FABLAB Course

Course information:

 

Qualification awarded: Higher Technician – artistic objects production curricula:  FABLAB wood

Length: 2 years – 1800 hours

Credits: 120 ECTS

Qualification Type/Level: short cycle, European Qualification Framework level V

Disciplinary Area:  0214 Handicrafts

Requirements for access: Upper secondary school diploma

Access mode: Close enrollment (admission test)

Requirements and regulation to obtain the diploma: minimum attendance >= 80% of the total amount of scheduled hours and pass the final examination

Access to further study: Academy of Fine Arts – Department of Applied Arts

 

Course profile:

The course of study has a strong practical component to be attended at parks and gardens, at workshops, specialized in woodworking (such as luthiers) and at Fab Lab

2 years course articulated in 4 semesters.
1800 hours of which

600 hours of theory
300 hours of laboratory
900 hours internship

The teaching methodology is “the Cluster”, a network of companies, involved in the education process. The format includes class delivered by "knowledge worker", learning on the job, action learning, coaching, mentoring, outdoor training, peer education.
There is a Repository platform for eLearning and eWorking (Learning Management System) with Open Source license (GPL), where each student can create his profile, record his learning path and get access to a learning community.  

Learning outcomes:

knowledge of the traditional techniques and of the newest technology for designing and production of artistic objects (as musical instruments and furniture) using the wood coming from the pruning of historic parks a gardens according to the circular economy approach

 

Course structure diagram w/credits (60 ECTS per year)

 

UNITs

hours

ECTS

1. Woodworking as a vocation in Campania

45

3

2. Digital crafts: technical and technological aspects

45

3

3. Moving from workshops to Fab labs: advantages and limitations

 

45

3

4. Wood as a raw material: sources, preliminary treatments and availability

45

3

5. The cultural, critical and historical dimensions of design with special emphasis on the stylistic, conceptual and technological development of artifacts

75

5

6. Contemporary artistic forms of expression with a focus on the contact with design processes

75

5

7. Theories, methods and tools for designing sustainable artifacts in terms of respect for the environment: the circular economy in woodworking

150

10

8. Market trend lines or scenarios in which the project can take form and adopt cultural meanings: musical instruments, furniture and tourist souvenirs

120

8

9. Design as a method and a procedure suitable for the design of artifacts: the methodology of design thinking

150

10

10. Digital key competence: KET (key enabling technologies) craftsmanship 4.0

60

4

11. Awareness and cultural expression: historic wood craft and the art of woodworking

30

2

12. Creating a company of "higher technical digital makers" to oversee the entire connected circular economy cycle (collection of waste raw materials - production of prototypes - distribution - joint consumption)

60

4

Internship

900

60

 

Mode of study: Full time; Face-to-face lectures and e-learning; learning on the job.

 

Assessment methods, examination regulations, and grading:

For every Learning Units there is at least 1 assessment, which can be a test or a project work.  The grading system is in 10 points.

The assessment of the student’s performance during the internship will be made by a company tutor.

 

To assess the academics performance of students is used the GES (GOALS EVALUATION SYSTEM) which allow measuring the level-up of each student, according to his previous knowledge.

 

GES is made by 4 rankings:

  • Ranking REG: % attendance. mi 80%;
  • Ranking PID: conduct. Min 80%;
  • Ranking EX: exams. Min 60%;
  • Ranking PRO: internship assessments. Min 60%.

Students that accomplish all the parameters of GeS can get access to the final examination.:

  • Techncal exam: [min. 24 score; max 40 score]
  • Written exam (30 questions) [min. 18 score; max 30 score]
  • Oral exam (written research text is presented and discussed. [min. 18 score; max 30 score]


The final exam is passed when student obtain at least the min score for each examination.

Mobility: all students are encouraged to take part in mobility abroad for studying or internship
Internship: Each student will experience an internship period, 450 h/year (tot. 900 h) in Italy or abroad, at one of the companies that are part of our Cluster historic parks and gardens, workshops and FABLAB (digital laboratory) 

Course Coordinator: Ing. Roberto Formato – Director of  Real Site of Carditello

Graduate Career Profile:

Digital  craftsman
Digital maker specialist for artistic objects in wood

 

UNIT 1

Woodworking as a vocation in Campania

  • year: 1st year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 1st semester
  • number of ECTS awarded: 3
  • type: mandatory
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Arch. Giuseppe Oliviero - CNA (National Confederation of Crafts)
  • learning outcomes: understanding of the woodworking sector with a special emphasis on the craft of luthiers
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: the craft sector in Campania, woodworking, particularities of the profession: the craft of wood inlaying and violin making
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 2

Digital crafts: technical and technological aspects

  • year: 1st year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 1st semester
  • number of ECTS awarded: 3
  • type: mandatory
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Arch. Amleto Picerno Ceraso - Mediterranean FabLab - Meddarch
  • learning outcomes: overview of technical and technological aspects of digital crafts
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: digital crafts: history and ideas, the outlook of the industry, technologies and facilities
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 3

Moving from workshops to Fab labs: advantages and limitations

  • year: 1st year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 2nd semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 3
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Arch. Amleto Picerno Ceraso - Mediterranean FabLab - Meddarch
  • learning outcomes: understanding the progress from an artisan workshop to a Fab lab and the profiling of the artisan as a “maker”
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: traditional characteristics of an artisan workshop, facilities and tools of the craft, traditional workshops in the woodworking industry – Sorrentinian intarsia and Neapolitan luthiers, Fab labs and digital makers, analysis of an example of digital fabrication in Campania
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 4

