Design Skills Research Articles

Building Competencies: The Impact of Simulation on Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects.

For this simulation experience, doctor of nursing practice students present their proposed quality improvement (QI) projects to an embedded participant. The project requires students to refine their skills in QI design, leadership, critical thinking, team building, and effective communication, crucial for navigating the complexities of modern health care settings. Positive feedback from 11 cohorts underscores the simulation's efficacy in enhancing preparedness, fostering teamwork, and enhancing communication.

Clinical validation of the virtual splint registration workflow for craniomaxillofacial surgery.

Accurate registration is vital to transfer the virtual surgical plan during surgery. This study's goal was to present and clinically validate a virtual splint registration workflow. Ten dentate patients requiring revision surgery were included. Specific inclusion criterion for this study was the presence of at least two osteosynthesis screws on the orbital rim from a previous surgery. Dedicated orthognathic surgery software was used to fuse the maxillary dental scan with the computed tomography and generate a dental splint, which was imported into the navigation software and augmented with fiducial markers. Registration points were indicated virtually and the augmented splint was three-dimensionally printed. Intraoperatively, the splint was fitted on the maxillary dentition and the fiducial markers were used for registration. Accuracy of the registration procedure was quantified by calculating the difference between the landmarks acquired by indicating the pre-existing osteosynthesis material with the navigation pointer and in the virtual planning software. After acquisition of the landmarks, the screws were removed and surgery proceeded according to plan. A median target registration error of 1.53 mm was found. The advantages of the virtual splint registration workflow are that it does not require extensive computer-aided design skills or repeated preoperative imaging, and is non-invasive.

DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT AN EXPERIENTIAL TEA BLENDING PROGRAM FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate Design, Develop, and Implement an Experiential Tea Blending Program for Visually Impaired People, with the aim of [enhance the income generation capabilities of the Sensory Intelligence Group; SIG, a visually impaired independent occupation club. Theoretical Framework: In this topic, the main concepts and theories that underpin the research are presented. Blended Learning design (Carman, 2002) and the 5E Experience Model (Keeley, 1994) stand out, providing a solid basis for understanding the context of the investigation. Method: The methodology adopted for this research comprises by fostering entrepreneurial skills, developing new tea products, and designing engaging customer experiences, the project seeks to empower the SIG members. Data collection was carried out through Pre- and post-tests for measuring knowledge in a training course, observations the member participation in the tea blending workshop and the participlants feedback. Results and Discussion: The results obtained revealed the blend learning design could apply to visullay impared people new tea blending products and service design skills to create memorable customer experiences. One of the key factors contributing to the program's success was the collaborative approach adopted. By fostering partnerships between various organizations and experts, the program was able to provide participants with a comprehensive range of support and resources. Research Implications: These implications could reduce inequality and empowering the people with disabilities by multidisciplinary network supported to establish sustainable and profitable ventures, contributing to their financial independence and overall well-being. Originality/Value: The relevance and value of this research are evidenced by creating a memorable customer experience, incorporating elements of sensory engagement and storytelling.

Skills Analysis of Technical Drafting Trainers Along Computer-Aided Drawing

This study examines the proficiency levels of Technical Drafting trainers in Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) at Libon Agro-Industrial High School. Employing a mixed-methods research approach, the study identifies key demographic characteristics, assesses CAD proficiency across various skills, and highlights perceived gaps in trainers' competencies. The findings reveal that trainers demonstrate intermediate proficiency in technical, design, and teaching skills, while software proficiency and soft skills require significant improvement. Key challenges include resource limitations, such as outdated hardware and software, lack of professional development opportunities, and minimal industry collaboration. Moreover, most trainers struggle with advanced CAD functionalities, particularly 3D modeling. The study underscores the importance of aligning training practices with modern industry demands to improve educational outcomes. Recommendations include organizing regular workshops, increasing resource allocation, fostering industry partnerships, and revising the curriculum to integrate advanced CAD tools and techniques. Addressing these gaps can enhance the effectiveness of CAD instruction and better prepare students for industry demands.

