Student Point of View In this chapter, former students speak about their experience in the OCAD U Industrial Design program, how they learned and what they learned and what they feel is relevant in their current jobs as designers. We have identified three types of students. The first group of students is focused on the making process, the creation of artifacts, and how they can develop original ideas all the way through to a product that can be
manufactured and sold. These students are working within the traditional industrial design field, as illustrated in the first case study of former student Soojung Jenny Park. We call these hands-on students the “makers.” Though the second group of students also appreciates the making process, their competency development is aimed more at the design process and user-experience design methodologies. Many of these students find employment
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in the service and application design industry as experience designers. We call these researchoriented students the “interaction designers.” The second case study of Evi Hui presents an example of this approach. A third group of students focuses their education specifically on the business and entrepreneurial side of design. They are keen on design process and collaboration. Typically, these students either grow into