Welcome to the Maker Diploma!Â
A hands-on training program designed to empower people with the knowledge they need to take ideas from concepts to prototypes.
A Maker Diploma graduate will be able to conceptualize, model, and create a medium-fidelity prototype of a smart device or a solution; which fulfills a personal demand or solves a local challenge.
We are adapting the horizontal learning approach by offering the basics and fundamentals of different tracks, instead of going deep into one topic, including: Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, Fusion360, Arduino, Electronics, Programming, and Documentation.
The program is structured into 7 Modules, delivered over a period of 11 Weeks
MODULE 0: Student Boot Camp
Week #0
Description: We start with a demo week where students get familiar with the Maker Diploma program structure and rules. They also get introduced to the instructors, the tools they are going to learn, and the Fab Lab Machines.
MODULE 1: Making From Scratch
Week #1
Description: Students get an overview of digital fabrication techniques with a focused hands-on experience with Laser Cutting and 3D Printing toolchains
MODULE 2: Making Things From Materials
Weeks #2 & #3
Description: Students acquire the skills of 2D and 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) using Autodesk Fusion 360 design software. They also produce digitally fabricated objects through Laser Cutting wood sheets and Plastic 3D Printing.
MODULE 3: Powering Things Using Electrons
Weeks #4
Description: Students learn the principles of electricity and how to power electronic components effectively. They practices building electrical circuits using breadboards and measuring electricity using multi-meters.
Weeks #6 & #7
Description: Students learn to wire electronic components to Arduino boards and program them to do smart actions. They learn how to take inputs from the environment using sensors and produce an output using action components.
MODULE 5: Making Things Talk To Things
Week #8
Description: Students learn how to make their smart circuits communicate with other smart devices, such as smart phones and computers wirelessly or through a wire.
MODULE 6: Project Integration
Weeks #9 & #10
Description: Each student demonstrate how the various skills learned through the program could be integrated into a useful project from their own choice.