| CODE | TET1005 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Wood Studies for Technology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit is an introduction to material properties and processes concerning wood. The unit presents information such as: a) the nature of different types of wood and how these may be classified, b) macro properties of wood such as behaviour when subject to diverse forces (e.g. compression, tension, shear etc.), behaviour when subject to different ambient conditions (e.g. water and heat), c) the working of wood (e.g. drying, machining, bending, joining, finishing and engineering), d) the re-cycling of wooden products, e) design and manufacture philosophies of different wood industries (e.g. conventional furniture industry, flat-pack furniture industry, wood design for the building industry, wood design for the art and décor industry etc.) Study-Unit Aims: 1. To develop a working knowledge of wood, its workability and applications within design and technology (both technological and artistic); 2. To develop knowledge about diverse technological processes used to work wood in small and large industries; 3. To provide students with opportunities to design products with wood. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Recognize and classify different types of wood; 2. Predict reaction of the material when this is subject to different conditions such as physical forces, water, heat etc.; 3. Describe and explain diverse production processes (both domestic and industrial) involved in the working of wood; 4. Describe and explain diverse processes for the re-cycling of wooden products; 5. Describe some human psycho-physiological properties of wood e.g. warmth, effect of wood within office or hospital design, effect of wood within learning environments etc. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Be familiar with local markets for the procurement of raw material and be able to justify the selection of material sources in terms of quality, price, availability, after sales service etc.; 2. Use a variety of hand and power tools to work natural and man-made wood; 3. Analyse and critique wood products. Analytical criteria include both technological functional features and artistic/aesthetic features; 4. Design and make products with wood. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - HOADLEY, R. B. 1990. Identifying Wood: Accurate Results with Simple Tools, The Taunton Press. - HOADLEY, R. B. 2000. Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood, The Taunton Press. - LEFTERI, C. 2003. Wood: Materials for Inspirational Design, Rotovision. Supplementary Readings: - BRIDGEWATER, A. Making Wooden Mechanical Models: 15 Designs with Visible Wheels, Cranks, Pistons, Cogs and Cams, Popular Woodworking Books. - DALIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS 2015. Wood Art: Innovative Wood Design, Gingko Press Inc. - LEVY, R. 2014. Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood, Churchill & Dunn. - WAKEFIELD, D. 2014. Animated Animal Toys in Wood: 20 Projects that Walk, Wobble and Roll, Fox Chapel Publishing. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Co-requisite Study-unit: TET1002 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Lecture, Practical & Tutorials | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Albert Cachia |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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