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<p>The present paper offers the results and evaluation of quantitative research conducted during the years 2019 and 2020 among prospective graduates and alumni of the follow-up bachelor and master study programmes of Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Slovak University of Technology (FAD STU) in Bratislava, Slovakia. The presented results of the research, combined with an analysis of the local labour market data, study of literature and an evaluation of global design education trends, were used as the foundation for changes in the learning process in design education at FAD STU, first-time implemented in the existing study programmes in the academic year 2021/22. The paper aims to provide an explanation of the new approach to learning experience design within the bachelor and master study programmes as such, but mainly described on the example of Design Studio courses. At the time of publishing, the new approach was successfully implemented in one of the faculty’s vertical studios – MX lab – a learning platform focused on project-based learning and cooperation with partners in the automotive industry.</p>
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The present paper offers the results and evaluation of quantitative research conducted during the years 2019 and 2020 among prospective graduates and alumni of the follow-up bachelor and master study programmes of Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Slovak University of Technology (FAD STU) in Bratislava, Slovakia. The presented results of the research, combined with an analysis of the local labour market data, study of literature and an evaluation of global design education trends, were used as the foundation for changes in the learning process in design education at FAD STU, first-time implemented in the existing study programmes in the academic year 2021/22. The paper aims to provide an explanation of the new approach to learning experience design within the bachelor and master study programmes as such, but mainly described on the example of Design Studio courses. At the time of publishing, the new approach was successfully implemented in one of the faculty’s vertical studios – MX lab – a learning platform focused on project-based learning and cooperation with partners in the automotive industry.

Redefining the learning experience in design education at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU

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The present paper offers the results and evaluation of quantitative research conducted during the years 2019 and 2020 among prospective graduates and alumni of...

Redefining the learning experience in design education at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Publicado en línea: 12 dic 2022

Páginas: 28 - 34

Recibido: 09 oct 2022

Aceptado: 04 dic 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2022-0022

Palabras clave
design education, project-based learning, soft skills, design graduates, creative thinking, interdisciplinarity, learning experience design, teamwork, product design, vertical studio

© 2022 Michala Lipková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Redefining the learning experience in design education at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Publicado en línea: 12 dic 2022

Páginas: 28 - 34

Recibido: 09 oct 2022

Aceptado: 04 dic 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2022-0022

Palabras clavedesign education, project-based learning, soft skills, design graduates, creative thinking, interdisciplinarity, learning experience design, teamwork, product design, vertical studio

© 2022 Michala Lipková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
design education, project-based learning, soft skills, design graduates, creative thinking, interdisciplinarity, learning experience design, teamwork, product design, vertical studio