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Transferência de conhecimento em design

Estratégias de aproximação das instituições de ensino superior (IES) aos mercados e sociedade portuguesa

Name
Ana Cristina Dias
Year
2018
Institution
Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
Supervisors
Rita Almendra, Fernando Moreira da Silva
Discipline
Design
Scope
Design Education
Taxonomy
Epistemology
Type
Theoretical
Language
Portuguese
Wordcount / Pagecount
89,600 / 256
Joint supervision
No

Design knowledge management

Research Process (13 methods)

1. Literature review N = x
Exploratory Qualitative

x

2. Document analysis N = 20
Exploratory/Generative Both

Curricula of Master in Design courses

3. Document analysis N = 119
Generative Both

Master's theses FAUL 74 and IADE 45

4. Questionnaire N = 53
Exploratory Qualitative

Undergraduate and Master's design students

5. Interview N = 19
Exploratory Qualitative

Academic community of TU Delft

6. Focus group N = 19
Evaluative Qualitative

Academic community of TU Delft

7. Document analysis N = Unspecified
Generative Both

Entities responsible for the link between education and practiceTU Delft

8. Interview N = 14
Generative Qualitative

Alumni from the Master's course

9. Interview N = 2
Generative Qualitative

Master's course coordinators

10. Expert panel N = Unspecified
Generative Qualitative Participatory

Group of design alumni, teachers, professionals

11. Tool development N = 1
Generative

TIES conceptual tool

12. Expert panel N = 5
Evaluative Qualitative

Design researchers and teachers

13. Expert panel N = 4
Evaluative Qualitative

Design academics and professionals

Knowledge Transfer & Exchange

Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced with input

IK&T Academia Design Practice Society
Context No No No
Vision Yes No No
Means No No No

Recommendations (5)

R452 Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Process & Organization Priority: High

Auscultate the Portuguese manufacturing industry to understand its problems of acceptance and expectations regarding Design activity within companies, updating and deepening the prior questionnaire base.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium → Long
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R453 Process & Organization Methodological Priority: High

Review the curricula of master's programs in Product-Service Design (or similar nomenclature) in order to implement or optimize curricular units linked to management and entrepreneurship.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Long
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R454 Artifact, System & Service Design Methodological Priority: High

Complete the development of the TIES Toolkit by producing practical examples for each of its tools, so that the toolkit can be considered fully operational.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
High
R455 Dissemination & Knowledge Mobilization Process & Organization Priority: Medium-High

Disseminate the TIES model through workshops in higher-education institutions, companies, and design studios, making its functioning and advantages more visible to different stakeholders.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
High
R456 Process & Organization Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Priority: High

Implement and evaluate the two proposed actions—alumni talks and the OI-TIES interface organism—in the short term at FAUL as a practical continuation of the thesis.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium → Long
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium