The continuum of design and engineering educaton: Competencies in final projects
Year: 2010
Section: SYNERGIES BETWEEN PRODUCT AND ENGINEERING DESIGN
Editor: Boks W; Ion, W; McMahon, C and Parkinson B
Author: Smith, Paul; Adank, Rodney; Sigurjonsson, Johannes; Shekar, Aruna
Section: SYNERGIES BETWEEN PRODUCT AND ENGINEERING DESIGN
Pages: 315-320
Abstract
The different professions within design and engineering, represent a continuum of competencies with
some, not always clearly defined, overlap. The paper looks at final year degree projects from three
different majors from the same university: Industrial Design, Product Development and Mechatronics
Engineering. The results indicate significant parallels between Industrial Design and Product
Development, both aiming at new products, while Mechatronics Engineering is more science based.
Keywords: Project competencies, education, industrial design, product development, mechatronics
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