Enhancing engineering design, scientific creativity, and decision-making skills in prospective science teachers through engineering design-based robotics coding applications

ABSTRACT Background Engineering design-based robotics coding applications are innovative approaches in science education that can enhance key skills among prospective science teachers. Addressing global environmental issues within these applications provides a unique context for developing engineering design skills, scientific creativity, and decision-making abilities. Purpose This study aimed to determine the effects of engineering design-based robotics coding applications, conducted within the context of global environmental issues, on the engineering design skills, scientific creativity, and decision-making abilities of prospective science teachers. Sample The research was conducted with prospective science teachers at a state university in Turkey during the 2022–2023 academic year. Design and methods The study employed the convergent parallel design of mixed research methods. Quantitative data were collected using the ‘Engineering Design Skills Scale’, ‘Scientific Creativity Scale’, and ‘Decision-Making Skills Scale’. Qualitative data were gathered through a ‘Semi-Structured Interview Form’. Results The findings revealed that engineering design-based robotics coding applications significantly improved the engineering design skills, scientific creativity, and decision-making abilities of prospective science teachers. Conclusions These results suggest that integrating such applications into science teacher education, particularly in the context of global environmental issues, can play a vital role in equipping future educators to address environmental challenges. This study underscores the importance of innovative approaches in teacher education to strengthen prospective teachers’ ability to develop solutions to environmental problems.

EcoResponsive Environments

This review looks at ‘EcoResponsive Environments: A Framework for Settlement Design’ which proposes an exciting new integration of design thinking and skills across scales – extending the lucidity of the ‘Responsive Environments’ urban design approach beyond cities – to the design of wider settlements and going beyond human needs to embrace the topographical and ecological features of natural systems.

Circular building hubs as intermediate step for the transition towards a circular economy

Despite growing government and market interest to use Circular Building Hubs for reusing construction components, few academic articles have been written about them. We know little about the potential of hubs to answer to the challenges of reuse in the present and future, and their potential to drive systemic changes towards a circular economy. Using various qualitative research methods, this article aims to respond to this research gap by applying social practice theory and the multilevel perspective on past and future practice reconfigurations within the system-of-practices in which these hubs reside. Results show that within hubs reconfiguration from demolition to deconstruction and repair and refurbishment practices have been developed. However, selling components remains challenging, and procurement for reuse and design skill remain underdeveloped. Practitioners expect the system-of-practices to professionalize in the coming years, resulting in market growth for secondary components. Long term, practitioners expect hubs to shrink or disappear because the balance between supply and demand will be controlled digitally. Hubs are therefore a driver for the transition, but only as intermediate step, not as solution for a circular economy. This article is particularly interesting for academics studying CE and transitions, and policy makers interested in developing Circular Building Hubs.

Entrepreneurial Training to Equip Diploma Students in Educational Qualification with Interactive Educational Video Design Skills

The aim of the research is to determine the effectiveness of entrepreneurial training in equipping students in a diploma program in educational qualification with interactive educational video design skills using Camtasia Studio software. To achieve this goal, an experimental approach was employed, and three performance tests were constructed with a scoring rubric consisting of 62 items. The tools were applied to a sample of 24 male and female students specializing in primary school teaching in the diploma program at the College of Education, Damascus University. The sample participants were purposefully selected, and the research was conducted between 2023 and 2024. The research concluded that entrepreneurial training is effective in equipping students with interactive educational video design skills using Camtasia Studio software. It also found that the training is effective in enhancing students' learning retention. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students in the pre-test and post-test of the three performance tests, in favor of the post-test. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students in the post-test and delayed post-test of the three performance tests. Based on the research results, a set of proposals was presented regarding the necessity of conducting training courses for teachers in order to equip them with skills in designing interactive educational videos, as well as other technical skills, and guiding them in utilizing them in the educational process. This is to keep up with modern developments. Additionally, studies should be conducted to measure the impact of entrepreneurial training on the development of skills of general secondary stage students in designing interactive educational videos using modern computer programs. Keywords: The Entrepreneurial, training, educational diploma students, skills, interactive educational videos.

