Computer aided industrial design software selection in industrial product design education at Turkey using expert choice program

Abstract

Computer technologies have developed rapidly in the last half century and today have become one of the most useful tools for Industrial Designers. Using the power of the computer and the software is not an arbitrary choosing for Industrial Designers; instead it has been a professional requirement.In this paper, selection of softwares taught at Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID) courses in Industrial Product Design Undergraduate Programmes at Turkey examined through three staged surveys and obtained datas analyzed at decision making program, Expert Choice. The assessment and final results of the study points out the required qualifications of CAID education at Turkey.