Starting from the teaching practice of user research courses, this article explores the innovative practices of the Industrial Design School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in design teaching. The course is based on the premise of free choice of physical products, and adopts project-based learning methods to drive students to explore the product functional environment. Innovative methods such as user research practice and multi perspective thinking training are cited to guide students to deeply analyze user needs from three dimensions: product functionality, service design, and user experience. The course innovatively introduces the "action indicator decomposition" and "consensus analysis method" to help students extract design insights from three levels: functional requirements, scenario requirements, and perceptual requirements, and combine interdisciplinary knowledge and technical tool applications to enhance students’ practical abilities and innovative thinking. This article introduces the optimization and curriculum construction of the Industrial Design School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in design teaching. This article mainly cites the beverage vending machine products developed in the course, analyzes user behavior in different scenarios by understanding their functional characteristics and usage scenarios, and uses innovative methods to discover pain points in the purchase process guidance service and functional design of beverage vending machines, providing students with practical experience in user research and completing the course loop.

Tao Wang, Jingyi Zhan, Mengqi Xu. Curriculum Innovation Based on User Research Topics. Frontiers in Educational Research (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 9: 112-118. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2025.080918.

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