This paper reports on the results of a survey
conducted within the Department of Design
and Technology, Loughborough University,
UK, in response to increasing concern over
the quality and effective use of 2D modelling
by design undergraduates at all levels. A
survey, in the form of a questionnaire
supported by ongoing tutorials, was conducted
in an attempt to establish the underlying
reasons why there was a perceived drop in
manual drawing standards. Focusing on the
use of manual draughting skills and formal
engineering drawing, the survey includes a
summary of academic backgrounds,
experiences of 2D modelling in secondary
education, student perceptions of the use of
CAD and the importance of manual drawing
skills, and the aspirations of students when
embarking on tertiary education. The majority
of the student entry for the Industrial Design
and Technology programmes for the academic
year 2001-2002 took part in the survey,
numbering 120 students.
History
School
Design
Published in
Journal of Design and Technology Education
Volume
7
Issue
(2)
Pages
123 - 132
Citation
MCCARDLE, J., 2002. Back to the drawing board? Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, 7(2), pp. 123-132.
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Publication date
2002
Notes
This paper was published in the journal Design and Technology Education: an International Journal.