This book contains material developed for use in the interdisciplinary courses on product
development that we teach. Participants in these courses include graduate students in …

There has been a shift towards greater independence and choice for students, as people
want more information and control over their education. Moreover, universities face an …

Earlier studies demonstrate the importance of visualizing problems, and how the sketch
manages to catch the ambiguity of the design process. It creates new ways for idea …

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Distance Learning Distance Learning "Distance Learning is a method of study where …

The demand and expectations for manufactured products continues to grow whilst the level
of technology employed in their design becoming more sophisticated and critical. As a …

A good body of literature exists that examines the process of problem solving as it is an
important activity in many fields from design, engineering or management to name a few …

The paper reports on applying teaching and learning methods from university didactics can
to support a systematic planning process and the didactics-based execution of a PD …

This paper identifies and challenges the philosophies of contemporary design paradigms
particularly those associated with the new 'buzz'term 'smart design'; now synonymous with …

This paper considers the effect of determined conference themes, government legislation
and key events in design education in order to ascertain the fundamental drivers of change …

The authors are principal lecturers in product design within Higher Education [HE]; Curtis is
currently a final year honours student associated with their course and two programmes of …