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SynopsisThe paper examines some aspects of the planning and practice of multi-disciplinary team based design project work at undergraduate level. It is based on a survey conducted for The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Design Council (which would be relevant to any design centred work). Pressures internal and external to engineering courses for the adoption of multi-disciplinary team based work are discussed. A number of key factors arising from the survey are addressed. These include: planning and supporting the development of team working capability across a whole university; the development of capability through consideration of task type, size, duration, disciplines involved, team size, roles and selection.Multi-disciplinary team based project work: planning factors AimThe paper aims to examine some factors involved in the planning and practice of multi-disciplinary team based project work at undergraduate level. These factors were identified from a survey conducted for The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Design Council in 1996.The significance centres on increasing demands from industry for graduates to be able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. In addition the literature shows there are potential pedagogical advantages.The paper identifies the background to the area. Specific factors identified in the survey are addressed: planning and supporting the development of team working capability across a whole university; the development of capability through consideration of task type, size, duration and disciplines involved, team size, roles, selection and team building.

Exploring the degree to which individual students share a common perception of specific mood boards: Exploring the degree to which individual students share a common perception of specific mood boards: observations relating to teaching, learning and team-based design AbstractMood boards offer a visual and sensorial channel of communication and inspiration for design research and development, which could be considered to be more logical and empathic within a design context than traditional verbo-centric approaches. This paper explores individuals' perceptions of images through a sample of mood boards.Gender was chosen as a bipolar attribute of and was explored through the specific mood boards. A sample of 62 design students' responses was captured via a rating scale and key words. The paper reflects on the results obtained and attempts to translate findings into suggestions for other academic staff involved in undergraduate industrial design education.Keywords: communication, collaborative design, product design, perception, design researchMood boards are usually a collection of images compiled with the intention of communicating or provoking a mood or ambience during the product design process. They are often used in both establishing and agreeing an initial ambience for a product with a client and , during the design process, as a dynamic resource. As modern product design is more team based [1, 2]; how can we be sure that the individual designers and stakeholders in any team perceive a given board in a similar manner? If there are significant differences in perception the team may in effect, be pulling in different directions.

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