Teaching and Learning Soft Skills in Design Education, Opportunities and Challenges: A Literature Review

Freitas, Ana Paula Nazaré de; Almendra, Rita Assoreira

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86596-2_20

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“…These insights are valuable references to humanistic education because humanities are important elements of liberal art education. In general design education, researchers suggested that active methods developed in groups and exchange milieus can assist students in improving liberal art education outcomes, especially with a constructivist approach and collaborative practices (Nazaré de Freitas & Assoreira‐Almendra, 2022). In industrial design, researchers suggested pedagogical methods changing from one‐on‐one to peer‐to‐peer teaching and learning and identity change from a studio master to a learning guide (Feast 2020).…”

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The Influence of Humanities on Art and Design Learning Performance: An Empirical Study

Sun,

Lu,

Ren

2023

Int J Art Design Ed

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Theoretical studies and perspectives have argued that humanities positively influence art and design learning performance, yet little study has tested this argument empirically. Further than testing the impact of humanities on art and design learning performance, the present study explores how humanities influence art and design learning performance. The present study investigates the influence of humanistic knowledge (e.g., history and literature) and skills, capabilities (e.g., innovation and narrative) and spirits on art and design learning performance (e.g., professional course marks) empirically via a survey. The moderations of age and gender are also tested. The results showed that humanistic knowledge and skills and humanistic spirits increase the art and design learning performance of visual communication and industrial design students, respectively. Humanistic capabilities increase art and design learning performance for all subjects. Besides, we found the individual difference that the effects of humanistic capabilities and humanistic spirits are stronger in male visual communication students than in female visual communication students. The pedagogical strategy of humanistic education for improving art and design learning is discussed based on the results.

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The Influence of Humanities on Art and Design Learning Performance: An Empirical Study

Sun,

Lu,

Ren

2023

Int J Art Design Ed

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“…It also shows the description of specific learning discipline, support, development, and resources to be eschewed in the core and learning competencies. It equips and challenges the educational system among students to capture the complex system in teaching and learning for the curriculum development and support, (Freitas, & Almendra, 2022). In addition, it shows that knowledge and discipline specify and constitute the core competency of complex learning skills of students.…”

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Culture, Society, Ideas, and Innovation of General Education Subject of Students in the Now Normal

Lito D. Mallillin,

Sy-Luna,

L. Tecson

et al. 2022

ISA

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The study aims to examine the culture, society, ideas, and innovation (CSII) of General Education subjects of students in the now normal concept and development in teaching. It also identifies the core competency of culture, society, ideas, and innovation of general education subject of students in the now normal in the area of cognitive knowledge, soft skills, hard skills, and specific discipline knowledge and the concept and development of teaching as student-centred learning culture in terms of digital literacy, effective communication, and critical thinking framework, outcome-based learning, inquiry and collaborative learning, and authentic assessment learning. The study employs descriptive quantitative research design. It measures the educational phenomena of the study on the core competency of culture, society, ideas, and innovation of general education subjects of students in the now normal and concept development. Random sampling technique is utilised in the study. The study comprised Seven Hundred (700) respondents only from the selected students in the General Education Subject. Results show that core competency on cognitive knowledge provides creative thinking, critical thinking, coordination, self-reflection, making references, and reasoning, show that soft skills are attributed to communication, collaboration, creative thinking, and time management in the core competency of learning, show that hard skills specify the role and task needed for the ability of skills and competency, show that specific discipline knowledge explores the defining core competency and discipline for ideas in various levels of outcome in learning, show that concept and development of teaching in terms of digital literacy, effective communication, and critical thinking framework develop a sustainable skills proficiency in digital technology literacy, effective communication, and framework of critical thinking, show that outcome-based learning promotes order of higher thinking skills and curriculum acquisition on conventional requirement information ability in learning, show that inquiry and collaborative learning involves inquiry based learning and collaborative student involvement through group learning for the collective task of students, and show that authentic assessment learning stimulates student ability and assessment effectively and efficiently in complex tasks, skills, and knowledge. Findings show that there is no significant correlation between the core competency of culture, society, ideas, and innovation of general education subjects of students in the now normal and the concept and development of teaching as student-centred and learning culture among the respondents.

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“…Nevertheless, there is no doubt that, today, engineering graduates need to develop and acquire a combination of skills-namely, hard skills and soft skills [4]. Soft skills, also synonymous with designations such as "21st Century Skills", "Key Competences", "Generic Competences" and "Core Competences", find their greatest references in the concepts of creativity, problem-solving, communication skills, empathy and teamwork [5,6]. However, soft skills are difficult to define and measure, and there is no consensus as to what they are.…”

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In Search of a More Balanced Engineering Curriculum: The Perspective of Students, Teachers, Alumni and Employers

Ferreira,

Gabriel,

Valente

et al. 2024

Trends in Higher Education

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The purpose of this paper is to raise important issues in engineering education in the face of contemporary challenges and demands through the voices of different stakeholders in engineering curricula and in the practice of professional engineering. Several challenges and future perspectives are based on important skills, like soft skills, which are required by employers and include communication, decision-making, problem-solving, leadership and emotional intelligence, as well as the ability to work with people of different backgrounds and apply technical knowledge. A qualitative data analysis of interviews with students, alumni, teachers and employers revealed the demand for more balanced qualified curricula for higher education institutions in the field of engineering. This includes the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, authentic learning experiences based on engaging students in real situations, project-based learning, industrial visits, guest lectures and problem-solving methodologies that are perceived by these stakeholders as essential in the construction of a curriculum, in line with the specific technical competences of each area.

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Teaching and Learning Soft Skills in Design Education, Opportunities and Challenges: A Literature Review

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

The Influence of Humanities on Art and Design Learning Performance: An Empirical Study

The Influence of Humanities on Art and Design Learning Performance: An Empirical Study

Culture, Society, Ideas, and Innovation of General Education Subject of Students in the Now Normal

In Search of a More Balanced Engineering Curriculum: The Perspective of Students, Teachers, Alumni and Employers

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