Abstract
An approach to industrial design education based on ‘transformative practice’, which has the ambition of equipping students with a passport to enter the community of professional design practice, is described. This is mapped onto a version of the designerly way knowing which is illustrated as an analysissynthesis model involving a conversation between the two cognitive modes, which are emphasised in various teaching activities. The uncertainty threshold, which is inherent in this, is both essential and routine, but can present problems for some students. The development of a re-designed course programme devised with a more flexible project delivery arrangement to accommodate these issues is briefly described. Its effectiveness is assessed through focus groups and feedback from early results is giving a broadly positive response to the new scheme.
Keywords
Project-Grounded Research, Design Process, Industrial Design, Creativity, Design Practice, Learning, Reflective Practices, Pedagogy
Citation
Tovey, M., Bull, K., and Osmond, J. (2010) Developing a Pedagogic Framework for Product and Automotive Design, in Durling, D., Bousbaci, R., Chen, L, Gauthier, P., Poldma, T., Roworth-Stokes, S. and Stolterman, E (eds.), Design and Complexity - DRS International Conference 2010, 7-9 July, Montreal, Canada. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2010/researchpapers/118
Developing a Pedagogic Framework for Product and Automotive Design
An approach to industrial design education based on ‘transformative practice’, which has the ambition of equipping students with a passport to enter the community of professional design practice, is described. This is mapped onto a version of the designerly way knowing which is illustrated as an analysissynthesis model involving a conversation between the two cognitive modes, which are emphasised in various teaching activities. The uncertainty threshold, which is inherent in this, is both essential and routine, but can present problems for some students. The development of a re-designed course programme devised with a more flexible project delivery arrangement to accommodate these issues is briefly described. Its effectiveness is assessed through focus groups and feedback from early results is giving a broadly positive response to the new scheme.