The ‘Feilden report’ has drawn attention to the shortcomings of the design tuition received by engineers, and there has been much discussion of what can be done about this in a university course. In this paper are described experiments in teaching design to students taking a sandwich course for the Diploma in Technology at one college. It is believed that an exchange of ideas on this particular aspect of the problem is worthwhile, particularly when thought is being given to the inclusion of design as a subject in examinations of the Institution.
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