RETRACTED: A Study on Bionic Design Approach to Sustainability of Product Design STEM Project-Based Learning

Chia-Mei Lu¹, Kang-Wei Chen¹, Hui-Ju Wu², Shi-Jer Lou^3*

¹Department of Digital Multimedia Design, Cheng-Shiu University.
²Department of Applied Foreign Language, Cheng-Shiu University.
³Department of Graduate, Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2018.916206                

Abstract

Short Retraction Notice

The paper is withdrawn from "Creative Education" due to personal reasons from the corresponding author of this paper.

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Keywords

Bionic Design, Product Design, Project-Based Learning, STEM, Sustainable

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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