| Faculty: | Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Description: | The approach of the Industrial Design program toward the profession and the creative process emphasizes: research, critical analysis, problem identification, concept development, innovation, functional requirements, appropriate technology, human factors, aesthetic criteria and social responsibility, so that a product meets the needs of the user according to a very broad frame of reference. Past graduate thesis projects have included: an educational construction system for children; a projection system to map changing global human requirements; an ergonomically designed kitchen system; a transfer of office chair technology to a wheelchair application; a body support system for the exercise of spinal cord injured persons; adaptable interior walls for flexible living, and the aerodynamic design for a solar energy powered car. The projects normally involve interdisciplinary collaboration with members of the academic, professional and business communities, both locally and elsewhere. |