Human-centred design in engineering curricula

• Autores: Pere Ponsa Asensio, Cristina Suemay Manresa Yee , Diana Arellano, Johanna Gómez, Álex Pérez
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 28, no. Extra 4, 2012, págs. 767-777
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper describes the inclusion of human-centred design in the curriculum of the Design and Product Development Engineering.The aim is to improve the relationship among experts and to integrate the human factors domain in engineering education. Wepresent case studies of design-centric projects related to home automation systems in the Bachelor and Master of Scienceprogrammes. The preliminary results in laboratory conditions with Engineering students and professors show the effectiveness ofthe integration between engineering and the human factors disciplines. Moreover, it is shown how Engineering students understandthe benefits of the Human-centred approach by using holistic models to develop new and innovative products.