Stories of Design Education: An Analysis of Practices and Competencies

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Shravya Thandlam Sudhindra, Yuejun He, Lucienne Blessing, Sumbul Ahmad Khan
Series: DESIGN
Institution: Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Section: Design Education
Page(s): 2403-2412
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.243
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

Using 61 stories from design educators from different countries, this paper presents (1) the design competencies being fostered at different levels of education, (2) the practices (approaches, techniques, methods and tools) used to facilitate teaching and learning, (3) the ‘non-design’ competencies being fostered, and (4) the impact of COVID 19. Our findings highlight design education is not only used to teach students how to design, but also to kindle productive attitudes, behaviours and mindsets that give them the ability to address a wide range of challenges.

Keywords: design competences, design education, design methods, design approaches, design pedagogy