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Foundations of 3D Printing
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:01.12.2021 12:06:53
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FK_068 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Physics | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medicine; Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jevgenijs Proskurins | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Physics | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, 1st floor, Room 147 a and b, fizika rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061539 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of mathematics and physics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To allow getting acquainted with 3D printing and its application in medicine. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | 3D printing, 3D modeling and 3D scanning – the importance and advantages of these innovative technologies today. Their interaction and application. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Classification of 3D printing technologies and selection criteria. Printing materials. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | Types and basic principles of 3D modeling. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | 3D scanning technologies and their application. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | Practical group work in 3D modeling, printing and scanning. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Basics of 3D printing – acquisition of practical skills, incl. ready 3D model for printing, choosing the optimal criteria. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Other ways of obtaining 3D models and future perspectives. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 8 | Target directions of 3D technologies in medicine – anatomy, dentistry, rehabilitation, surgery, etc. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | On the interaction of 3D technologies with other disciplines, security and the future. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 10 | Basics of 3D modeling – parametric and non-parametric modeling. Practical individual works. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Group work: Thematic interactive group work with competition elements where you will have to solve problems related to 3D printing, modeling, and scanning. Individual work: Students will individually learn 3D modeling, model preparation for 3D printing, 3D printing, and scanning. Practical works according to the guidelines and completed creatively. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes. Completed test work representing 50% of the final mark. A “3D project”, developed, demonstrated, and defended in the seminar represents 50% of the final mark. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | To provide students with insights and practical knowledge of innovative technologies such as 3D printing, 3D modeling, and 3D scanning that students could potentially face in the future in their professional environment, thus increasing their competitiveness. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the course, students will be able to use the acquired knowledge of 3D printing, 3D modeling, and 3D scanning to work with different 3D printers, 3D modeling programs, and 3D scanners, as well as to apply these technologies in practice. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to use 3D printing, modeling, and scanning technologies will be able to assess the current situation in the 3D field, to forecast its development trends. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman. „Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing”. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, publicēts 2013-02-11 | ||||||||
| 2 | Richard Bibb, Dominic Eggbeer, Abby Paterson. „Medical Modelling: The Application of Advanced Design and Rapid Prototyping Techniques in Medicine”. Elsevier Science & Technology, publicēts 2015-01-12 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Richard Horne, Kalani Kirk Hausman. ”3D Printing for Dummies”. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, published 2017-05-22 | ||||||||
| 2 | Shlomo Magdassi, Alexander Kamyshny. „Nanomaterials for 2D and 3D Printing”. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, publicēts 2017-06-06 | ||||||||
| 3 | Mojtaba Salehi, Manoj Gupta. „Inkjet Based 3D Additive Manufacturing of Metals”. Materials Research Forum LLC, publicēts 2018-01-02 | ||||||||
