學生透過課程獲得材料的相關知識，包含了解材料類別、材料特性、以及不同材料於產品設計的應用等，以材料的角度看設計，揮材料的優勢，並考量產品量產之難易度等；本課程內容包含金屬、木材、塑料、陶瓷、玻璃、竹、紙等材料之特性介紹，以及材料之表面處理及加工工藝等。

Students acquire material-related knowledge through the course, including understanding material categories, material properties, and the application of different materials in product design, etc., looking at design from the perspective of materials, taking advantage of the advantages of materials, and considering the difficulty of mass production of products. The content of this course includes an introduction to the characteristics of metal, wood, plastic, ceramics, glass, bamboo, paper and other materials, as well as the surface treatment and processing technology of materials, etc.

設計材料在工業之各種不同領域上扮演著舉足輕重的關鍵性角色，本課程對設計材料的學習提供詳細具體的介紹，此課程的目的在使學生熟悉當代的設計材料、製造方法及生產程序，讓學生獲取充份的設計材料知識，進而研究更專門的材料、製造程序及組織架構從而能運用在未來產品設計上，課程最主要目標是幫助學生學習及了解各種設計材料的製造方法,程序及其應用；本課程將分別針對金屬、塑膠、陶瓷、聚合體及複合材料作一一的介紹，課堂上除實際教材講授外，會以適當的產品及部件說明實際設計材料及部品的製造方式及生產程序，以進一步提升學生產品設計的能力。

Design materials play a crucial role in various fields of industry. This course provides a detailed and specific introduction to the study of design materials. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with contemporary design materials, manufacturing methods and production procedures, so that students can acquire sufficient knowledge of design materials, and then study more specialized materials, manufacturing procedures and organizational structures so that they can be used in future product design. , the main goal of the course is to help students learn and understand the manufacturing methods, procedures and applications of various design materials; this course will introduce metals, plastics, ceramics, polymers and composite materials one by one. In addition to teaching actual textbooks, appropriate products and components will be used to explain the manufacturing methods and production procedures of actual design materials and parts to further enhance students' product design capabilities.

Material for Design by Ballard, Victoria, Rand, Patrick: 9781568985589
設計師一定要懂的材質運用知識（2016增訂版） by Nikkei Design: 9789863123491

Material for Design by Ballard, Victoria, Rand, Patrick: 9781568985589
Material usage knowledge that designers must understand (2016 updated edition) by Nikkei Design: 9789863123491