A comparative study between design students and professionals to understand the effectiveness of ergonomics education in industrial design courses in Turkey
Year: 2013
Editor: Udo Lindemann, Srinivasan V, Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, John Clarkson, Gaetano Cascini
Author: Eroğlu, Ilgım; Özcan, Kerem; Çifter, Abdüsselam Selami
Series: ICED
Institution: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey
Page(s): 049-056
ISBN: 978-1-904670-51-3
ISSN: 2220-4334
Abstract
Ergonomics lectures have been a sustained element of industrial design education in Turkey. In this paper, effectiveness of ergonomics education is researched. For this intention a questinnaire survey was conducted with design professionals and students, whom were asked to give their opinion about ergonomics education and application in Turkey through open-ended questions. The results are discussed to see if any improvements can be suggested for certain issues.
Keywords: Design, ergonomics, education