Online Teaching and Reform of the “Intelligent Furniture Design” Course during the Covid-19 Epidemic

“Intelligent Furniture Design” is a course that introduces technological means to furniture design and keeps up with the times. This course is expected to equip students with expertise in furniture design and an in-depth understanding of furniture design assisted by intelligent means. Computer-aided distance or online teaching is an inevitable trend for future education. Online teaching of this course can help students understand the difference between intelligent products and ordinary products, find proper expressions to design intentions based on experiment data, and turn abstract ideas of intelligent design into tangible pieces of furniture. Different from other theoretical courses, the course “Intelligent Furniture Design” is practice-oriented, despite its involvement of teaching of theories. The course is provided in 40 class hours, including theoretical lectures and practical operations. By attending this course, students can master the skills of using existing technology to solve design problems, and build a solid foundation for other forms of intelligent designs.