UX 디자인 프로세스를 활용한 제품디자인 교육 방법론 연구

This study aims to present effective methodologies for the initial research phase by utilizing UX design processes in product design education. In contemporary product design education, students tend to approach design challenges from subjective perspectives rather than deriving problem with objective and rational perspectives, which often leads to concept changes or losing interests after the mid-semester point. This study targeted the second-semester of first-year product design classes in the industrial design department. Students were organized into teams of 4-5 members and engaged in a process of discovering problems and developing solutions through user observation in familiar environments. This study particularly applied a systematic process including user observation, data collection, problem analysis, concept establishment, and design development. Analysis of case studies revealed that through the application of UX design processes, students enhanced their ability to objectively identify problems in actual usage contexts and develop user-centered solutions. Their capacity to integrate perspectives from various stakeholders and make rational design decisions was strengthened especially. The results of study indicate that the UX design process provided clear grounds for decision-making between professors and students, and effectively concretized product usage environments and user needs. This approach reduced the problem of students changing concepts or losing interest in the latter part of the semester, and increased educational effectiveness by allowing students to experience a consistent design process. In conclusion, applying UX design processes to product design education is expected to contribute to cultivating talents suitable for the evolving design industry by improving students' objective problem-solving abilities and user-centered design competencies.