New Terms to Define the Field of Design

This paper presents the results of a research project undertaken by a team of researchers at the Università Iuav di Venezia, which began in January 2021 and ended in January 2023. The project investigated the present-day reality of design studios in the Veneto region, to understand the transformations that have occurred in the ways of thinking and acting tied to the modification of the areas of intervention and the design skills that are expected from the designers. The profession and relationships with companies and clients on the one hand have changed from familiar and historically-practiced approaches, reflecting transformations in the position and role of the designer, and on the other have undergone a significant expansion in the possibilities of intervention. The final goal of this study is to offer a reflection on the directions in which the profession is moving, with the aim of informing professionals and design businesses, as well as the educational institutions which are forming the next generations of designers.

فاعليَّة برنامج تدريبيّ مقدَّم على منصَّة رقميَّة إلكترونيَة لتنمية مهارة التَّصميم التَّسويقي الرَّقميِّ لدى متدرِّبي المعهد الصِّناعيِّ الثَّانويِّ في جدَّة

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a training program delivered on an electronic platform(coursera) to enhance digital marketing design skills among trainees at the Secondary Industrial In the city of Jeddah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. By applying action research on a purposefully selected experimental sample, the research sample included (20) second-year secondary school trainees from the computer science track at the Secondary Industrial Institute in Jeddah. A pre- and post-assessment test was developed specifically for the instructional design in this study. The research tool consisted of two main axes: the first axis focused on designing the digital marketing product, and the second axis on writing digital marketing content. The study results revealed statistically significant differences between the pre-test and post-test scores, favoring the post-test application across all skills represented by the scale. The study also recommended training small business owners affiliated with technical and vocational training and graduates of the Secondary Industrial Institute to develop digital marketing design skills in their marketing campaigns.

Exploring Computer-Aided Environmental Art Design: A Course Overview

Computer aided education is transforming with the integration of technology. In the context of advancing art education, there is a pressing need for innovation to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. This study introduces an innovative approach by employing an Adaptive Kookaburra Optimized Dynamic Recurrent Neural Network (AKO-DRNN) with the framework of computer-aided environmental art design courses. The traditional methods of teaching art are being complemented by computer-aided tools and intelligent systems. This research explores the application of AKO-DRNN in revolutionizing art education, focusing on environmental art design. The primary goal is to develop an instructional system that leverages advanced algorithms to offer personalized, accurate aesthetic guidance, enhance creative exploration, and elevate students' practical skills in environmental art design. This study integrates AKO-DRNN into the course structure, which combines deep learning (DL) models with environmental design principles. The AKO-DRNN model utilizes dynamic recurrent networks optimized by a Kookaburra-inspired optimization algorithm to effectively analyze and predict artistic styles and features. This model provides real-time feedback and adaptive learning paths tailored to individual student needs. Implementation of the suggested model has demonstrated significant improvements in students’ design quality, creativity, and skill acquisition. The adaptive nature of the model enhances learning outcomes and engagement. The established framework offers a robust solution for modernizing art education in environmental design, fostering greater innovation and practical skills among students.

