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Lara Cardoso Goulart

Lecturer

School of Design
College of Art and Design

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Lara Cardoso Goulart

Lecturer

School of Design
College of Art and Design

Bio

Lara Goulart is a well-rounded designer and educator, motivated by her curiosity and passion for education. She is a Lecturer at the Industrial Design program at RIT, where she applies her research on creative learning methods in the classroom. She earned her Master Degree in Industrial Design at RIT in 2016 and returned to share her broad experience in her hometown in Brazil. Prior to becoming a professor, she was a founder and designer at two startups. Her leadership and vision has led her to present in many startup competitions, collecting awards in Italy, China, and Brazil. She brings her entrepreneurial experience to the classroom by offering the most innovative tools and methods for project development and management, showing students how to effectively communicate their ideas with strong critical thinking, visualization and communication skills. Her teaching career started as a Design Thinking instructor for children and educators as part of innovative initiatives she founded in Brazil. Her current areas of research and interest include the impact of product design on physical and remote relationships, educational trends, lifelong learning, and play.

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Areas of Expertise

Currently Teaching

IDDE-307
3 Credits
This course provides industrial design students with an introduction to the design and application of graphic elements to objects and environments.
IDDE-407
3 Credits
This is the first course in a two-course sequence in which the industrial design senior capstone project is developed. The course will focus on establishing content, planning, scheduling, and research of a faculty approved project that explores the social elements of design either in a collaborative design process, or in context of the broader social impact of design decisions. Students will complete the early stages of capstone development including ideation, concept refinement and evaluation. Final design proposals will be implemented in Capstone II.
IDDE-408
3 Credits
This is the second course in a two-course sequence in which the industrial design capstone project is completed. Students will finalize their design solution, publicly disseminate their work, and create a written document that addresses how the theories and methods used in the project have an impact on the current and future state of design in society.
IDDE-599
1 - 6 Credits
Industrial Design Independent Study provides students the means to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. With the assistance of their faculty advisers, students will propose a course of study. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. A 3.0 or higher GPA required.
IDEA-590
3 Credits
This course will provide students with an intensive seminar experience in art, craft, design, photography, film or animation while traveling internationally. Topics will vary depending on the faculty member or members leading the study abroad program associated with the course. A description will be published for each iteration of the course. This course can be taken multiple times, but individual topics must be different. Admission to the course is based on application through RIT Global and instructor permission. Students may not enroll in or withdraw from the course independently. Additional fees are required for this course.
IDEA-690
3 Credits
This course will provide students with an intensive seminar experience in art, craft, design, photography, film, or animation while traveling internationally. Topics will vary depending on the faculty member or members leading the study abroad program associated with the course. A description will be published for each iteration of the course. This course can be taken multiple times but individual topics must be different.

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