Better collaborative projects with the industry
Year: 2010
Editor: Boks W; Ion, W; McMahon, C and Parkinson B
Author: Eriksen, Kaare; Schou,Finn; Jaiger, Thomas Arvid
Section: INDUSTRIAL CONTEXTS
Page(s): 466-471
Abstract
There are several problems to handle when setting up collaborative projects between University Design Programs and external partners like companies. Research in this area would therefore be of
educational relevance, and the paper lines up significant problems followed by suggestions to create a smoother collaboration between such parts. According to a global survey10 in this area university teachers and design program managers in many parts of the world highly value collaborative projects with external partners like industrial companies. It is often problematic, though, to agree upon conditions that satisfy the company and the university when it comes to matters like confidentiality and intellectual rights property. The involved students and staff from the university and the companies find themselves in a grey zone with only a few if any standard solutions. The author therefore suggest a scale that balances the involvement, investment and benefits from the involved parts and gives 3 examples on types of collaboration that could be used as a reference to qualify the discussion among the involved parts in collaborative projects.
Keywords: Collaborative projects, industrial design program, design engineering program, design education, global survey, collaboration models, futon, companies, CPPB