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Dr Euan Coutts

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Department: School of Product Design

Email: euan.coutts@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: West 317

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

  • Medical device design
  • Design methods
  • Prototyping (digital and physical)
  • Design ethics
  • Engineering and product design education

Researcher Summary

I am a lecturer in the School of Product Design, teaching engineering and design skills for our industrial product design students. I consider design to be applied problem solving; conceiving, developing and delivering design solutions for challenges, be they life changing or every day. I am focused on the beneficial ways design may have an impact on the world.

My background is in product design engineering and bioengineering, particularly medical device design. Previous work has including designing solutions for various applications; novel treatment modalities of sepsis, design of rescue equipment, and research into how various design methods may impact solutions. Accompanied by a long standing interest in the education of technical subjects within a design context.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Design: Design
  • Engineering and Technology: Bioengineering

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Conference Contributions - Published
  • Coutts E., York A. and Mower T. (2022) An integrated approach to STEM and sustainability education within the New Zealand context. In.
  • Konstantinos K., Wodehouse A., Grierson H., Coutts E., Liikkanen J. and Parkkamäki H. (2022) The application of a digital prototyping support tool in a global design student project. In.
  • Coutts E. (2020) Problem-based learning in introductory thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. In Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2020.
  • Coutts E. and Marshall P. (2019) Effective supervision meeting practices: A practical tool. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Towards a New Innovation Landscape, E and PDE 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.35199/epde2019.41.
  • Coutts ER., Wodehouse A. and Robertson J. (2019) A comparison of contemporary prototyping methods. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2019-August: 1313-1321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.137.
  • Coutts E., Mitchell M. and Duffy A. (2018) The effects of emotional and rational negotiation within design. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2018.
  • Coutts ER. and Pugsley C. (2018) Physical versus virtual prototyping and their effect on design solutions. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED.
  • Coutts E., Ho J. and Duffy A. (2017) A design evaluation framework for developing communities. In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 66: 577-587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_50.
  • Coutts ER., Edward J., Knight R., Duffy A. and Grierson H. (2017) Is product design evil? In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 1(DS87-1): 209-218.
Exhibition/Curatorial Exercises
  • Coutts E. (2021) School of Product Design Showcase Exhibition (2021). Public engagement exhibition, recruitment & marketing: Tūranga (Central Library), 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011. 16-20 Dec 2021. [Mixed medium; graphic works (graphic design, posters, print media), physical works (prototypes, sample formulations), digital works (video, interactive games, immersive virtual reality).].
  • Coutts E. (2020) School of Product Design Showcase Exhibition (2020). Public engagement exhibition, recruitment & marketing: Riverside Market, 96 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011. 15-17 Dec 2020. [Mixed medium; graphic works (graphic design, posters, print media), physical works (prototypes, sample formulations), digital works (video, interactive games, immersive virtual reality).].
  • Coutts E. (2019) School of Product Design Showcase Exhibition (2019). Public engagement exhibition and marketing: Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Chirstchurch, 8041. 5 Dec 2019-5 Dec 2022. [Mixed medium; graphic works, physical works (prototypes), digital works (immersive virtual reality).].
Artefacts, Objects, Craftworks
  • Coutts E. (2021) Bachelor of Product Design Graduating Project Showcase Booklet (2021). Publicity, recruitment & marketing: [Print and digital].
  • Coutts E. (2020) Bachelor of Product Design Graduating Project Showcase Booklet (2020). Publicity, recruitment & marketing: [Print and digital].
  • Coutts E. (2019) Bachelor of Product Design Showcase Booklet (2019). Publicity, recruitment & marketing: [Print and digital].
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Burnside G. and Coutts E. (2022) Novel long-life semiochemical for New Zealand’s Department of Conservation trap lures for rats, cats and mustelids.. Auckland: Manufacturing, Design and Entrepreneurship in NZ (MaDE 2021), 23-26 Jan 2022.
  • Emerson N. and Coutts E. (2022) The Future of Design? Burgeoning Designers’ Experience of ‘Advanced’ Digital Design Tools.. Auckland: Manufacturing, Design and Entrepreneurship in NZ (MaDE 2021), 23-26 Jan 2022.
  • McGregor C. and Coutts E. (2022) Contemporary design techniques to improve current design, manufacture and fit of assistive devices.. Auckland: Manufacturing, Design and Entrepreneurship in NZ (MaDE 2021), 23-26 Jan 2022.
  • Coutts E. and Emerson N. (2020) The experience of prototyping for design students in a distributed world. Auckland, NZ: MADE 2020, 7-8 Dec 2020.
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