Two Lessons from a Short-Duration Design–Build–Test Activity

Proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Design Research and Education (ICADRE14)

Year: 2014
Editor: Edwin Koh, Victor Shim, Tan Woei Wan, Ian Gibson, Andi S. Putra
Author: Boyd, Devon K.; Parkinson, Matthew B.
Institution: Penn State University, Pennsylvania
Section: Design Education
Page(s): 067-069
DOI number: 10.3850/978-981-09-1348-9_053
ISBN: 978-981-09-1348-9

Abstract

The Iron Lion Design Challenge is a design-build-test event held annualy at the Penn State University Park campus. In addition to providing hands-on experiences for students, it is an opportunity for faculty to pilot new strategies for teaching design practice to students. Over the last six years two important lessons have emerged: 1) prototyping very early in the process improves subjective outcomes as does 2) evolving these prototypes through iteration. This was observed across skill-level, time available to participants, background, and the nature of the project.

Keywords: Design Education