Improving the design student experience

Avril Thomson; Hilary Grierson; Peter Ball; Kepa Mendibil

Improving the design student experience

Avril Thomson^*
, Hilary Grierson
, Peter Ball
, Kepa Mendibil

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the past few years universities across the UK have been concerned with their "student experience" placing a great deal of importance on a quality experience for all. This paper describes a study of the Student Experience within a design education context, which investigates the nature and elements of the Student Experience within the department of Design Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde. The main aim of this study was to investigate the holistic Student Experience, from pre-degree to career, identifying its key elements and allowing priorities for improvement to be identified and implemented. This paper provides a description of the study and its findings together with transferable methods and lessons.

Original language	English
Pages	6P
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2008 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 4 Sept 2008 → 5 Sept 2008

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2008
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	4/09/08 → 5/09/08

Keywords

Capturing
Design education
Improving
The student experience

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