Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Fall Semester
Year 2025 352080 Global design trends 1 2.0 2 ★ Ching-I Chen GID 7 0 設計701-1室，上限7人

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	352080	Global design trends	1	2.0	2	★	Ching-I Chen	GID	7	0	設計701-1室，上限7人

Course Plan：

Instructor Ching-I Chen　Office Hours

Email cic@ntut.edu.tw

Last Updated 2025-05-28 15:29:15

Course Objective The ever-changing design trends are influenced by many factors that lead to increasingly complex challenges for people, society and the environment. To keep up with the state-of-the-art research and emerging technologies, designers need to acquire a rich body of knowledge and transfer integrated insights from various disciplines to the new product development. This course focuses on the cultivation of students’ critical thinking ability through analyzing the global design case studies and literature. Students will be asked to take a very active role to contribute to discussions and presentations.

Course Schedule 1 Course objective, structure, syllabus, and grading 2 Introduction: Why understanding trends matter 3 Design practice and design research 4 Case studies in design awards and competition 5 Discussion: Grand world challenge 6 PART I: Leading international academic journals 7 Discussion: Select preliminary topic 8 Discussion: Peer-reviewed design articles 9 Interim presentation: Research questions 10 Discussion: Articulate a point of view 11 Discussion: Think critically about the topic 12 PART II: International design conferences 13 Discussion: Design, creativity, invention, innovation 14 Discussion: Research integrity 15 Discussion: Design plagiarism 16 Discussion: Assessment and feedback 17 Discussion: Reflecting on the design research framework 18 Final report submission

Evaluation and grading policy 50% In-Class Exercises 20% Interim Presentation 30% Final Report & Presentation

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:No
https://scopus.com https://www.webofscience.com

The access to curricular consultation cic@mail.ntut.edu.tw

The course corresponds to the SDGs SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）

Does the course incorporate AI AI1：使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process）
AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
AI3：使用生成式AI進行課堂即時互動（Use generative AI for real-time classroom interaction）
AI4：簡單介紹AI的基本概念（Briefly introduce the basic concept of AI）

Note
Introduce Generative AI tools for academic research.

Instructor	Ching-I Chen　Office Hours
Email	cic@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-05-28 15:29:15
Course Objective	The ever-changing design trends are influenced by many factors that lead to increasingly complex challenges for people, society and the environment. To keep up with the state-of-the-art research and emerging technologies, designers need to acquire a rich body of knowledge and transfer integrated insights from various disciplines to the new product development. This course focuses on the cultivation of students’ critical thinking ability through analyzing the global design case studies and literature. Students will be asked to take a very active role to contribute to discussions and presentations.
Course Schedule	1 Course objective, structure, syllabus, and grading 2 Introduction: Why understanding trends matter 3 Design practice and design research 4 Case studies in design awards and competition 5 Discussion: Grand world challenge 6 PART I: Leading international academic journals 7 Discussion: Select preliminary topic 8 Discussion: Peer-reviewed design articles 9 Interim presentation: Research questions 10 Discussion: Articulate a point of view 11 Discussion: Think critically about the topic 12 PART II: International design conferences 13 Discussion: Design, creativity, invention, innovation 14 Discussion: Research integrity 15 Discussion: Design plagiarism 16 Discussion: Assessment and feedback 17 Discussion: Reflecting on the design research framework 18 Final report submission
Evaluation and grading policy	50% In-Class Exercises 20% Interim Presentation 30% Final Report & Presentation
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No https://scopus.com https://www.webofscience.com
The access to curricular consultation	cic@mail.ntut.edu.tw
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
Does the course incorporate AI	AI1：使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process） AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools） AI3：使用生成式AI進行課堂即時互動（Use generative AI for real-time classroom interaction） AI4：簡單介紹AI的基本概念（Briefly introduce the basic concept of AI）
Note	Introduce Generative AI tools for academic research.