Industrial design students’ perceptions towards a career in user experience field in Turkey

The rapid growth of the user experience (UX) field has brought efforts to meet the increasing demand for specialists by welcoming professionals from diverse disciplines, including industrial design (ID). UX field offers ID graduates extended professional possibilities, potentially appeasing the chal...

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Published in:International journal of technology and design education 2022-07, Vol.32 (3), p.1895-1923
Main Authors: Süner-Pla-Cerdà, Sedef, Günay, Aslı, Töre Yargın, Gülşen, Ural, Haktan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art education
Careers
Design
Design engineering
Education
Educational Background
Educational Technology
Employment Potential
Experience
Foreign Countries
Industrial Arts
Industrial design
Labor Market
Learning and Instruction
Science Education
Specialists
Student attitudes
Students
Usability
User experience
User interfaces
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Summary:The rapid growth of the user experience (UX) field has brought efforts to meet the increasing demand for specialists by welcoming professionals from diverse disciplines, including industrial design (ID). UX field offers ID graduates extended professional possibilities, potentially appeasing the challenging conditions of the ID job market in Turkey. Although there are some educational efforts on getting prepared for a career in UX, how ID students perceive such a career path has not been investigated. For this purpose, this paper presents a survey study conducted with senior ID students to understand their perspectives regarding the likelihood of a career in UX. The findings outline the extent and reasons of their interest in UX, benefits of their educational background, and perceived readiness and individual efforts towards building a UX career. We discuss the potentials of ID background for UX, and present implications for design education and practice to better prepare students for a career in UX.
ISSN:0957-7572
1573-1804
DOI:10.1007/s10798-021-09666-6