Connecting the dots : multicourse collaborative project within interior design program

Abstract EN

Collaboration is regarded as a critical component of the interior design profession.

the purpose of this study is to investigate how a dual collaborative project may be used to improve students’ learning in interior design courses.

the main objective of this project was to combine two different courses' students working on a project.

in addition, participants' opinions regarding the collaborative project experiment were explored to know the advantages, disadvantages, and ways to improve the experiment in the future from their it investigates students' attitudes toward collaborative projects and the effect that interior design education has on collaborative learning.

this multicourse experiment enlisted thirty-four (n=34) students enrolled in two upper-level core courses in the interior design department at the college of basic education in Kuwait.

the study employed survey questionnaire, using both quantitative and qualitative methods and including both open-ended and closed-ended questions.

this collaborative project aims to combine two different courses in the interior design program to work on one project.

after developing eleven lounge design projects by public places design students, perspective drawing students were assigned to those projects by their instructor.

to assess students' perceptions and attitudes toward cooperation, the researcher used a 5-point Likert scale.

the findings indicated that students generally have positive attitudes and satisfaction toward collaborative projects.

results communicated that it is believed that collaborative projects could enhance students' social and cognitive learning outcomes.

the paper suggests recommendations for implementing consistent teaching and learning methods throughout interior design courses and projects