Wood as a raw material: sources, preliminary treatments and availability

  • year : 1st year
  • period in which the training unit is delivered: 3rd semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 3
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Prof. Luigi Nicolais - Professor Emeritus at the University of Naples Federico II- Technology of polymers and Science and technology of materials (President of the Carditello Foundation)
  • learning outcomes: in-depth study of the characteristics of wood as a craft material
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: Wooden materials: types of wood, characteristics, output, wood derivatives, supply resources, maintenance of historic parks and gardens, deforestation of environmental parks, assessment of defects, preliminary treatments
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 5

The cultural, critical and historical dimensions of design with special emphasis on the stylistic, conceptual and technological development of artifacts

  • year : 1st year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 4th semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 5
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Patrizia Ranzo – University of Campania – Department of Architecture and Industrial Design
  • learning outcomes: understanding the developments in design of wooden artifacts in the digital age
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: design of artifacts (historical, technical and technological dimensions), tools and machines for specific processes, principal processing methods: cutting, planing, squaring, joint processing, drilling, sanding / polishing, milling, turning, assembling
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 6

Contemporary artistic forms of expression with a focus on the contact with design processes

  • year: 2nd year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 1st semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 5
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Giuseppe Gaeta – Anthropologist – Director of The Academy of Fine Arts in Naples
  • learning outcomes: knowledge of contemporary artistic forms of expression
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: characteristics of various artistic forms of expression, from traditional techniques to more contemporary mediums, an overview of the changes in meaning in art history, art processes and how artists have formed their poetic concepts from them is crucial, recognizing artists and artworks with the use of artistic forms of expression, presentation of the journal Contemporary artistic forms of expression
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: English

 

UNIT 7

Theories, methods and tools for designing sustainable artifacts in terms of respect for the environment: the circular economy in woodworking

  • year: 2nd year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 2nd semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 10
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Patrizia Ranzo – University of Campania – Department of Architecture and Industrial Design
  • learning outcomes: application of principles and methods of circular economy in producing/reproducing historical artifacts out of raw wood materials
  • mode of delivery (onsite / remotely, etc.)
  • course content: principles and techniques of design, sustainability of an artifact, meanings, principles and rules of circular economy, the case of woodworking
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: English

 

UNIT 8

Market trend lines or scenarios in which the project can take form and adopt cultural meanings: musical instruments, furniture and tourist souvenirs

  • year: 2nd year
  • period in which the training unit is delivered: 3rd semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 8
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Ing. Roberto Formato, management engineer, expert in Tourism Planning and Development – Director of The Royal Palace of Carditello
  • learning outcomes: understanding of the market trends of art products derived from the historical heritage of the natural landscape
  • mode of delivery (onsite / remotely, etc.)
  • course content: market trends for musical, furniture and touristic wooden objects, modes and mediums of narration and enhancement in tourism
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 9

 Design as a method and a procedure suitable for the design of artifacts: the methodology of design thinking

  • year: 2nd year
  • period in which the training unit is delivered: 3rd semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 10
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Stefania De Sio, PhD – ITS Design Thinking
  • learning outcomes: ability to use design thinking in making prototypes of historic woodwork products
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: definitions, principles and rules of design thinking, development phases of a process in design thinking (empathy, definition, conception, prototyping, testing)
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

 

UNIT 10 Digital key competence: KET (key enabling technologies) craftsmanship 4.0

 

  • year: 2nd year
  • period in which the unit is delivered: 4th semester
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 4
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Paolo Rossi – ITS Tecnologo
  • learning outcomes: Ability to implement KET in woodworking
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: introduction to KET, Advanced manufacturing solution, Additive manufacturing, augmented reality, Orizontal and vertical Integration, Industrial internet, Cloud, Cybersecirity, Big Data Analytics.
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

unit 11 Awareness and cultural expression: historic wood craft and the art of woodworking

  • year: 1st year
  • period in which the training unit is delivered: October
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 2
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Alberta Campitelli - A.P.G.I Associazione Parchi e Giardini di Italia
  • learning outcomes: understanding of the local tradition of woodworking in the field of musical instruments and the fundamental technique of the musical expression with the lute
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: the cultural heritage of Campania’s wood, the tangible and intangible resources that need to be preserved and enhanced, a first experience of artistic expression with an artistic object made of wood: the lute
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian

 

UNIT 12 Creating a company of "higher technical digital makers" to oversee the entire connected circular economy cycle (collection of waste raw materials - production of prototypes - distribution - joint consumption)

  • year: 1st year
  • period in which the training unit is delivered: October
  • type: mandatory
  • number of ECTS awarded: 4
  • name(s) of lecturer(s): Ing. Roberto Formato (Carditello) e Pablo Ramirez (ITS BACT)
  • learning outcomes: formation of an idea of a production and/or services company for digital crafts and a realization of a Canvas model of a startup in that field
  • mode of delivery : classroom lessons with slides and video, Exercise, Simulations and Laboratory.
  • course content: the basics of business, formation of the idea, hackathon, business modeling (Canvas), business planning, start up, circular economy cycle and related services
  • methods and criteria of assessment: a multiple-choice test at the end of the unit, midterm exam (evaluation of a project)
  • language of instruction: Italian