Working knowledge : industry-based projects in an industrial design/engineering program

This paper describes three industry-based projects that were undertaken by final-year students in the Industrial Design program at UWS, Australia. Drawing on the experiences of the academic supervisor, the students and industry partners various themes are identified that need to be considered when initiating this type of program. Rather than suggesting a fixed model for industry-based projects it is recommended that these themes be used to trigger further discussion around challenges and opportunities presented by this approach so that a better understanding of workbased knowledge and learning can be developed