Spruce, J and Evans, M (2008) Life after the party: Student experiences and graduate expectations. In: DS 46: Proceedings of E&PDE 2008, the 10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education . pp. 761-766. (Engineering & Product Design Education Conference, 04 September 2008 - 05 September 2008, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona).

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Abstract

This paper considers students’ experience of product design education, and explores their expectations of working in the design industry. It provides a contextualisation of recent initiatives that call for increased emphasis upon the commercial awareness of design within the curriculum. Evidence of the ‘disconnect’ between students’ perceptions of design practice and the increasing demands from the industry are detailed.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions:	Art & Design
Publisher:	The Design Society
Date Deposited:	16 Mar 2016 14:58
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2022 15:14
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3266

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