Enhancing Graphic Design Skills Through AI-Based Learning Systems

Enhancing Graphic Design Skills Through AI-Based Learning Systems

Using the S‐DIKW framework to transform data visualization into data storytelling

AbstractCommunicating insights from data effectively requires design skills, technical knowledge, and experience. Data must be accurately represented with aesthetically pleasing visuals and engaging text to effectively communicate to the intended audience. Data storytelling has received much attention lately, but as of yet, it does not have a theoretical and practical foundation in information science. A data story adds context, narrative, and structure to the visual representation of data, providing audiences with character, plot, and a holistic experience of narrative. This paper proposes a methodological approach to transform a data visualization into a data story based on the Data‐Information‐Knowledge‐Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid and the S‐DIKW Framework. Starting from the bottom of the pyramid, the proposed approach defines a strategy to represent insights extracted from data. Data is then turned into information by identifying character(s) facing a problem, adding textual and graphic content; information is turned into knowledge by organizing what happens as a plot. Finally, a call to wise action—always informed by cultural and community values—completes the storytelling transformation to create a data story. This article contributes to the theoretical understanding of data stories as emerging information forms, supporting richer understandings of a story as information in the information sciences.

An Expanded Observation of Student Perceptions Regarding Hybrid Student-Designed and Step-by-Step Lab Experimental Procedures

First-year students are often provided step-by-step directions in hands-on, lab-based learning environments. By allowing more experimental procedure autonomy, students may be able to improve their understanding and develop additional skills in experimental design. The aim of involving students in experimental procedure design is to enhance learning and engagement, force critical thinking, and reinforce the idea that engineers are problem solvers. Over six first-year engineering mechanics labs, students were instructed to develop their own experimental procedure. An optional post-lab survey was used to collect information from the students about their experiences, perceived levels of understanding of the material covered, and enjoyment in these labs. This paper describes student perceptions associated with student-led experimental procedures. The student feedback surveys results indicated that 62% of students perceived the process of experimental procedure design to be helpful in their learning and 47% indicated that it resulted in an increased level of enjoyment.

Characterizing Computer Aided Design Performance: What can we learn from expert users?

Students who participate in engineering technical extracurricular teams such as Mini Baja and Formula Electric tend to have excellent Computer Aided Design (CAD) skills that often exceed that of their curricular peers with similar levels of education. This study characterized the differences in CAD performance between student CAD “experts” and their more novice peers. It was initially hypothesized that the baseline spatial ability between groups will be similar, but that specific differences in the quality of the technical drawings would exist between the groups. Three groups of students were studied: “Senior” students (Year 3 or more and on an extracurricular technical team, n=12), “Novice” (Year 2, not on a team, n=13) and “Junior” (Year 2 and on a team, n=7). Participants completed the same CAD task and a spatial test. The task output, technical drawings, were rated against a rubric by an expert assessor blinded to group membership. The scores were analyzed in MATLAB with a Mann-Whitney U-test. Junior and Senior students scored higher on a spatial visualization test compared to Novices, but only the Novice-Junior comparison met the criteria for statistical significance. There were no significant differences on any technical drawing criteria between Juniors and Seniors. Seniors’ assembly drawings were significantly better than Novices on the criteria relating to parts list and labelling. This contributed to a statistically significant difference in the overall assembly drawing score between the Novice and Senior groups, even though there was no significant differences in total overall score (part design, part drawing, assembly drawing summed together) between any groups or any significant correlations with spatial ability (measured by PSVT-R). Differences relating to expertise level (group) were primarily related to the more complicated assembly drawing task.

Measures of Information Visualizations in Design Studio Education: Designing Climate Change Visualizations

The climate crisis and sustainability are priority issues that are increasingly integrated into all fields of study in universities. For the field of communication design, there is a challenge to deliver effective designs on the climate crisis due to the complexity of the issue and the large volume of scientific data involved. To overcome this challenge, information visualizations are designed to help communicate complex data. Information visualizations, being data-driven, necessitate specific design principles in addition to fundamental graphic design skills. This study investigates the communication of the climate crisis through information visualizations, with the aim of determining the prominent measures and relevant design language that can be incorporated into design studio education. We conducted three focus groups with academics teaching communication design studios and professionals who have work experience in information visualization design and experts who are doing projects on sustainability and the climate crisis. The findings highlight the importance of actionability, enlightening, evoking curiosity, evoking emotions, localization, personification and positivity in designing effective climate change visualizations. This study contributes to the fields of information visualization and communication design by offering measures to enhance climate change visualizations and providing insights for teaching these principles in communication and graphic design studios.

