2022 - Towards Re-Imagining Industrial Design Education for the
Contemporary Period ︎
Dim, W., de Vere, I., Sheahan., J.
E&PDE 2022
Dim, W., de Vere, I., Sheahan., J.
E&PDE 2022
As the field of Industrial Design moves beyond its industrial manufacturing roots, exploring curricula that anticipate diverse participation and complexity in creative innovation is still emergent in this era of education. This paper discusses the adoption of the RMIT University, My First 6 Months (MF6M), finding the approach required less teaching staff intervention and gave more flexibility to students, reinforcing notions of trust and self-efficacy in learning.