Designers' identity: Skills' self-perception and expectation in design students

K. Kunrath, P. Cash, J. Li-Ying

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Abstract

Designers' Professional Identity (DPI) combines social- and self-perceptive awareness through which one is able to identify as a designer. However, self-perception can be different from the expectations associated with an ideal designer, especially during education. Thus, this paper reports a survey where self-perceived design skills and expectation are compared at different points in a design education. Findings indicate that changes in mindset modify the alignment between self-perception and expectations, which provides implications for education and for a broader understanding of DPI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018
EditorsDorian Marjanovic, Nenad Bojcetic, Mario Storga, Stanko Skec, Neven Pavkovic
PublisherFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Pages2045-2054
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789537738594
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Duration: 21 May 201824 May 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Design Conference, DESIGN
Volume5
ISSN (Print)1847-9073

Conference

Conference15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityDubrovnik
Period21/05/1824/05/18

Keywords

  • Competence expectation
  • Design education
  • Design learning
  • Human behaviour
  • Professional identity

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