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International Journal of Design Education

Published by Common Ground Research Networks • ISSN: 2325128X

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Navigating Complexity: User Experience Design Education, Business Culture, and the Job Market Transition

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Creators of UX undergraduate curricula face tough decisions regarding how to prepare students for the job market. This paper argues for the importance of a cultural lens when teaching professional development to undergraduate design students. A cultural lens is important because it gives context to …

Photoshop and illustrator use in instructional design: A case study of college visual communication course design

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Technological changes have led to numerous advances in educational systems globally, particularly in relation to teaching and learning. For example, the use of Photoshop and Illustrator to enhance learning among visual communication design students yields better outcomes than traditional methods. Th…

Students' choice of final-year architectural design projects at Undergraduate Level in Architecture

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Architectural Project is a capstone project of the five-year course in undergraduate education in architecture and it gives an opportunity for the students to demonstrate the application of the learning in various subjects in the course. Choice of the topic of project is generally left to the studen…

Inside out: Comparison of traditional and collaborative pedagogical approaches for visual communication design students in transition to industry

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Crafting of design elements and principles has traditionally been the purpose of visual communication design (VCD) education. Rapid advances in technology, changing societal and cultural views, and design practice being recognized as something less tangible are affecting pedagogical processes for ed…