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Summer Camp 2011
Design and Manufacturing
How Things are designed and made
July 11 - 15, 2011
Grades 6th - 8th
The Summer Camp 2010 is designed to provide campers hands-on experience with the DESIGN & MANUFACTURING activities that typically take place in industry when a new product comes out. Campers will be guided through a series of activities that simulate the work done by technical people in industry.
The activities will cover aspects of creative design, computer modeling, fabrication,assembly and testing of a new product. Campers will have the opportunity to customize their designs so that they have a unique product at the end of the week. At the same time, campers will be working in groups to solve various design challenges with fun competitions.
Summer Camp 2011 Brochure and Registration Form 
Topics and Schedule
Camp group activities are designed around the following topics:
- Current trends in design and manufacturing industries
- Use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) in engineering
- Industrial materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites)
- Industrial fabrication processes (separating, shaping, joining, conditioning)
- The application of physics and sciences in engineering design and manufacturing
- Career opportunities in design and
manufacturing engineering
The camp schedule for each day is:
- 8:45am to 11:45am – design sessions
- 11:45am to 12:30pm - lunch break
- 12:30pm to 3:30pm – building sessions
Forms
Student Medical History Report
Summer Camp 2011 – Design & Manufacturing is designed to educate young adults about valuable career opportunities in engineering and technical fields.
It is a 5-day hands-on program (Monday to Friday) from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm (July 11th to 15th). Several faculty members are directly involved in the activities with help from current college students from engineering programs.
Where is it?
Western Michigan University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Parkview Campus. Click here for directions
Who should attend?
Middle school students (grades 6th to 8th) with an interest in math, science, and engineering.
What is the cost?
Registration fee of $200
10% Discount for registration before June 11, 2011
What is included?
All the materials needed for the activities, lunch, and snacks
Prerequisites:
None
Attendance limit:
Up to 16 campers
Facilities:
Computer-Aided Engineering, Metal Casting, Plastics, Machining and Fabrication Labs and classroom.
Registration:
The registration form is available in the summer camp brochure
Contact information:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering
(269) 276-3350
Jorge Rodriguez
(269) 276-3374
jorge.rodriguez@wmich.edu
Sam Ramrattan
(269) 276-3373
sam.ramrattan@wmich.edu
Pavel Ikonomov
(269) 276-3284
pavel.ikonomov@wmich.edu