Approaches to the teaching of Design

SUBJECT CENTRE LEGACY RESOURCE.

This booklet seeks to provide a resource for all those with an interest in design and the education and training of engineering students to carry out the design process. A brief description of the internal and external requirements for design in the engineering curriculum is followed by a review of different approaches to design teaching currently employed in engineering schools and universities worldwide. Suggestions for further reading about each approach and a reference section are also provided.