net.
Dimitrov, D., Schreve, K., & De Beer, N. (2006). Advances in three dimensional printing-state of the art and future perspectives. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 12(3), 136-147.
3
AutoCad
Learning AutoCad
Learning AutoCad
Learning AutoCad
4
Design
Work on Group Design
Submit Final Design Proposal
Submit File to be Printed
5
Policy Issues
What is Policy?
Patent Policy
3D Printed Gun
 
Texts
Kraft and Furlong, Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, 3rd Edition
6
Policy Issues
Biological Applications
Debate
Debate
 
Texts
Mironov, V., Boland, T., Trusk, T., Forgacs, G., & Markwald, R. R. (2003). Organ printing: computer-aided jet-based 3D tissue engineering. TRENDS in Biotechnology, 21(4), 157-161.
Gibson, I., Rosen, D. W., & Stucker, B. (2010). Additive manufacturing technologies: rapid prototyping to direct digital manufacturing. Boston, Ma, Springer. Retrieved from: http://www.spring.com/ebooks.
Huang, S., Liu, P., Mokasdar, A., & Hou, L. (n.d). Additive manufacturing and its societal impact: a literature review.
Bradshaw, S., Bowyer, A., & Haufe, P. (2010). The intellectual property implications of low-cost 3D printing. ScriptEd, 7(1), 5-31.
7
Reflection
Policy Wrap-up
Group Presentation
Final Paper Due