A Growing Education

Design education today has a good focus on getting the students ready for life beyond the walls of a classroom. Design Students cannot possibly learn everything before they graduate, but they can definitely get as much as possible to make them valuable to employers who are looking for people who can supply them with as much information as possible. There are many ways of doing this through many forms of technology, collaborative learning environments and work experience.

With all the different programs that are coming that allow for designers to put their design together so show prospective clients what their product will look like; with walk-through videos, rendered images and multiple views. Students are learning to use multiple programs collaboratively to be able to accomplish this task. With the amount of information that can be found on the internet today students are also learning good researching skills that are helping them to put more detail and care into their projects, find solutions to design problems and more.

When in the classrooms it is really easy for a student to get lost in the focus that they alone have a project to do and it is going to be done in a way that they see fit. The job world is not like that instead it is relaying your ideas to others for help in a solution or working with others designs to make the best functional designs. Teachers are helping students to be able to work with design teams by having them work collaboratively in a project setting,

"Any time you give students an opportunity to work collaboratively ultimately readies them for project management in the real world. Doing this effectively, Silverman says, involves “working in a more interdisciplinary approach within their curricula—not only interior design and architecture, but also construction management and partnering with other disciplines.”( http://www.interiorsandsources.com/article-details/articleid/15792/title/head%20of%20the%20class/viewall/true.aspx)

Most design programs are aware that the only way to get even more experience that will help students find jobs and get them the knowledge to do their jobs the best is to have an internship. This is included  as part of the curriculum and students are able to actually gain on the job experience that is one of the best learning environments a student can have.  

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http://www.interiorsandsources.com/article-details/articleid/15792/title/head%20of%20the%20class/viewall/true.aspx