Designing and Developing Teaching Modules based on Chinese Traditional Culture Integration for Product Design Education

Abstract

This study examines how traditional Chinese culture can be systematically integrated into product design education, leading to the development of a structured experiential UET-E teaching module. The research data collected from semi-structured interviews and Nominal Group Techniques discussion sessions with teachers revealed a strong consensus on the value of embedding cultural heritage in modern design education, there was a strong consensus on the value of And as a result, the UET-E teaching module was designed and developed to provide a practical, student-centred framework that guides learners in understanding, extracting, transforming and extending traditional cultural elements within a contemporary design context.