Teaching Innovative Thinking and Consumer-Oriented Design to Engineering Students: Perspectives Based on Observations and Experience. Issue 1 (January 2013) - Shekar, A.
This paper presents some observations made during the teaching of the design process to undergraduate engineering students. It discusses the challenges of teaching engineering students to be more consumer-oriented in their design projects. It emphasises the importance of understanding a design problem fully and of appreciating the motivation behind the development of a product. In addition good design requires a thorough knowledge of both the context and user needs.