A Study on Learning Problems and Learning Resources of Undergraduate Industrial Design Education

Project: National Science and Technology CouncilNational Science and Technology Council Academic Grants

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Abstract

Design is a power weapon of the companies. It is important to educate excellent designers for the industry. The essential feature of the design education is “learning by doing”. Students learn design knowledge and skill through operating the real design problem. Based on the feature of the design education, the problems that students experienced and the resources usage in the learning process may be different from those in other domain. But, there are few researches discussing the learning problems and learning resource in design education. The purpose of this study is to explore the learning problems, and the resources that students used to overcome problems in the undergraduate industrial design studio course. The results can increase the understanding of the learning process of students, and provide the reference for teaching planning and the setting of the learning resources in design education. This study will take 2 years. In the first year, the focus group interview and open type questionnaire survey will use to collect the data to identify and classify the learning problems and learning resources. Then, collect the quantity data with questionnaire survey to verify the results. The second year will focus on the learning problems’ sources and the pattern of the learning resources usage. In the beginning, the focus group interview and open type questionnaire survey will use to collect the data for exploring the possible sources of the learning problems, and the pattern of the learning resources usage. Then, construct the framework and model of the learning problems, learning resources, and the sources of the learning problems. Finally, conduct the formal questionnaire survey to collect the mass data to verify and modify the framework and model.

Project IDs

Project ID:PE9907-2629
External Project ID:NSC99-2410-H182-028-MY2
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date01/08/1031/07/11

Keywords

  • industrial design
  • design education
  • learning problem
  • learning resource

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