Exploring the role of product teardown on students’ engineering education

ABSTRACT:

Product teardowns are a common educational tool in engineering design courses, with many benefits such as hands-on experience and improved engineering knowledge acquisition. This exploratory study investigates the role of product teardown activities on students’ engineering education, specifically focusing on technical knowledge acquisition among industrial design students. Results indicate the teardown caused a qualitative increase in students’ understanding of product function, components, materials, and manufacturing processes.