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Dept. of Industrial Design KAIST
335 Gwahangno(373-1 Gusong-dong) Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-701,
Republic of Korea. Tel) +82-42-350-4502~3
dsyoo@kaist.ac.kr


Industrial designer plays a leading role in creating effective and extra value of industrial products from the basic concept development process to the substantiation process. Also as digital technology expands, the role of designers has grown to interface design of software as well as exterior design of hardware. With the goal of cultivating well-rounded industrial designers that can exercise such roles, our department is offering education programs to build keen observation skills, broad knowledge, rich creativity, superior form manageability that is required to lead a product development process by constructing a interdisciplinary and systematic organization among fields of fundamental science, engineering and social science.

The main educational aim of our department can be summarized by the following.

First, through well-balanced and systematic education of humanity, science and engineering, and formative arts, students are to develop intelligence, creativity, originality, and artistic sensibility.

Second, a deep understanding of the history, nature, and scholastic phase of design is sought along with the shaping of ethical values to be responsible towards human and society.

Third, design problem solving methods are taught to develop the ability to understand the structure of design problems and solve them creatively.

Fourth, the ability to precisely present an idea through writing, drawing, and modeling is sought, as well as the ability to use computer and other digital media as a design tool.

Lastly, the ability to run and manage a design organization and its process while cooperating with professionals of other fields and users who are taking part in a product development process is fostered.

Therefore the students of our department are expected to contribute to the development of the industry and the activities of the new lifestyle within the highly information-oriented society that is to come.


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