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Prototype Design (PRTOD)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree

This program provides students with a mix of business, design, and prototyping education necessary for prototype development. This program builds participants’ skills with technologies for productivity, collaboration, and innovative technology skills that span across industries. Students receive hands-on learning with state-of-the-art digital fabrication technology and internship opportunities.

 

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 90.0

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Major Requirements - 67.5 credits

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:

  • Communication: ENGL 1220
  • Quantitative/Numeracy: MATH 1240
  • Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy: INFO 1001

     

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education Courses.  

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses . 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course     4.5

Select 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

Prototype Design (PRTOD)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate ideas orally, graphically, physically, and inwriting throughout all stages of the prototype design process.
  2. Demonstrate skills that meet or exceed industry certifications, such as Occupational Safety and Heath Administration(OSHA), Precisions Measuring Instruments(NC3), Business Ethics(BYAG), and National Career Readiness(NCRC).
  3. Create innovative solutions that improve the ways in which people live and work.
  4. Develop career skills necessary to pursue employment in prototyping, manufacturing, and/or engineering-related fileds that use advanced and emergining technology.
  5. Recognize the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning throughout their careers.