Abstract
This paper narrates a case study on design thinking based education work in an industrial design honours program. Student projects were developed in a multi-disciplinary setting across a Computing and Engineering faculty that allowed promoting technologically and user driven innovation strategies. A renewed culture and environment for Industrial Design students emphasized seeking functionality and fidelity, user and society value over beauty and form factors alone. The pedagogical approach sought to determine the new industrial products reality with an increasing contribution by design thinking and its associated methodologies that are currently advancing typical Industrial Design. In conclusion, the authors propose a number of reflections as recommendations, which may be useful for educational institutions contemplating similar curriculum makeovers to their design degrees.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society 2016 (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies 2016 (ICEduTECH 2016), and Sustainability, Technology and Education 2016 (STE 2016), 6-8 December 2016, Melbourne, Australia |
| Publisher | IADIS Press |
| Pages | 205-212 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789898533586 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | International Conference on Internet Technologies and Society - Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Internet Technologies and Society |
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| Period | 6/12/16 → … |