Overview
- Presents a comprehensive guide to the state of the art in design education
- Surveys education programs and best practices from around the globe
- Considers the role of professional bodies and industrial standards in encouraging design excellence
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The book highlights signature design education programs from around the globe and across all levels, in both traditional and distance learning settings. Additionally, it discusses professional societies for designers and design educators, as well as the current standards for professional registration, and program accreditation. Reflecting recent advances and emerging trends, it offers a valuable handbook for design practitioners and managers, curriculum designers and program leaders alike. It will also be of interest to students and academics looking to develop a career related to the more technical aspects of design.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Graham Coates is a Professor and Chair in Urban Resilience in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University, UK. Within the School of Engineering, he is Director of Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Prior to this, he was Director of Education in the Department of Engineering at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Professor Coates has 20 years of experience in academia and seven years of experience in industry. He has a keen interest in learning and teaching for engineers.
Claudia Eckert is a Professor of Design at the Open University, UK. She studies design processes in industrial practice and work on theoretical foundations of design research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Design Education Today
Book Subtitle: Technical Contexts, Programs and Best Practices
Editors: Dirk Schaefer, Graham Coates, Claudia Eckert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17134-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17133-9Published: 27 May 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17136-0Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17134-6Published: 16 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 355
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Design, Engineering/Technology Education, Production, Industrial and Production Engineering