A Case Study of China and US Industrial Design Education: Industrial Design Education in a Multicultural World

摘要：

A variety of approaches are being used within the Industrial Design Education systems by different countries to meet various challenges being faced in a multicultural world. This paper presents a case study that addresses the undergraduate education methods used by Purdue University, Indiana, USA and Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China. It explains the current education environment through the study of curriculum, course contents, department objectives, intentions and goals. The paper also explores the possible reasons for the Industrial Design education reformation in China and provides an opportunity for the western world to learn about and rethink what Industrial Design education is going on in China.

关键词： design education multicultural course structure

作者: Xi Cheng

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 9th International Conference on Computer-Aided Industrial Design & Conceptual Design(CAID&CD2008)(2008年国际计算机辅助工业设计与概念设计学术会议)

会议地点: 昆明

会议语种:英文

页码: 940-944

在线出版日期: 2008-11-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）