Introduction Design education is evolving rapidly in the People's Republic of China. In the
era of the" planned economy," from 1949 to the early 1980s, there were few design schools …

Tomorrow's engineers must be able to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams. In
response to this challenge, universities are broadening engineering design curricula. This …

Background Design is a central and distinguishing activity of engineering and one of the
core criteria for evaluating and accrediting engineering programs. Design is also a subject …

For the benefit of the reader, it should be explained that this paper is presented as a
dialogue to represent our ongoing conversations. In effect, the dialogue began in 1999 …

Employees and employers alike increasingly value human-centered design, as it can drive
innovation across a wide range of industries. With the growing interest in understanding …

The process of human-centered research and design rightfully demands the active
consultation of people (users). However, the approach to research and the selection of …

Writings on the design history and design studies of the Greater China region (the People's
Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan and Hong Kong) have not emerged at this stage. This …

This book chapter outlines different facets of Human-Centered Design, which evolved over
half a century. These facets have different foundational influences that lead to design by …

Human-centered design (HCD) is a design-based pedagogy that provides students with
opportunities to empathize with views that are unlike their own. While this has been …

We are experiencing today the co-evolution of two distinct approaches to human-centered
design research in practice: research that informs the design development process and …