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Creating Sources of Inspiration through eCollage, the FEA Model, and a Future Visioning Concept Design Project
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Riikonen, Sini – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
This article presents an approach to creating sources of inspiration through a collaborative concept design that was developed and observed during a future visioning concept design project concerning the theme of "performance wear," which was conducted at the University of Helsinki for second-year textile student teachers. During the…
Descriptors: Design, Performance, Clothing, Textiles Instruction
Communication Modes in Collaboration: An Empirical Assessment of Metaphors, Visualization, and Narratives in Multidisciplinary Design Student Teams
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Graff, Daniel; Clark, Mark A. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019
Universities increasingly incorporate multidisciplinary design projects into their curriculum to better prepare their students for the labor market. In these projects, student team members of various disciplinary backgrounds develop new product or service concepts for organizational partners. This structure enables students to learn not only from…
Descriptors: Design, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Projects, Teamwork
From the Islands of Knowledge to a Shared Understanding: Interdisciplinarity and Technology Literacy for Innovation in Smart Electronic Product Design
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Blanco, Teresa; Casas, Roberto; Manchado-Pérez, Eduardo; Asensio, Ángel; López-Pérez, Jose M. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2017
In the context of the evolving Internet, a balance between technological advances and meaning change is crucial to develop innovative and breakthrough "connected electronics" that enable the Internet of Things. Designers and technologists are key enablers of this process respectively, ensuring adequate users' needs and technology…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Technological Literacy, Innovation, Electronics
Perception of the Acquisition of Generic Competences in Engineering Degrees
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Olmedo-Torre, Noelia; Martínez, María Martínez; Perez-Poch, Antoni; García, Beatriz Amante – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2018
The aim of this paper is to analyze what generic competencies at the "Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya" (UPC BarcelonaTech) are most evaluated by the teaching staff belonging to the first curricular block of industrial engineering degree courses at the Barcelona "Escola Universitaria d'Enginyeria Técnica Industrial," and…
Descriptors: Competence, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Student Projects
A Sampled Literature Review of Design-Based Learning Approaches: A Search for Key Characteristics
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Gómez Puente, Sonia M.; van Eijck, Michiel; Jochems, Wim – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
Design-based learning (DBL) is an educational approach grounded in the processes of inquiry and reasoning towards generating innovative artifacts, systems and solutions. The approach is well characterized in the context of learning natural sciences in secondary education. Less is known, however, of its characteristics in the context of higher…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Learning Strategies, Design, Natural Sciences