THE CURRENT SITUATION FOR IMPROVING TEACHING METHODS IN SCHOOL OF DESIGN EDUCATION, CHINA

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With the development of China's economy and the increasing demand for talents in the design industry, the importance of design education at the undergraduate level for career goals after graduation has become increasingly prominent. This master project objective is to study and analyze the current situation of design education at a case of Guizhou Qiannan College of Science and Technology for proposing the improvement of teaching methods. Through SWOT analysis, questionnaires and interviews, analyze the feedback from students and teachers on the current teaching status and put forward suggestions for optimizing design courses and teaching models from 283 students in the design major by systematic random sampling and 10 design teachers in School of Design at Guizhou Qiannan College of Science and Technology. Content analysis use for qualitative data and descriptive statistical analysis for quantitative data. The research found in 2 terms: 1) Curriculum: the proportion of theory and practice is seriously imbalanced, theoretical course content covers basic concepts and techniques of design, students lack sufficient hands-on opportunities and out of touch with industry development trends. 2) Teaching resources: are underutilized, the professional level of teachers is uneven, and the teaching model lacks diversity which affects the cultivation of design students’ talents in creativity, innovation ability, the practical ability and social responsibility. The design education improvement are as follow: reform the curriculum, teaching methods, resource allocation optimization, teacher training, cultivate design talents with innovative ability and social responsibility through school-enterprise cooperation and integration of industry and education.