It is not easy to summarize the teaching methodologies we use at CCS.
In my Department (Industrial Design) we have about 40 instructors. CCS
was established in 1906. Our instructors have been here for up to 40
years but we get a number of new ones each term. We try to prepare our
students for design positions in industry. Our instructors all have
considerable industry experience and continue to work in industry while
teaching. They come from a range of backgrounds including product,
interior, engineering and architecture. We have a lot of industry
sponsored projects. We have placed more graduates into the car industry
than any other design school globally and our students find employment
and internships in companies in North America, Europe and Asia each
year. I think that there will be a little under 400 students this year
in my department once the undeclared students have selected their
concentrations. I believe we are the largest ID department in North
America but may be smaller than Coventry in the UK. Maybe some forum
memebrs could say how the department compares in size to European and
Asian schools.
Of course quality is more important than quantity in design. We strive
to constantly improve the quality of our instruction. Our concentration
is on trying to provide the skills most needed by industry and
maintaining close contact with industry. Some other schools see us as
somewhat of a boot camp for designers where we work the students hards
and expect a high level of technical skill. We are now trying also to
produce graduates who can think as well as draw. This is a more
difficult task. We encourage international exchanges and diverse
international visitors to talk to the students.We exhange a number of
students each year with STRAT College in Paris and a number of other
schools in Europe and other places.
We also encourage out teachers to be involved in visits and exchanges
with schools in other countries. Over the next few weeks I will be
speaking in Tuscon, visiting some schools in China and teaching a one
week workshop in Lisbon Portugal.
I understand that some other schools have different approaches to
teaching.
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R o b C u r e d a l e
Professor, Chair Product Design
College for Creative Studies Detroit
201 East Kirby
Detroit MI 48202-4034
Phone: 313 664 7625
Fax: 313 664 7620
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.ccscad.edu
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R o b C u r e d a l e
Professor, Chair Product Design
College for Creative Studies Detroit
201 East Kirby
Detroit MI 48202-4034
Phone: 313 664 7625
Fax: 313 664 7620
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.ccscad.edu
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Dear Rob and Glen (and others)
Maybe you can tell us what you think are the skills. And better still,
how
you teach them in your university.
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