Instructor: Michael Martin, mmartin@coloradomtn.edu

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Course title: Ski and Board Product Design 

Course code: SKB210 

Credits: 3 

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Course description: 

Introduces design and manufacturing aspects of ski equipment and clothing. Performance, safety, materials, graphics and packaging are covered.

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Course Competencies and Objectives:

• Discuss factors that influence the location of a ski manufacturing business.

• Discuss trends and factors influencing the design, construction, manufacturing of ski goods.

• Discuss material selection in the manufacturing of ski goods.

• Determine market selections.

• Determine site location for manufacturing

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General Education Transfer Degree Competencies:

• Product design ski software-Displayed in Class

• Product design ski hardware-Lectured in Ski/Board Design project

• Materials for ski software-Lectured in class/Projects in class/End ‘Project’

• Materials for ski hardware-Lectured in class/Projects in class/End ‘Project’

• Quality and safety control- Lectured in class

• Field trip to ski manufacturing firm (recommended)

• Attendance at Annual Spring “Ski Industries America” trade show (recommended)

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Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) Objectives​:

• Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends).

• Learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories.

• Learning to apply course material (to improve thinking, problem solving, and decisions).

• Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course.

• Acquiring skills in working with others as a member of a team.​