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Call for Papers:
The 9th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education
(EPDE07)
Shaping the Future?
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
13 and 14 September 2007
The 9th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education
Conference will be organised by the School of Design at Northumbria University,
Newcastle upon Tyne in participation with the Design Education Special Interest
Group (DESIG) of the Design Society, and the Institution of Engineering
Designers.
Conference Aim
The EPDE conference will bring together representatives from education and
industry who have an interest in shaping the future of design education. The
conference will provide a forum for educators and researchers from product
development, engineering and industrial design, together with industry and
government representatives to discuss current educational issues and the nature
of design education in the future. This year's conference theme Shaping the
Future?, will provide the opportunity for participants to exchange ideas and
build collaborative relationships.
While Shaping the Future? may be understood in multiple ways, and we
encourage varied interpretations of the theme, questions that might be explored
include: What are the possibilities for design education?, What and whose
concerns are shaping design education at present?, How are educators shaping
future designers?, How does design shape the future? Potential futures for
design research? These questions will be explored in the following conference
topics:
Design and local community
Design and government
Teaching tools and techniques
Developing links with industry
Design curriculum development
Philosophies of design education
Professional development in design
Cross-disciplinary projects
Work-based learning
Future industry needs
Learning environments
Industry based student projects
Assessment
Professional doctorates
New knowledges for design
Design manifestos
In keeping with the inclusive ethos of the EPDE conference other stream
proposals are welcomed. It is also envisaged that participation in the
conference may take a number of forms:
Paper and poster presentations
Roundtable discussions
Exhibition
Workshops
Deadlines
Submission of Abstracts (max 500 words) 4 December 2006
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Notification of Successful Abstracts 2 February 2007
Submission of Full Papers 16 March 2007
Notification of Accepted Papers 10 May 2007
Deadline for Author Earlybird Registration and Inclusion in
Proceedings 15 June 2007
Conference 13 and 14 September 2007
http://www.cfdr.co.uk/epde07/
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Dr Erik Bohemia
Reader in 3D Design
Northumbria University
School of Design
Squires Building, Sandyford Road
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST
UK
phone + 44 191 243 7724
fax + 44 191 227 3148
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http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/scd/
http://www.cfdr.co.uk/
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