2134/18683
Guy Bingham
Guy
Bingham
Darren Southee
Darren
Southee
Thomas Page
Thomas
Page
Meeting the expectation of industry: an integrated approach for the teaching of mechanics and electronics to design students
Loughborough University
2015
Design education
Electronics
Engineering design
Industrial design
Mechanics
Product design
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Education
2015-09-09 15:32:11
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Meeting_the_expectation_of_industry_an_integrated_approach_for_the_teaching_of_mechanics_and_electronics_to_design_students/9346769
This paper examines the traditional engineering-based provision delivered to Product Design and Technology (B.Sc.) undergraduates at the Loughborough Design School and questions its relevancy against the increasing expectations of industry. The paper reviews final-year design projects to understand the level of transference of engineering-based knowledge into design practice and highlights areas of opportunity for improved teaching and learning. The paper discusses the development and implementation of an integrated approach to the teaching of Mechanics and Electronics to formalise and reinforce the key learning process of transference within the design context. The paper concludes with observations from the delivery of this integrated teaching and offers insights from student and academic perspectives for the further improvement of engineering-based teaching and learning.