THE ROLE OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL APPROACH IN DEVELOPING GRAPHIC COMPETENCE IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION TEACHERS

Graphic competence is a crucial component of a technology education teacher's professional skills. This article explores the transformational approach as an effective methodology for fostering graphic competence among future educators. By integrating theoretical perspectives and empirical findings, the article highlights the significance of this approach in developing visualization, design, and interpretation skills. The inclusion of illustrations, tables, and practical recommendations provides a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Membangun Startups Incubator Untuk Membentuk Ekosistem Startups Yang Inovatif Dan Kompetitif

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has driven significant changes across various sectors, with startup emerging as key players in the global economy. Despite their immense potential, many startup face significant challenges, including a high failure rate within the first five years of operation. Design Thinking, a human-centered approach, has surfaced as a solution to address these challenges by helping startup understand user needs, identify problems, and create innovative solutions. This study aims to analyse the application of Design Thinking in building an innovative and competitive startup ecosystem. Using a literature review methodology, this research identifies various tested approaches and strategies, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by startup in implementing Design Thinking. The findings indicate that the application of Design Thinking can enhance a startup's competitiveness by accelerating product innovation and improving responsiveness to market changes. The main challenges include a lack of understanding of the method and limited human resources with the necessary skills in technology and design. We suggest establishing Startups Incubator, with the framework adapted and modified to include active participation from stakeholder. The Startups Incubator will place members as strategic component of socio-economical system; will create a culture of adaptive innovation that is able to solve problems in society, in line with stakeholder needs, market realities and system complexity. By integrating some Startups Incubators, then we can create startups ecosystem that is continuously innovate and market-competitive.

AI through the looking glass: an empirical study of structural social and ethical challenges in AI

AbstractThis paper examines how professionals (N = 32) working on artificial intelligence (AI) view structural AI ethics challenges like injustices and inequalities beyond individual agents' direct intention and control. This paper answers the research question: What are professionals’ perceptions of the structural challenges of AI (in the agri-food sector)? This empirical paper shows that it is essential to broaden the scope of ethics of AI beyond micro- and meso-levels. While ethics guidelines and AI ethics often focus on the responsibility of designers and the competencies and skills of designers to take this responsibility, our results show that many structural challenges are beyond their reach. This result means that while ethics guidelines and AI ethics frameworks are helpful, there is a risk that they overlook more complicated, nuanced, and intersected structural challenges. In addition, it highlights the need to include diverse stakeholders, such as quadruple helix (QH) participants, in discussions around AI ethics rather than solely focusing on the obligations of AI developers and companies. Overall, this paper demonstrates that addressing structural challenges in AI is challenging and requires an approach that considers four requirements: (1) multi-level, (2) multi-faceted, (3) interdisciplinary, and (4) polycentric governance.

Pelatihan Desain Menggunakan Software SolidWorks dan 3D Printing untuk Siswa SMK

Digital technology, especially SolidWorks software and 3D printing, has brought significant changes to the modern manufacturing industry, increasing efficiency, productivity, and product quality. The problems faced by vocational school graduates are related to their lack of skills in operating the software. Community service activities aim to provide solutions, with direct training, to overcome the skills gap that arises due to the lack of facilities and competent teachers in the vocational school environment. Training methods include delivering material with practical exercises and using evaluations to measure participants' understanding. The main goal is to improve product design skills using SolidWorks and operating 3D printing machines. Based on the training carried out, it shows an increase in participants' knowledge regarding the operation of SolidWorks software and 3D printing. This can be seen from the increase in post-test scores of 6.34% compared to the pre-test. In addition, the participants' 3D printed parts showed better quality in terms of dimensional accuracy, visual surface roughness, and fewer defective parts compared to before the training.