Instructor
Elaine Chen
Elaine Chen is the Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship and the Director of Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts.
Thomas Van de Velde
Thomas Van de Velde is an accomplished technology executive with a proven track record of driving innovation and operational excellence in e-commerce and retail.
Description
Introduction to Making is an exploratory course that gives you the practical, hands-on skills to make working prototypes of your products. You will learn to make physical things, make them work, and integrate them with electronics/software. Common fabrication techniques including foamboard, 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, and Arduino programming. You will be demonstrating your hands-on skills as well as your entrepreneurial spirit in a final project.