A multidisciplinary framework for (teaching) human product relations

Eggink, W; Van Der Bijl-Brouwer, M

A multidisciplinary framework for (teaching) human product relations

Eggink, W Van Der Bijl-Brouwer, M

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Citation:: DS 62: Proceedings of E and PDE 2010, the 12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education - When Design Education and Design Research Meet, 2010, pp. 266 - 271
Issue Date:: 2010-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Eggink, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Der Bijl-Brouwer, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5617-5155	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	DS 62: Proceedings of E and PDE 2010, the 12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education - When Design Education and Design Research Meet, 2010, pp. 266 - 271	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781904670193	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31384
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we introduce a framework for dealing with the complexity of human-product relationships. The actual framework is a matrix of design perspectives, with three cooperating disciplines on the one hand and three levels of abstraction on the other hand. Basis of the framework is the notion that a product cannot be seen as stand alone, yet always is influenced by the user(s). Thus, according to philosopher Don Ihde [1], user and product together define the actual product (use). The framework was developed for an integrated course on human product relations with input from the research groups on Usability, Design Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Technology. The interaction (or relation) between the product and the user can be analyzed and influenced with the use of theory from these three disciplines. Therefore we discern "A human as a User", "A human as an Aesthetic", and "A human as a Consumer". From the philosophy of technology perspective (the human as a consumer) for instance, the theory of mediation and the ethics of influence of behaviour are used to analyze existing human product relations and create meaningful new ones. The three levels of abstraction within the framework concern interaction on an individual, a social and a societal level. Finally we discuss the implementation of this framework within education practice.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	DS 62: Proceedings of E and PDE 2010, the 12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education - When Design Education and Design Research Meet	en_US
dc.title	A multidisciplinary framework for (teaching) human product relations	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

In this paper we introduce a framework for dealing with the complexity of human-product relationships. The actual framework is a matrix of design perspectives, with three cooperating disciplines on the one hand and three levels of abstraction on the other hand. Basis of the framework is the notion that a product cannot be seen as stand alone, yet always is influenced by the user(s). Thus, according to philosopher Don Ihde [1], user and product together define the actual product (use). The framework was developed for an integrated course on human product relations with input from the research groups on Usability, Design Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Technology. The interaction (or relation) between the product and the user can be analyzed and influenced with the use of theory from these three disciplines. Therefore we discern "A human as a User", "A human as an Aesthetic", and "A human as a Consumer". From the philosophy of technology perspective (the human as a consumer) for instance, the theory of mediation and the ethics of influence of behaviour are used to analyze existing human product relations and create meaningful new ones. The three levels of abstraction within the framework concern interaction on an individual, a social and a societal level. Finally we discuss the implementation of this framework within education practice.

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